USC Trojans Men's Basketball

USC Trojans Men's Basketball

NCAA Tournament Final Four 1940 • 1954 NCAA Tournament appearances 1940 • 1954 • 1960 • 1961 • 1979 • 1982 • 1985 • 1991 • 1992 • 1997 • 2001 • 2002 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 Conference tournament champions 2009 Conference regular season champions 1928 • 1930 • 1935 • 1940 • 1954 • 1960 • 1985

The University of Southern California Trojans men's basketball program is the college basketball team that competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and represents the University of Southern California.

The program began playing in the newly constructed Galen Center on the USC Campus in Los Angeles, California in November 2006. Previously, they played at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, from 1959 to 2006.

The program was formerly coached by Tim Floyd, until his resignation on June 9, 2009. Other staff members include Phil Johnson, Bob Cantu, Gib Arnold, Rob Brooks, Rudy Hackett, and Eric Perea. Kevin O'Neill, who last coached in the NCAA at Arizona, was named the head coach by Mike Garrett on June 20, 2009.

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