2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team

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.

2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
2008–09 record22–13 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coachTim Floyd
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 Washington14–4 .778  26–9  .743
No. 18 UCLA13–5 .722  26–9  .743
No. 19 Arizona State11–7 .611  25–10  .714
California11–7 .611  22–11  .667
USC†9–9 .500  22–13  .629
Arizona9–9 .500  21–14  .600
Washington State8–10 .444  17–16  .515
Oregon State7–11 .389  18–18  .500
Stanford6–12 .333  20–14  .588
Oregon2–16 .111  8–23  .258
† 2009 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Class of 2008

[1][2][3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
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
NumberNameHeightPositionClass
43Kasey Cunningham6–7FSO
10DeMar DeRozan6–7FFR
14Mamadou Diarra7-0FFR
3James Dunleavy6–6GFR
22Taj Gibson6–9FJR
30Terence Green5-11GSR
13Daniel Hackett6–5GJR
0Marcus Johnson6–6FSR
21Dwight Lewis6–5GJR
34J.J. Meyers6–2GJR
15Percy Miller5–11GFR
20Marcus Simmons6–6GSO
35Donte Smith5–11GSO
1Alex Stepheson6–9FJR
5Nikola Vucevic6–10FFR
4Leonard Washington6–7FFR
2Ryan Wetherell5–11GJR
23Keith Wilkinson6–10FSR
17Rashad Cooper6-3GSO

References

  1. USC Class of 2008 – Rivals
  2. USC Class of 2008 – Scout
  3. USC Class of 2008 – ESPN
  4. 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals
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