2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Appearance
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Washington | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 UCLA | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference 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
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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DeMar DeRozan SF |
Compton, CA | Compton HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 6, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
17 | Rashad Cooper | 6-3 | G | SO
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