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The 2008-2009 Trojans Trojan Quick Facts/Table of Contents ...... 2 2008-2009 Schedule ...... 3 TROJAN QUICK FACTS Facts ...... 4-7 Remembering Lou Galen/Galen Center ...... 8-9 This is USC Hoops ...... 10-21 Location ...... , Calif. 2008-2009 Season Outlook ...... 22-24 Founded ...... 1880 Head Coach ...... 25-29 Enrollment ...... 33,000 (16,500 undergraduates) Assistant Coach Gib Arnold ...... 30 President ...... Dr. Steven B. Sample Assistant Coach Bob Cantu...... 31 Colors ...... Cardinal & Strength & Conditioning Manager Rudy Hackett . 32 Nickname...... Trojans Assistant Coach Phil Johnson ...... 33 Conference ...... Pacifi c-10 Dir. of Basketball Operations Dwayne Polee ...... 34 Athletic Director...... Michael L. Garrett Trojan Basketball Support Staff ...... 35 Home Court ...... Galen Center (10,258) 2008-2009 USC Rosters ...... 36 Head Coach ...... Tim Floyd (Louisiana , 1977) Player Profi les Overall Record ...... 306-167 (15 years) Kasey Cunningham ...... 38-39 Record at USC ...... 63-37 (4th Season) DeMar DeRozan ...... 40 Assistant Coaches ...... Gib Arnold (BYU, 1995, 4th year) Mamadou Diarra ...... 41 ...... Bob Cantu (Chapman, 1997, 5th year; 8th at USC) James Dunleavy ...... 42 ...... Phil Johnson (East Central Oklahoma, 1981, 4th year) ...... 43-44 Strength and Conditioning Manager ...... Rudy Hackett (Georgia Tech, 2002, 4th year) Terence Green ...... 45 Director of Basketball Operations ...... Dwayne Polee (Pepperdine. 1986, 2nd Season) Daniel Hackett ...... 46-47 Video Coordinator ...... Adam Katlin (Texas, 2007, 2nd year) Marcus Johnson ...... 48-49 Basketball Offi ce Phone Number ...... (213) 740-3815 Dwight Lewis ...... 50-51 Sports Information Contact ...... David Tuttle (Assistant SID) J.J. Meyers ...... 52 Percy Miller ...... 53 SID Offi ce Phone Number ...... (213) 740-8480 Marcus Simmons ...... 54-55 SID Cell Phone Number ...... (213) 725-3102 Donte Smith ...... 56 2007-2008 Overall Record ...... 21-12 Alex Stepheson ...... 57-58 2007-2008 Conference Record ...... 11-7 (T-3rd) Nikola Vucevic ...... 59 2007-2008 Pac-10 Tournament ...... 1-1, defeated Arizona State, lost semifi nals to UCLA Leonard Washington ...... 60 Returning Starters ...... 3 Ryan Wetherell ...... 61-62 Returning Lettermen ...... 11 Keith Wilkinson ...... 63-64 Lettermen Lost ...... 2 All-Time Record ...... 1,437-1,029 (.583) 2007-2008 In Review Athletic Department Website ...... www.usctrojans.com 2007-2008 Results & Statistics...... 66-70 2007-2008 Pac-10 Conference Statistics ...... 71-73 2007-2008 Game Summaries ...... 74-84 1,000-Point Career Scorers ...... 122-125 Credits 100-Point Games/Team, Season Records ...... 126 The 2008-2009 USC men’s basketball media guide 2008-2009 Opponents Yearly Team Stats ...... 127 has been prepared by the USC sports information UC Irvine...... 86 Records ...... 128 offi ce (Tim Tessalone, sports information director) for New Mexico State...... 87 3-Point Field Goal Records ...... 129 use by sportscasters and sportswriters. The guide Seton Hall ...... 88 Records ...... 130 was written and edited by assistant sports information Memphis/Chattanooga ...... 89 Rebounding Records ...... 131 director David Tuttle. Other Puerto Rico Tip-Off Opponents ...... 90 , , & Turnover Records ...... 132 Tennessee-Martin ...... 91 Miscellaneous & Attendance Records ...... 133 Cover designs by Ross Yoshida Design. Photogra- San Francisco...... 92 Season Records By Class ...... 134-137 phy provided by Dan Avila, Long Photography, Jon Oklahoma ...... 93 Team Season Top 10s ...... 138 SooHoo, Patrick Gee, Michael Pilla, Jason Chan, Pepperdine ...... 94 Opponent Records ...... 139 Kirby Lee, Sam Haythorn, Michael Dineen, Thomas North Dakota State ...... 95 Galen Center Records ...... 140-141 Boyd, NBAE, Mitchell Layton, Bruce Yeung, Balfour Georgia Tech ...... 96 USC Team Streaks & Annual Pac-10 Finishes .....142 Walker/Chris Mooney Photography, Getty Images, AP Oral Roberts ...... 97 USC’s Overtime Games ...... 143 Photo and David Tuttle. Oregon...... 98 USC vs. Conference Opponents ...... 144-147 Oregon State ...... 99 USC vs. Non-Conference Opponents ...... 148-150 Printing provided by Pro Graphics. UCLA ...... 100 Yearly Game-by-Game Results ...... 151-162 Arizona State ...... 101 Final Four Results ...... 163 Copies of this guide are available to the public. Send Arizona ...... 102 All-Time USC Letterwinners ...... 164-167 $15 (includes fi rst class mailing) to: USC Sports Infor- Washington ...... 103 Trojans in the Pros ...... 168-170 mation, HER 103, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601. Washington State ...... 104 Trojans in the Draft ...... 171 Stanford ...... 105 USC in the Basketball Hall of Fame ...... 172-173 ...... 106 USC’s NBA Head Coaches ...... 174 Pacifi c-10 Conference Tournament ...... 107 USC Retired Uniform Numbers ...... 175

2009 NCAA Championship Bracket ...... 108 The University of USC Trojan Pride...... 176-177 USC Basketball History Athletic Department Staff Directory ...... 178 History ...... 110 All-Time Head Coaches Media/Campus/Miscellaneous & Won-Loss Records ...... 111-112 Media Information and Area Media Outlets 179-181 USC in Postseason Play ...... 113 USC’s TV and Radio Announcers ...... 182 Trojan Basketball Awards & Honorees ...... 114-117 USC Spirit Squads...... 183 Career and Season Scoring Records ...... 118 USC Basketball Camps ...... 188 Leading Scorers Year-by-Year ...... 119-120 USC Experience Section ...... 189-207 30-Point Club ...... 121 Ryan Francis Endowed Scholarship...... 208 2008-2009 • 2 • USC BASKETBALL 2008•2009 USC Schedule

DATE DAY OPPONENT TV INFO SITE TIME

Oct. 26 Sunday Cardinal and Gold (Exhibition) USCTrojans.com Galen Center 2:00 P.M. Nov. 3 Monday Azusa Pacifi c (Exhibition) USCTrojans.com Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Nov. 15 Saturday UC Irvine USCTrojans.com Galen Center 12:30 P.M. Nov. 18 Tuesday New Mexico State USCTrojans.com Galen Center 6:00 P.M. Nov. 20 Thursday ^vs. Seton Hall ESPNU San Juan, Puerto Rico (Coliseo de Puerto Rico) 8:00 P.M. Nov. 21 Friday ^vs. Memphis/Chattanooga ESPNU San Juan, Puerto Rico (Coliseo de Puerto Rico) TBA Nov. 23 Sunday ^TBA ESPN2/ESPNU San Juan, Puerto Rico (Coliseo de Puerto Rico) TBA Nov. 28 Friday Tennessee-Martin USCTrojans.com Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Dec. 1 Monday San Francisco USCTrojans.com Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Dec. 4 Thursday #at Oklahoma ESPN2 Norman, Okla. 6:00 P.M. Dec. 15 Monday Pepperdine USCTrojans.com Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Dec. 20 Saturday North Dakota State USCTrojans.com Galen Center 12:00 P.M. Dec. 22 Monday Georgia Tech FSN Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Dec. 28 Sunday Oral Roberts USCTrojans.com Galen Center 2:00 P.M. Jan. 2 Friday *at Oregon USCTrojans.com (Delayed) Eugene, Ore. (McArthur Court) 1:00 P.M. Jan. 4 Sunday *at Oregon State FSNW Corvallis, Ore. () 2:30 P.M. Jan. 11 Sunday *UCLA FSN Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Jan. 15 Thursday *Arizona State USC Trojans.com (Delayed) Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Jan. 17 Saturday *Arizona Prime Ticket Galen Center 5:00 P.M. Jan. 22 Thursday *at Washington FSN Seattle, Wash. (Bank of America Arena) 8:00 P.M. Jan. 24 Saturday *at Washington State FSNW Pullman, Wash. (Friel Court) 3:00 P.M. Jan. 29 Thursday Stanford Prime Ticket Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Jan. 31 Saturday *California FSN Galen Center 8:30 P.M. Feb. 4 Wednesday *at UCLA Prime Ticket Los Angeles, Calif. () 7:30 P.M. Feb. 12 Thursday *at Arizona FSN Tucson, Ariz. (McKale Center) 8:30 P.M. Feb. 15 Sunday *at Arizona State FSN Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) 8:00 P.M. Feb. 19 Thursday *Washington State Prime Ticket Galen Center 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 Saturday *Washington Prime Ticket Galen Center 4:00 P.M. Feb. 26 Thursday *at California Berkeley, Calif. () 7:30 P.M. Feb. 28 Saturday *at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. () TBA March 5 Thursday *Oregon Galen Center 7:30 P.M. March 7 Saturday *Oregon State Galen Center TBA

March 11-14 Wed.-Sat. Pacifi c-10 Conference Tournament Los Angeles, CA () TBA March 19-22 Thur.-Sun. NCAA Tournament 1st and 2nd Rounds TBA TBA March 26-29 Thur.-Sun. NCAA Tournament Regional Semi-fi nals and Finals TBA TBA April 4 & 6 Sat. & Mon. NCAA Final Four Detroit, Mich. (Ford Field) TBA

* Pacifi c-10 Conference game ^ Puerto Rico Tip-Off (USC, Xavier, Missouri, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, Fairfi eld, Memphis, Chattanooga) # Big12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series All game times are local to site

2008-2009 • 3 • USC BASKETBALL Bill Plaschke, L.A. Times – “It has the best sports scoreboard in town, with a constant IIff YouYou BuildBuild It...It... video feed that is sharper than my home television. The seats are padded, the sound system is powerful, the sight- lines are near-perfect.”

2008-2009 • 4 • USC BASKETBALL Bob Boyd, Former USC head coach - “You just like the comfort of it, the way all the seats give you a perspective. It’s going to be hard to measure the impact this will have on this program. But combine it with the fact that you have the best coach in the country here (Floyd) and you’re going nowhere but up.”

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2008-2009 • 5 • USC BASKETBALL The completion of a dream...

For decades offi cials at the University of Southern California had a dream about creating a place where students, alumni, friends and community members could gather together to share the Trojan spirit. The long-awaited dream became a reality with the opening of the Galen Center for the 2006-07 season. Trojan fans can now watch their men’s and women’s basketball and teams compete in USC’s spectacular on-campus facility.

The Galen Center also hosts concerts, family shows and pageants, summer sports camps, commencement ceremonies, community gatherings, lectures and meetings, middle school and high school athletic events...and much more!

The center includes a 255,000-square-foot arena with 10,258 seats to support USC men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball, and a 45,000-square-foot pavilion that includes four practice courts and offi ces.

The Galen Center - USC’s spectacular basketball and volleyball home!

Arena Level GALEN CENTER FACT SHEETFACT SHEET Galen Center: The center consists of a 255,000 square-foot arena with 10,258 seats. General facilities include: · Athletic Department Hall of Fame · Founder’s Banquet Room · USC auxiliary ticket offi ce · Concession stands · Athletic merchandise store Team facilities include: · Locker rooms for USC men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams · Locker rooms for visiting teams · Weight room Concourse Level · Medical training room Athletic Pavilion: The 45,000 square-foot pavilion is attached to the Galen Center by an atrium and includes four practice courts, coaches’ offi ces and administrative offi ces. Parking: A 1,200 space parking structure between the Radisson Hotel and Flower Street has been built. Additional parking is provided in Parking Structure “X” (PSX) at McCarthy Way and , Parking Structure “D” (PSD) on campus at the corner of Jefferson and Figueroa (behind the Davidson Conference Center) and in the 1,900-space University Parking Center at and Hope Street, a one-block walk to the Galen Center.

2008-2009 • 6 • USC BASKETBALL JIM STERKEL COURT Jim Sterkel played center for USC during the 1956 and 1957 seasons, including winning the most improved player award as a senior when he averaged 9.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Sterkel grew up in Alhambra, Calif. and attended Fullerton JC before transfering to USC for his junior and senior seasons. At Fullerton JC, he was an All-Southern California JC Center selec- tion and ran the hurdles in track. His daughter Jill was the fi rst female swimmer to qualify for four , where she was multi-medal winner. She swam collegiately at Texas and then coached at Texas following her swimming career. The naming of the court to honor Jim Sterkel was USC head basketball coach Tim Floyd with the late Lou Galen and made possible by a donation from an anonymous his wife Helene, whose donation made the dream of a new arena a reality and for whom the Galen Center is named. classmate.

PREVIOUS HOME COURTS:

Before the Galen Center opened for the 2007 campaign the Los Angeles Sports Arena had been USC’s home since the 1959 season, but it was not the only place USC has played home games. Due to sched- uling confl icts and repairs due to earthquake damage, since 1959 USC has also played “home games” at Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles State College/Cal State L.A., Long Beach Arena, the Forum, Cal State Dominguez, the and Staples Center. USC played 22 “home games” away from the Sports Arena in the 23 seasons prior to the opening of the Galen Center. The Trojans have played home games in 13 places prior (according to records dating back to the 1927-28 season):

Shrine Auditorium Loyola Marymount The Forum Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles St. College/CSULA Cal State Dominguez Pan-Pacifi c Auditorium Long Beach Arena Lyon Center USC Gymnasium Los Angeles Sports Arena Staples Center Long Beach City College Gym

2008-2009 • 7 • USC BASKETBALL LLouou Galen:Galen: •Trojan family loses a special friend•

USC leadership was saddened in 2007 with the passing of Los An- But for him, we wouldn’t have the Galen Center arena or dining geles businessman, philanthropist, community leader and University facility. We accomplished things with his support that have never of Southern California trustee Louis J. Galen, who died on November been done in the history of USC athletics, both on and off the fi eld. 12 in Palm Springs. He was 82 and died of heart failure. We’ll deeply miss this great man. The thoughts of the entire Trojan Family go out to Lou’s family.” Galen and his wife Helene have been USC football coach Pete Carroll said: staunch supporters of USC, with their gener- “It’s an enormous loss for the Trojan Family. Lou was so instrumental osity most prominently in his support and contributions to USC athletics. He was our heart marked by the world- and soul. He was a big factor, just a rock. We’ll really miss him.” class new 10,258-seat USC sports arena and USC men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd said: events center that opened in 2006. “I am really sad to hear about Lou’s passing, like the whole USC family is. In all my years of college coaching, I’ve never seen any- The Galen Center, body who gave more or lived for their school more. He was more which was made interested in the future after he left this earth than when he lived. possible by a gift of Selfi shly, he made our job easier than it would have been and for $35 million from the the coaches that follow. I think all philanthropists at this university Galens, now graces in the future will be measured against Lou. He became a very good the Figueroa Street friend. I’m glad he had a chance to see this building and understand Corridor across the the excitement it has created in this city.” street from the USC University Park Cam- Galen, who graduated from the USC Law School in 1951, made pus. With a towering his fortune in the banking industry. In 1960, he became president of brick facade marked Lynwood Savings and Loan, a company he founded, and changed by athletic images, its name to World Savings. and a skylight view of Galen then formed Trans World Financial, a holding company for Galen sitting at his customary baseline seat. downtown Los Ange- les, the Galen Center World Savings, which merged with Golden West Financial and grew has quickly become one of the premier event venues in the city. into a multi-state institution. He remained a director for World Sav- ings and Golden West Financial. “Lou Galen and his wife, Helene, have always been devoted mem- bers of the Trojan Family,” said USC President Steven B. Sample. “Lou’s legacy will live on through the many buildings and programs that bear the Galen name. I speak for many when I say I will miss him deeply.”

