2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2009 Pacific-10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

USC Trojans men's basketball
2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball
Pac-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
2008–09 record	22–13 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tim Floyd;
Assistant coaches	Gib Arnold; Bob Cantu; Phil L. Johnson;
Home arena	Galen Center

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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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
DeMar DeRozan SF	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
Percy Miller PG	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
Donte Smith PG	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
Nikola Vucevic PF	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
Leonard Washington SF	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

References

External links

Official Site

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[1] USC Class of 2008 – Rivals

[2] USC Class of 2008 – Scout

[3] USC Class of 2008 – ESPN

[rivals1-4] 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals

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 Crosstown Cup
Culture & lore	George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics