# 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.

## Class of 2010

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Garrett Jackson SF | Portland, Oregon | Westview HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 10, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Bryce Jones SF | Woodland Hills, California | William Howard Taft HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 3, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Maurice Jones SG | Saginaw, Michigan | Arthur Hill HS | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Sep 27, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Curtis Washington C | Elizabethtown, KY | Elizabethtown HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 8, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – UR Rivals – UR ESPN – UR ||||||

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Alex Stepheson | Forward | 6–10 | 250 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| 2 | Jio Fontan | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Junior | Paterson, New Jersey |
| 4 | Tyler Sugiyama | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Freshman | Winnetka, Illinois |
| 5 | Nikola Vucevic | Forward | 6–10 | 240 | Junior | Bar, Montenegro |
| 10 | Maurice Jones | Guard | 5–7 | 155 | Freshman | Saginaw, Michigan |
| 14 | Donte Smith | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Senior | Pomona, California |
| 20 | Eric Strangis | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | La Crescenta, California |
| 21 | Aaron Fuller | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | Junior | Mesa, Arizona |
| 22 | Evan Smith | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Sophomore | Calabasas, California |
| 33 | Garrett Jackson | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Freshman | Portland, Oregon |
| 3 | Brandun Williams | Guard | 6-0 | 175 | Sophomore | Chicago,Illinois |
| 42 | Curtis Washington | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Freshman | Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
| 43 | Marcus Simmons | Guard | 6–6 | 220 | Senior | Alexandria, Louisiana |

## 2010–11 Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2010* 2:00 pm | | Point Loma Nazarene | W 69–49 | — | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2010* 1:00 pm | | UC Irvine | W 62–49 | 1–0 | Galen Center (3,125) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/15/2010* 7:30 pm | | Santa Clara | W 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 Fullerton | W 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 TCU | L 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 Arizona | W 60–52 | 6–4 | Galen Center (3,794) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/18/2010* 9:00 am, ESPN | | at No. 3 Kansas | L 68–70 | 6–5 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/21/2010* 4:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | at No. 18 Tennessee | W 65–64 | 7–5 | Thompson-Boling Arena (19,030) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/23/2010* 5:30 pm | | Lehigh | W 76–49 | 8–5 | Galen Center (3,562) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/29/2010 7:30 pm | | Washington | L 67–73 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (0–1) | Galen Center (5,584) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/31/2010 3:00 pm, FS West | | Washington State | W 60–56 | 9–6 (1–1) | Galen Center (3,581) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/09/2011 7:30 pm, FSN | | UCLA | W 63–52 | 10–6 (2–1) | Galen Center (10,258) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/13/2011 7:30 pm, FSN | | at Oregon | L 62–68 | 10–7 (2–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| 01/15/2011 7:30 pm | | at Oregon State | L 76–80 | 10–8 (2–3) | Gill Coliseum (7,257) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/20/2011 7:30 pm | | Stanford | W 65–42 | 11–8 (3–3) | Galen Center (3,794) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/22/2011 8:00 pm, FS West | | California | L 66–68 | 11–9 (3–4) | Galen Center (5,124) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/27/2011 5:30 pm | | at Arizona State | W 63–61 | 12–9 (4–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (7,638) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/29/2011 4:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | at Arizona | L 73–82 | 12–10 (4–5) | McKale Center (13,613) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/02/2011 8:00 pm, FSN | | at UCLA | L 50–64 | 12–11 (4–6) | Pauley Pavilion (10,419) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/10/2011 8:00 pm, FSN | | Oregon State | W 67–56 | 13–11 (5–6) | Galen Center (3,853) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/12/2011 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | Oregon | L 51–61 | 13–12 (5–7) | Galen Center (4,421) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/17/2011 7:30 pm | | at California | W 78–75 | 14–12 (6–7) | Haas Pavilion (7,743) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/19/2011 7:30 pm, FS West | | at Stanford | W 69–53 | 15–12 (7–7) | Maples Pavilion (5,896) Stanford, CA |
| 02/24/2011 7:30 pm | | No. 10 Arizona | W 65–57 | 16–12 (8–7) | Galen Center (6,857) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/26/2011 4:30 pm, Prime Ticket | | Arizona State | W 62–46 | 17–12 (9–7) | Galen Center (6,621) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/03/2011 7:00 pm | | at Washington State | L 77–85 | 17–13 (9–8) | Beasley Coliseum (7,126) Pullman, WA |
| 03/05/2011 7:30 pm, FSN | | at Washington | W 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 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. ||||||