In addition to providing a landmark gift of $35 million to create the new structure, which opened in 2006, Galen and his wife were tire- less in their support of USC, also endowing the Helene and Louis Galen Ceramics Studio in the USC School of Fine Arts.

In 2005, the couple also endowed the Helene V. Galen Intermedia Lab at the school, and Helene Galen was named an honorary alumna of the USC School of Fine Arts. The couple also gave funds toward establishment of a sports-themed dining facility at USC’s Heritage Hall; that dining hall opened in 1999.

Trojan athletics have played a major role in the Galen’s life, and vice versa. Louis Galen proposed to his London-born wife in front of 3,000 people at a USC/Notre Dame football rally, and presented her with a Trojan Marching Band helmet on their wedding day. Galen was also a member of the USC Athletic Hall of Fame.

USC athletic director said:

“Lou Galen was the heart and soul of the USC athletic department. Galen at the team banquet with Taj Gibson. 2008-2009 • 8 • USC BASKETBALL Locker Room and Weight Room USC’s Fabulous Facility

Galen Center

Founder’s Club, Four Full Practice Courts, Beautiful Exterior

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2007•2008 OVERALL: 21-12 2007•2008 PAC-10: 11-7 (T-3RD)

2008-09 Trojans Eye Record-Setting Pattern deep team. If things were already looking good enough for USC, forward Leonard Washington a former 2007 recruit has If you do something once it is often considered luck, twice enrolled as has former UCONN starter Marcus Johnson, who a plan, but three times signifi es a pattern and that is what will be available for the second semester. Another potential USC head basketball coach Tim Floyd is hoping to establish boost could come in transfer forward Alex Stepheson from for the Trojans as they seek their third consecutive 20-win North Carolina who has enrolled at USC and is petitioning season and third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament – both the NCAA to be eligible this season, since he returned home never before accomplished in school history. Add to that to Los Angeles to be closer to his father who is battling an three players selected to the NBA draft the last two seasons illness. and one of the fi nest state-of-the-art facilities in the country and you can understand the buzz around the USC men’s It is probably no coincidence that the Trojans are looking to basketball program. make their third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament as Gibson enters his third season at USC. The fabulous “We like the fact that we have some experience returning, forward, a 2007-08 third-team All-Pac-10 selection, has given guys who have played some signifi cant minutes – Taj Gibson, the Trojans a strong post presence for the fi rst time since Daniel Hackett, Dwight Lewis and Keith Wilkinson,” said USC the Sam Clancy days. In just two seasons at USC, Gibson head coach Tim Floyd. “We feel like we have a chance to has established a school record for blocks in a season (83) surprise because of the injured players we return, three guys and ranks second all-time in career blocks by a Trojan. In who would have been counted on heavily last season if not fact through freshman and sophomore seasons, Gibson has for sustaining signifi cant injuries. We like our athleticism, more blocks (153) and rebounds (580) than any Trojan before hope we have improved our rebounding and believe we have him. He was a Pac-10 All-Defensive fi rst-team selection last improved our point guard play. The question remains will season, while averaging 10.8 points and 7.8 rebounds in 33 we be able to score from the wings like we did the past few games, 32 starts. seasons. Dwight Lewis made great strides and we hope he continues to do that.” Multi-talented guards Hackett and Lewis will be counted on more than ever this season and look ready to step up to the The optimism for this season centers around the return of challenge. Hackett fought through an injury-marred 2007- junior starters Gibson, Hackett and Lewis, a strong recruiting 08 season, missing time fi rst for a broken jaw and then for a class ranked No. 7 by Hoopscoop.com featuring Draft stress fracture in his lower back. Still, he managed to play Express No. 1 recruit DeMar DeRozan, the return to health of in 29 games and make 26 starts, while averaging 8.6 points, Mamadou Diarra, Kasey Cunningham and Marcus Simmons 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists. The argument could be made and most of the bench coming back to give the Trojans a very that Hackett was on his way to a special season if not for

