2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2008-09 USC Trojans men's basketball
2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Champions
2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 2nd Round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
2008-09 record	22-13 (9-9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tim Floyd
Assistant coach	Gib Arnold
Assistant coach	Bob Cantu
Assistant coach	Phil L. Johnson
Home arena	Galen Center

2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#15 Washington	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
#18 UCLA	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
#19 Arizona State	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
California	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
USC†	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Arizona	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Washington State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	18	–	18	.500
Stanford	6	–	12	.333	20	–	14	.588
Oregon	2	–	16	.111	8	–	23	.258

† 2009 Pacific-10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by 4th year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 9–9 in Pac-10 play. They won the 2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament over Arizona State. They went to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a 10th seed, where they lost in the 2nd round to Michigan State.

Class of 2008

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Demar DeRozan SF	Compton, CA	Compton HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 6, 2007
Demar DeRozan SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Percy Miller PG	Beverly Hills, CA	Beverly Hills HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 13, 2007
Percy Miller PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Donte Smith PG	Walnut, CA	Mount San Antonio CC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 1, 2007
Donte Smith PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Nikola Vucevic PF	Simi Valley, CA	Stone Ridge Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 8, 2008
Nikola Vucevic PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Leonard Washington SF	Compton, CA	Marshall HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 17, 2008
Leonard Washington SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – 26 Rivals – 20 ^[4] ESPN – UR

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class
43	Kasey Cunningham	6–7	F	SO
10	DeMar DeRozan	6–7	F	FR
14	Mamadou Diarra	7-0	F	FR
3	James Dunleavy	6–6	G	FR
22	Taj Gibson	6–9	F	JR
30	Terence Green	5-11	G	SR
13	Daniel Hackett	6–5	G	JR
0	Marcus Johnson	6–6	F	SR
21	Dwight Lewis	6–5	G	JR
34	J.J. Meyers	6–2	G	JR
15	Percy Miller	5–11	G	FR
20	Marcus Simmons	6–6	G	SO
35	Donte Smith	5–11	G	SO
1	Alex Stepheson	6–9	F	JR
5	Nikola Vucevic	6–10	F	FR
4	Leonard Washington	6–7	F	FR
2	Ryan Wetherell	5–11	G	JR
23	Keith Wilkinson	6–10	F	SR

References

External links

Official Site

USC Trojans men's basketball

Venues	Shrine Auditorium (1926–1949) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949–1959) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)

Rivalries	UCLA

Culture & lore	History George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal

People	Head coaches Notable players

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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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