2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2010 with the preliminary games of the 2010 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic, and ended with the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 4, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston...

. The Trojans, led by second year head coach Kevin O'Neill

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, played their home games at the Galen Center

Galen Center

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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

2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

-Tournament notes:* Both men’s and women’s basketball tournament semi-final and final games will be held at the Staples Center.* Coach of the Year Award is renamed to honor Coach John Wooden...

to Arizona

2010–11 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second year head coach Sean Miller, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference....

. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....

where they lost in the new First Four round to Virginia Commonwealth

2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in the Colonial Athletic Association conference during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Shaka Smart, played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel...

Class of 2010

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Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Alex Sephenson	Forward	6–10	250	Senior	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
2	Jio Fontan	Guard	6–0	175	Junior	Paterson, New Jersey Paterson, New Jersey Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
3	James Denleavy	Guard	6–6	195	Junior	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... , California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
4	Tyler Sugiyama	Guard	5–10	150	Freshman	Winnetka, Illinois Winnetka, Illinois Winnetka is an affluent North Shore village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. Winnetka was featured on the list of America's 25 top-earning towns and "one of the best places to live" by CNN Money in 2011...
5	Nikola Vucevic Nikola Vučević Nikola Vucevic is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for the KK Budućnost Podgorica during NBA lockout. He was selected 16th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.-High School:Vucevic averaged 18 points and 12.0 rebounds as a senior at...	Forward	6–10	240	Junior	Bar, Montenegro Bar, Montenegro Bar is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has a population of 17,727...
10	Maurice Jones	Guard	5–7	155	Freshman	Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan...
14	Donte Smith	Guard	5–11	180	Senior	Pomona, California Pomona, California -2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile...
20	Eric Strangis	Guard	6–4	190	Junior	La Crescenta, California
21	Aaron Fuller	Forward	6–6	235	Junior	Mesa, Arizona Mesa, Arizona According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
22	Evan Smith	Forward	6–7	225	Sophomore	Calabasas, California Calabasas, California Calabasas is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California in the western United States. It is located in the hills in the southwestern San Fernando Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains between Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, West Hills, and Malibu, California. As of the 2010 census, the city...
33	Garrett Jackson	Forward	6–6	215	Freshman	Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
35	Daniel Munoz	Guard	5–10	175	Sophomore	Coto de Caza, California Coto de Caza, California Coto de Caza is a census-designated place and guard-gated private community in Orange County, California. The population was 14,866 at the 2010 census, up from 13,057 at the 2000 census....
42	Curtis Washington	Forward	6–10	230	Freshman	Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown, Kentucky Elizabethtown is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in the state...
43	Marcus Simmons	Guard	6–6	220	Senior	Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria, Louisiana Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes....

2010–11 Schedule and results