Daniel Hackett Taj Gibson Dwight Lewis

2008-2009 • 22 • USC BASKETBALL 2008-2009 OUTLOOK CONTINUED all of the injuries. He recorded the fi rst triple double in The Trojans will also get help at the guard position from USC history while earning SportingNews.com Player of recruits Smith and Percy “Romeo” Miller. Smith transfers the Week from Nov. 12-18 and scored a career-high 26 to USC from Mt. SAC where he sat out last season so he points on Jan. 26 at Oregon, before hurting his back and could play immediately for the Trojans. As a freshman at hip in the next game. Prior to the injury Hackett averaged Mt. SAC, Smith was the second-leading California JUCO 11.0 points and 4.0 assists, but scored only 4.5 points scorer, averaging 21.7 points and hitting 100 three-point with 2.0 assists per game while he tried to play through shots. Miller might best be known for his singing and acting, the pain and after he returned to action from sitting out but he intends to make a name for himself on the court. He two more weeks. is an extremely quick point guard who plays hard and likes to get his teammates involved. He was slowed by injuries Lewis started 32 of 33 games for USC last season and as a senior, but as a junior at Beverly Hills High averaged averaged 10.8 points and 2.4 rebounds, while fi nishing 13.9 points and 5.6 assists. second on the team in points scored (357), shots taken (293) and three-point baskets (31). He reached double- “The addition of Leonard Washington who signed with us fi gures in scoring 18 times and scored eight or more two years ago gives us a wild card player who can play a points in 24 of 33 games. few positions and can score on the block,” said Floyd. “The last two years we have had only one post player in Gibson. “We have helped ourselves in the backcourt with the Leonard along with Mamadou (Diarra) and Nikola (Vucevic) addition of Donte Smith and added another impact wing gives us added interior presence. This gives us a frontline in DeMar DeRozan,” said Floyd. that should speak to improved scoring on the interior.”

Swingman DeRozan is expected to make an immediate Washington has the potential to be one of the key Trojans impact on the team as he comes in as a freshman ranked this season as he brings a toughness and a rebounding among the top six recruits in almost every scouting prowess that USC has lacked over the last few seasons. service. In his senior season at Compton High, the As a senior in 2006-07 at Washington Marion High in athletic DeRozan averaged 29.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.9 Louisiana, he averaged 24.0 points and 13.0 rebounds assists and 3.0 steals. He was named to the McDonald’s and was ranked by HoopsScoopOnline.com as the No. 54 All-America team, was a fi rst-team Parade All-American, recruit in the 2007 class. a fi rst-team Best in the West selection and an L.A. Times All-Star. He won the slam dunk contest at the McDonald’s Vucevic is a young but skilled big man that the coaching staff game and was a key player for Team USA at the Nike believes can be a big part of the Trojans, if not this season, Hoop Summit. He shared the 2008 Southern California then in the future. He is a good rebounder, excellent passer I-AA Player of the Year honors, as he fi nished with the and can hit the outside shot. second-most points in the state and 25th nationally.

Keith Wilkinson DeMar DeRozan Kasey Cunningham

2008-2009 • 23 • USC BASKETBALL 2008-2009 OUTLOOK CONTINUED

Perhaps the biggest addition which will give the Trojans 08 and could see that role expand is forward Keith the unaccustomed depth is the return to health of Wilkinson. The steady Wilkinson returns for his senior Cunningham, Diarra and Simmons. Cunningham season and presents the Trojans with another option missed his freshman season at USC while recovering down low. He averaged 2.5 points and 2.8 rebounds from left knee surgery he had in high school and then last season and upped that to 4.3 points and 3.3 points as a redshirt freshman last season appeared in nine in the last six games as he saw more playing time. He games (three starts) before another season-ending left also has the ability to stretch the defenses by stepping knee injury which required surgery. He averaged 2.7 out to hit three-pointers. points and 2.6 rebounds before suffering the setback. In his fi rst career start he scored six points and grabbed Also back for the Trojans are guards Terence Green, 10 rebounds at the Citadel. He also started vs. Miami Ryan Wetherell and James Dunleavy. The senior (OH) and scored seven points and again vs. Southern Green is a hard worker and great team player. Last Illinois and scored six points in the Anaheim Classic season he appeared in seven games and scored his clinching-victory. fi rst points as a Trojan. He actually was nearly perfect in 2007-08, hitting 2-for-3 from the fl oor, including making Diarra was also slowed by injuries during the 2007-08 his only three-pointer and both free throws attempted. season as he underwent hernia surgery right before The junior Wetherell appeared in 15 games again last the season. The seven-foot center was limited to 10 season and served as the back-up point guard while minutes of action spread out over three games. His Hackett was out of the lineup. Wetherell is a tough, superior athleticism and shot-blocking ability could quick point guard who knows the system and can step provide the Trojans with another defensive force in the in with ease when called upon. Dunleavy redshirted paint this season. as a freshman last year to work on his outside shot and strength. He is a very savy basketball player, probably The Trojan coaching staff was very high on Simmons learned from his father Mike Dunleavy, the head coach entering last season, but he suffered a severe high and general manager of the . ankle sprain in the preseason and never got on track, sporadically playing with pain the entire season. He The Trojans are looking for a big boost in the second was limited to appearing in parts of 15 games for a total semester when forward Marcus Johnson will be eligible, of 101 minutes. They will have to wait a little longer following his transfer from UCONN. He is known as a too as his injured ankle required surgery in September tough defender and averaged 4.9 points while shooting and he is expected to miss the beginning of the season. 50 percent from the fi eld in 51 games for the Huskies, When he returns, Simmons is expected to provide USC 24 starts. with a top-notch perimeter defender and showed he can score while in high school, averaging 18 points in The 2008-09 Trojans look to be a deep and well leading Peabody High to the Louisiana state title. balanced team and are focused on continuing the streak of NCAA appearances and 20-win seasons and in the Another Trojan that played a signifi cant role in 2007- process establish school records in both categories.

