2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by second year head coach Kevin O'Neill, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in Pac-10 play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the new First Four round to VCU.

2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record19–15 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Cantu
  • Dieter Horton
  • Tony Miller
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Arizona144 .778308 .789
UCLA135 .7222311 .676
No. 23 Washington117 .6112411 .686
USC108 .5561915 .559
California108 .5561815 .545
Washington State99 .5002213 .629
Oregon711 .3892118 .538
Stanford711 .3891516 .484
Oregon State513 .2781120 .355
Arizona State414 .2221219 .387
Conference tournament winner
As of March 30, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP poll[2]

Class of 2010

[3][4][5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Garrett Jackson
SF
Portland, OregonWestview HS6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)Sep 10, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 90
Bryce Jones
SF
Woodland Hills, CaliforniaWilliam Howard Taft HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg)Sep 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 94
Maurice Jones
SG
Saginaw, MichiganArthur Hill HS5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)155 lb (70 kg)Sep 27, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 93
Curtis Washington
C
Elizabethtown, KYElizabethtown HS6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)Jul 8, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     ScoutUR     RivalsUR [6]     ESPNUR 

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
1Alex StephesonForward6–10250SeniorLos Angeles, California
2Jio FontanGuard6–0175JuniorPaterson, New Jersey
4Tyler SugiyamaGuard5–10150FreshmanWinnetka, Illinois
5Nikola VucevicForward6–10240JuniorBar, Montenegro
10Maurice JonesGuard5–7155FreshmanSaginaw, Michigan
14Donte SmithGuard5–11180SeniorPomona, California
20Eric StrangisGuard6–4190JuniorLa Crescenta, California
21Aaron FullerForward6–6235JuniorMesa, Arizona
22Evan SmithForward6–7225SophomoreCalabasas, California
33Garrett JacksonForward6–6215FreshmanPortland, Oregon
3Brandun WilliamsGuard6-0175SophomoreChicago,Illinois
42Curtis WashingtonForward6–10230FreshmanElizabethtown, Kentucky
43Marcus SimmonsGuard6–6220SeniorAlexandria, Louisiana

2010–11 Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2010*
2:00 pm
Point Loma NazareneW 69–49 
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Regular season
11/13/2010*
1:00 pm
UC IrvineW 62–49 1–0
Galen Center (3,125)
Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2010*
7:30 pm
Santa ClaraW 86–73 2–0
Galen Center (2,912)
Los Angeles, CA
11/17/2010*
7:30 pm
Rider
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
L 57–77 2–1
Galen Center (3,187)
Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2010*
2:00 pm
vs. Bradley
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
L 63–64 2–2
MassMutual Center 
Springfield, MA
11/21/2010*
11:30 am
vs. New Mexico State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
W 80–61 3–2
MassMutual Center 
Springfield, MA
11/24/2010*
7:30 pm
Cal State FullertonW 81–54 4–2
Galen Center (3,821)
Los Angeles, CA
11/27/2010*
3:00 pm, FSN
at Nebraska
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
L 58–60 4–3
Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,756)
Lincoln, NE
11/29/2010*
5:00 pm, The Mtn.
at TCUL 69–81 4–4
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,076)
Fort Worth, TX
12/05/2010*
7:30 pm, FSN
No. 20 Texas
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 73–56 5–4
Galen Center (4,127)
Los Angeles, CA
12/11/2010*
1:00 pm, FS West
Northern ArizonaW 60–52 6–4
Galen Center (3,794)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2010*
9:00 am, ESPN
at No. 3 KansasL 68–70 6–5
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/21/2010*
4:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at No. 18 TennesseeW 65–64 7–5
Thompson-Boling Arena (19,030)
Knoxville, TN
12/23/2010*
5:30 pm
LehighW 76–49 8–5
Galen Center (3,562)
Los Angeles, CA
12/29/2010
7:30 pm
WashingtonL 67–73 OT8–6 (0–1)
Galen Center (5,584)
Los Angeles, CA
12/31/2010
3:00 pm, FS West
Washington StateW 60–56 9–6 (1–1)
Galen Center (3,581)
Los Angeles, CA
01/09/2011
7:30 pm, FSN
UCLAW 63–52 10–6 (2–1)
Galen Center (10,258)
Los Angeles, CA
01/13/2011
7:30 pm, FSN
at OregonL 62–68 10–7 (2–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (12,364)
Eugene, OR
01/15/2011
7:30 pm
at Oregon StateL 76–80 10–8 (2–3)
Gill Coliseum (7,257)
Corvallis, OR
01/20/2011
7:30 pm
StanfordW 65–42 11–8 (3–3)
Galen Center (3,794)
Los Angeles, CA
01/22/2011
8:00 pm, FS West
CaliforniaL 66–68 11–9 (3–4)
Galen Center (5,124)
Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2011
5:30 pm
at Arizona StateW 63–61 12–9 (4–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (7,638)
Tempe, AZ
01/29/2011
4:30 pm, Prime Ticket
at ArizonaL 73–82 12–10 (4–5)
McKale Center (13,613)
Tucson, AZ
02/02/2011
8:00 pm, FSN
at UCLAL 50–64 12–11 (4–6)
Pauley Pavilion (10,419)
Los Angeles, CA
02/10/2011
8:00 pm, FSN
Oregon StateW 67–56 13–11 (5–6)
Galen Center (3,853)
Los Angeles, CA
02/12/2011
7:30 pm, Prime Ticket
OregonL 51–61 13–12 (5–7)
Galen Center (4,421)
Los Angeles, CA
02/17/2011
7:30 pm
at CaliforniaW 78–75 14–12 (6–7)
Haas Pavilion (7,743)
Berkeley, CA
02/19/2011
7:30 pm, FS West
at StanfordW 69–53 15–12 (7–7)
Maples Pavilion (5,896)
Stanford, CA
02/24/2011
7:30 pm
No. 10 ArizonaW 65–57 16–12 (8–7)
Galen Center (6,857)
Los Angeles, CA
02/26/2011
4:30 pm, Prime Ticket
Arizona StateW 62–46 17–12 (9–7)
Galen Center (6,621)
Los Angeles, CA
03/03/2011
7:00 pm
at Washington StateL 77–85 17–13 (9–8)
Beasley Coliseum (7,126)
Pullman, WA
03/05/2011
7:30 pm, FSN
at WashingtonW 62–60 18–13 (10–8)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
Pac-10 tournament
03/10/2011
12:00 pm, FSN
(4) vs. (5) California
Pac-10 Quarterfinals
W 70–56 19–13
Staples Center (10,782)
Los Angeles, CA
03/11/2011
6:00 pm, FSN
(4) vs. (1) No. 16 Arizona
Pac-10 Semifinals
L 62–67 19–14
Staples Center (13,190)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
03/16/2011*
6:00 pm, truTV
(11 SW) vs. (11 SW) VCU[7]
NCAA First Four
L 46–59 19–15
UD Arena (10,192)
Dayton OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SW=NCAA Southwest Regional.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Notes

  • March 11, 2011 – Coach Kevin O'Neill was suspended for USC's game against Arizona. O'Neill had a verbal altercation with a Wildcats booster following the Wednesday game against California.[8]

References