# 2011–12 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 2011–12 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by third year head coach Kevin O'Neill, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 6-26 overall, 1-17 in Pac-12 play and lost in the first round of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament by UCLA.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Jio Fontan | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Senior | Paterson, New Jersey |
| 2 | Greg Allen | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Eureka, California |
| 3 | Alexis Moore | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Long Beach, California |
| 4 | Tyler Sugiyama | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | RS Sophomore | Winnetka, Illinois |
| 10 | Maurice Jones | Guard | 5–7 | 155 | Sophomore | Saginaw, Michigan |
| 14 | Dewayne Dedmon | Forward | 7–0 | 255 | RS Sophomore | Lancaster, California |
| 20 | Eric Strangis | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | La Crescenta, California |
| 21 | Aaron Fuller | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | RS Junior | Mesa, Arizona |
| 22 | Evan Smith | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | RS Sophomore | Calabasas, California |
| 24 | Daniel Munoz | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Junior | Coto de Caza, California |
| 25 | Byron Wesley | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Etiwanda, California |
| 31 | James Blasczyk | Center | 7–1 | 260 | Junior | Friendswood, Texas |
| 33 | Garrett Jackson | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Portland, Oregon |
| 34 | Eric Wise | Forward | 6–6 | 240 | Senior | Riverside, California |
| 41 | Danilo Dragovic | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Freshman | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 42 | Curtis Washington | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Sophomore | Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
| | Ari Stewart | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Junior | Marietta, Georgia |

## 2011–12 Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 8:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 66–59 | 1–0 | Galen Center (5,172) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/14/2011* 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | Nebraska | L 61–64 $^{2OT}$ | 1–1 | Galen Center (3,412) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/17/2011* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | at San Diego State | L 54–56 | 1–2 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 11/19/2011* 1:00 pm | Cal Poly IBN Las Vegas Invitational | L 36–42 | 1–3 | Galen Center (2,606) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/22/2011* 7:00 pm | Morgan State IBN Las Vegas Invitational | W 65–62 | 2–3 | Galen Center (2,231) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/25/2011* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. UNLV IBN Las Vegas Invitational Semifinals | L 55–66 | 2–4 | Orleans Arena (7,200) Paradise, NV |
| 11/26/2011* 4:30 pm | vs. South Carolina IBN Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place | W 63–60 | 3–4 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Las Vegas, NV |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm | at UC Riverside | W 56–35 | 4–4 | Student Recreation Center (2,753) Riverside, CA |
| 12/03/2011* 11:15 am, BTN | at Minnesota | L 40–55 | 4–5 | Williams Arena (11,762) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/10/2011* 4:00 pm, FS West | New Mexico | L 41–44 | 4–6 | Galen Center (3,863) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/17/2011* 7:00 pm, FSN | Georgia | L 59–63 | 4–7 | Galen Center (3,784) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/19/2011* 7:30 pm | TCU | W 83–59 | 5–7 | Galen Center (3,208) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/22/2011* 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 12 Kansas | L 47–63 | 5–8 | Galen Center (6,431) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/29/2011 6:00 pm, CSNCA | at California | L 49–53 | 5–9 (0–1) | Haas Pavilion (9,447) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/31/2011 3:30 pm, FS West | at Stanford | L 43–51 | 5–10 (0–2) | Maples Pavilion (5,741) Stanford, CA |
| 01/05/2012 7:30 pm | Arizona State | L 53–62 | 5–11 (0–3) | Galen Center (3,112) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/08/2012 2:30 pm, FSN | Arizona | L 46–57 | 5–12 (0–4) | Galen Center (5,112) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/15/2012 6:00 pm, FSN | UCLA | L 47–66 | 5–13 (0–5) | Galen Center (8,474) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/19/2012 6:00 pm | at Oregon | L 62–65 | 5–14 (0–6) | Matthew Knight Arena (8,684) Eugene, OR |
| 01/21/2012 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | at Oregon State | L 59–78 | 5–15 (0–7) | Gill Coliseum (7,537) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/26/2012 7:30 pm | Colorado | L 50–74 | 5–16 (0–8) | Galen Center (3,147) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/28/2012 8:00 pm, Prime Ticket | Utah | W 62–45 | 6–16 (1–8) | Galen Center (2,826) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/02/2012 7:05 pm | at Washington State | L 53–60 | 6–17 (1–9) | Beasley Coliseum (4,002) Pullman, WA |
| 02/04/2012 8:00 pm, FSN | at Washington | L 41–69 | 6–18 (1–10) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,948) Seattle, WA |
| 02/09/2012 7:30 pm | California | L 49–75 | 6–19 (1–10) | Galen Center (3,707) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/12/2012 4:30 pm, FSN | Stanford | L 47–59 | 6–20 (1–12) | Galen Center (4,538) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/15/2012 7:30 pm, Prime Ticket | at UCLA | L 54–64 | 6–21 (1–13) | LA Sports Arena (9,064 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/23/2012 5:30 pm, FSAZ | at Arizona | L 54–70 | 6–22 (1–14) | McKale Center (14,593) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/25/2012 4:00 pm, Prime Ticket | at Arizona State | L 52–56 | 6–23 (1–15) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,316) Tempe, AZ |
| 03/01/2012 7:30 pm | Washington | L 58–80 | 6–24 (1–16) | Galen Center (2,763) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/03/2012 3:00 pm | Washington State | L 38–43 | 6–25 (1–17) | Galen Center (3,102) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2012 2:40 pm, FSN | vs. UCLA First Round | L 40–55 | 6–26 | Staples Center (5,973 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||