Trojan fans shown here celebrating the 77-64 home win over No. 7 Stanford.

2008-2009 • 24 • USC BASKETBALL TIM FLOYD

Arkansas St. coach – “Tim Floyd is as well-liked and as well- respected as anybody in this coaching profession, whatever level it may be. A lot of guys know basketball, which Tim does, but not a lot of them have a way of teaching the game. Tim is a loyal person and in turn other people are loyal to him. He also has the ability to laugh at himself, which in today’s world is unique.”

2008-2009 • 25 • USC BASKETBALL TIM FLOYD HEAD COACH • 4TH YEAR

Tim Floyd is in his fourth season as USC’s head enthusiasm and relationships he has established with men’s basketball coach and 21st season of head the players, fans and alumni has allowed the USC bas- coaching at the collegiate and NBA levels. ketball program to make great strides in a short time. People really like Tim and want to play for him; add to In 2007-08 he led USC to a 21-12 record and into that his background in the NBA and it makes playing at the NCAA Tournament, after fi nishing tied for third in USC in our great new facility, the Galen Center, a very the Pac-10 Conference with an 11-7 record. During attractive option. We are so glad to have Tim here to his fi rst three seasons with the Trojans he has guided lead us into a promising new era.” USC to 63 wins, more victories than any other three- year stretch in school history. He also picked up career “There is a wealth of talent to recruit in the Los An- coaching victory No. 300 on Feb. 7 at Washington. geles area, much more than at any of the college jobs Floyd has guided USC to consecutive 20-win sea- I’ve had,” said Floyd. “And with USC’s tremendous sons and into the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back national reputation, the pieces are in place for USC to seasons for just the third time in school history. This be successful at the national level.” year he will try to set a USC record by accomplishing the feat in three consecutive seasons. Floyd, 54, served as a college head coach at Idaho, New Orleans and Iowa State before NBA head coach- In 2006-07 he led the Trojans to a school-record ing stints with the and New Orleans 25 wins (25-12), a third-place tie in the Pac-10 Con- Hornets. ference and a trip to the NCAA’s Sweet 16, USC’s fi rst NCAA trip since 2002. Floyd went 42-25 in his fi rst two seasons at USC, winning more His fi rst head coaching job was at Idaho, where he went 35-25 (.583) games in the fi rst two seasons as a head coach than any previous Trojan in two seasons (1987-88). In his fi rst season, the Vandals posted their coach in school history. Floyd led USC to NCAA wins over Arkansas fi rst winning record in four seasons (after three straight last place Big and Texas, before falling in the round of 16 to North Carolina. Sky Conference fi nishes). His 1988 squad was the winningest Idaho team in fi ve years and posted its best league fi nish in six years. He has had great success during his 15 seasons at the college level, going 306-167 (.647). In 10 of his 15 seasons, Floyd has taken He then was the head coach at New Orleans for six years (1989- his team into the postseason (NCAA-7, NIT-3). He also has aided the 94), posting a 127-58 (.686) mark. During his tenure, UNO advanced development of student-athletes at each stop, as 13 players in his 15 to post-season play fi ve times, including NCAA tourney appearances years have made it to the NBA, including three players that did not even in 1991 and 1993, and won four regular season conference titles. His play high school basketball. teams averaged 21 wins a season. He was one of just four Division I coaches to have won four conference championships in their fi rst fi ve Floyd was hired on Jan. 14, 2005 to replace interm head coach Jim years at a school. He was twice named his conference’s Coach of the Saia and took over complete control on April 1, 2005. In his fi rst season Year (American South in 1989 and Sun Belt in 1993). at USC, he led the Trojans to a 17-13 record, their best fi nish since the 2001-02 season and the fourth-best inaugural season by a USC head Floyd then went to Iowa State for four years (1995-98), going 81-47 basketball coach in school history. The team put together a nine-game (.633). He was the only Cyclone coach to ever post three consecutive , their longest since the 2001-02 season, and defeated 20-win seasons and lead the team to three straight NCAA Tournament three top 25 RPI teams in North Carolina, Arizona and UCLA. fi rst round victories. Iowa State rose to No. 4 in the rankings in 1997 and three of his teams fi nished in the Top 20. “Tim Floyd has turned our program around in a short time,” said Trojan athletic director Mike Garrett. “His knowledge of the game, Iowa State won a then-school record 23 games in his 1995 debut season, getting into the NCAA tourney’s second round and spending 11 consecutive weeks in the AP Top 25. His 1996 squad bettered that as it won 24 games and captured the school’s fi rst-ever Big Eight Tournament championship. That season, he was the Big Eight Coach of the Year and the runner-up for AP National Coach of the Year. His 1997 team went 22-9 and advanced to the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen.

“The University has made an incredible commitment to basketball…Everything we have asked for, we’ve been given. There will be no excuses. This program should ultimately become a Top 10 program because of the vast amount of talent and good high school coaching in our region. It’s a bunch of malarkey to say you can’t be great in both basketball and football. We have watched it happen at Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Michigan and others through the years. It will happen here.” - Tim Floyd

2008-2009 • 26 • USC BASKETBALL “I’m very appreciative of this opportunity. This is a great time to be at USC. There’s a lot of excitement go- ing on at the school, both academically and athletically. I see a great commitment toward making the men’s basketball program as good as it can be and that’s clearly evident with the new facility that was built.” – Tim Floyd

Floyd moved to the NBA as the Bulls’ learned in Chicago with him to the NBA’s Hor- Floyd is a native of Hattiesburg, Miss. He director of operations in the summer of 1998. nets. In his one season as the New Orleans’ spent two seasons as a walk-on at Southern But soon after when head coach Phil Jackson head coach (2004), he led them to a 41-41 Miss (where his father, Lee was the head coach stepped down and Michael Jordan departed, record, and a trip to the playoffs. for 14 seasons) before getting a scholarship Floyd took over as head coach for portions of to Louisiana Tech. He earned his bachelor’s four years (1999-2002) as the club began a Floyd began his coaching career as a degree in health and physical education from major rebuilding process with a young roster. student assistant in 1977 at his alma mater, Louisiana Tech in 1977. Growing up, Floyd Floyd was hired at a time when the NBA was Louisiana Tech. He then served nine seasons worked summers for the New Orleans Saints, getting younger and the Bulls wanted a coach (1978-86) as an assistant and top recruiter who at the time held training camp at Southern who had a track record of developing young at UTEP under Don Haskins. While there, Miss. players. In fact, two of Floyd’s Bulls teams he helped guide the Miners to three straight were among the youngest ever in the NBA. NCAA berths (1984-86), three NIT appear- He and his wife, Beverly, have a 26-year-old ances (1980, 1981, 1983) and four consecutive daughter, Shannon. His daughter had a brief After coaching the Bulls, Floyd took the Western Athletic Conference championships role and Floyd served as the basketball advisor coaching experience and valuable lessons he (no team had ever won two WAC titles in a row for the hit 2006 movie Glory Road. before then). Quotes about Floyd - Arkansas St. coach John Brady – Coaching legend Don Haskins – “Tim Floyd is as well-liked and “Tim would rather face a fi ring squad as well-respected as anybody in than be disloyal.” this coaching profession, whatever level it may be. A lot of guys know Former ISU and NBA player Fred basketball, which Tim does, but not a lot of them have a way of teaching Hoiberg – the game. Tim is a loyal person “I don’t think I’ve ever been around and in turn other people are loyal to a coach that has worked as hard as him. He also has the ability to laugh he has (Hoiberg played in the NBA at himself, which in today’s world is for coaches Larry Brown, Larry Bird, unique.” Bill Cartwright, Flip Saunders and Kevin McHale.)” NBA player Robert Traylor – “He really gets into it. He likes to stay Former ’ head involved in practices, gets up and coach Jeff Van Gundy – down the court as plays go on. He’s “Coaches know great coaches, and real involved and very energetic, too, Tim Floyd is one of them. I always so that helps us a lot as far as getting found Tim’s teams extremely diffi cult things going. He sets the tone.” to play because of his thorough preparation and how hard his team NBA player P.J. Brown – competed. USC’s program will fl ourish “We’ve got ideas, and he’s willing to with his leadership and direction.” NBA player Kerry Kittles – try them. He told us he’s not going “Tim Floyd has always been a class to accept everybody’s advice and Southern Mississippi head coach act. He’s a guy who always treated everybody’s suggestions, but at least Larry Eustachy – me well ever since he recruited me out he’s going to listen and that’s all you “Tim has always gotten guys better. of high school and in times I played can ask. He’s able to holler and get When I was with him in Idaho, he had against him in Chicago. He was guys in line, and when we do well, a player make it to the NBA, when he always a class guy. He’s obviously he’s able to pat us on the back.” was at New Orleans, he had players a hard worker as a coach.” make it to the NBA and when he was Basketball analyst Dick Vitale – at Iowa State, he had guys make it USC Football Coach Pete Carroll – “Trust me on this: In three years, Tim to the NBA. He has had 10 players “He’s brought a tremendous change Floyd will have his team vying to win make the NBA in 12 years at tough in culture. The kids play with great the Pac-10 title.” places...that’s unheard of! For the energy and display great attitude, most part, these players weren’t and they look like they’re having fun. ’s Phil Taylor – highly recruited, and three didn’t even He’s elevated every aspect of the “Floyd is part good ol’ boy, part play in high school and he still was program.” Southern gentleman and completely able to help them reach the NBA.” unpretentious.”

2008-2009 • 27 • USC BASKETBALL Tim Floyd’s All-Time Coaching Record vs. Opponents

Akron ...... 0-1 Illinois State ...... 2-0 Puget Sound ...... 1-0 Alabama Birmingham ...... 1-1 Iowa...... 2-2 Purdue...... 0-3 Alaska-Anchorage ...... 2-0 Jacksonville ...... 5-0 Richmond ...... 2-0 Alcorn State...... 2-0 James Madison ...... 2-0 Saint Louis ...... 1-0 Arizona ...... 4-5 Kansas ...... 3-11 Sam Houston State ...... 1-1 Arizona State...... 4-3 Kansas State ...... 5-5 Samford...... 3-0 Arkansas ...... 1-0 Lamar ...... 11-1 San Diego ...... 2-0 Arkansas-Little Rock ...... 3-2 Long Beach State...... 1-0 Siena ...... 1-0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff ...... 1-0 Longwood...... 1-0 Simon Fraser...... 1-0 Arkansas State ...... 9-4 Louisiana Tech ...... 10-5 South Alabama ...... 5-4 Baylor ...... 1-1 Loyola Marymount...... 2-0 South Carolina ...... 1-1 Bethune-Cookman ...... 1-0 Loyola-New Orleans...... 2-0 Southern Illinois...... 1-0 Boise State ...... 1-3 Marquette ...... 0-2 Southern Mississippi ...... 1-1 Bradley ...... 1-0 Marshall...... 0-1 Southern (Baton Rouge) ...... 1-0 Brown ...... 1-0 Maryland-Eastern Shore ...... 1-0 Southern Utah State...... 1-0 Bucknell...... 1-0 Massachusetts ...... 0-1 Southwest Louisiana ...... 12-5 BYU ...... 1-0 Memphis...... 0-4 Southwest Texas State ...... 2-0 California ...... 4-4 Mercer ...... 0-1 Spring Hill ...... 2-0 Cal Poly ...... 1-0 Miami (OH) ...... 1-0 Saint Mary’s ...... 1-0 Cal State Fullerton ...... 1-0 Mississippi State ...... 2-2 Stanford...... 4-3 Cal State Northridge...... 0-1 Mississippi Valley State ...... 1-0 Tennessee-Martin...... 1-0 Central Connecticut State ...... 1-0 Missouri ...... 7-4 Tennessee State ...... 2-0 Central Florida...... 5-0 Missouri-St. Louis...... 1-0 Texas ...... 2-1 Chicago State...... 1-0 Monmouth ...... 1-0 Texas-Arlington ...... 2-1 Cincinnati ...... 1-0 Montana ...... 4-1 Texas Christian...... 0-1 Citadel ...... 2-0 Montana State ...... 1-4 Texas-El Paso ...... 1-0 Charleston Southern ...... 1-0 Murray State...... 0-1 Texas-Pan American ...... 10-4 Colorado...... 5-3 Nebraska ...... 6-3 Texas A&M ...... 4-0 Columbia ...... 1-0 Nevada ...... 1-3 Texas Southern ...... 4-0 Coppin State ...... 3-0 New Mexico...... 0-1 Texas Tech ...... 2-2 Creighton...... 1-0 New Orleans ...... 1-0 Tulane ...... 2-2 Dartmouth ...... 1-0 Nicholls State ...... 3-0 UCLA ...... 2-6 Delaware ...... 1-0 North Carolina ...... 1-2 UC Riverside ...... 2-0 Delaware State...... 1-0 North Carolina A&T ...... 1-0 U.S. International ...... 1-0 Detroit...... 0-1 UNC Charlotte ...... 1-0 Utah...... 0-1 Drake...... 3-1 North Florida ...... 1-0 Vanderbilt ...... 0-2 East Tennessee State ...... 1-0 North Georgia...... 1-0 Virginia ...... 2-0 Eastern Michigan ...... 1-0 Northeastern Illinois ...... 1-0 Virginia Commonwealth ...... 1-0 Eastern Oregon State ...... 1-0 Northern Arizona ...... 2-2 Washington ...... 3-4 Eastern Washington ...... 5-0 Northern Iowa...... 1-1 Washington State ...... 4-7 Florida ...... 1-1 Northwest College ...... 1-0 Weber State ...... 3-1 Florida A&M...... 3-0 Notre Dame ...... 0-1 Western Carolina ...... 1-0 Florida International ...... 1-0 Ohio State ...... 0-1 Western Illinois ...... 1-0 Florida State ...... 1-1 Oklahoma ...... 4-4 Western Kentucky ...... 3-3 Florida Tech ...... 1-0 Oklahoma Baptist ...... 1-0 Western Michigan ...... 1-0 George Washington ...... 2-0 Oklahoma State ...... 2-9 Western State ...... 1-0 Gonzaga...... 2-1 Oral Roberts ...... 1-1 Whitworth ...... 1-0 Grambling State ...... 2-0 Oregon ...... 5-2 Wichita State ...... 1-0 Hawaii ...... 1-0 Oregon State ...... 7-2 Wisconsin ...... 0-1 Hawaii-Hilo ...... 1-0 Pittsburgh ...... 1-0 Wisconsin-Milwaukee...... 1-0 Idaho ...... 1-0 Portland ...... 1-0 Wyoming ...... 2-0 Idaho State ...... 3-2 Princeton ...... 1-0 Xavier ...... 0-1 TOTALS ...... 306-167 The Floyd Way To the NBA Player School Year NBA Team(s) Raymond Brown Idaho 1988 Utah Tony Harris New Orleans 1990 Philadelphia, *Earvin Johnson New Orleans 1993 Seattle, Denver, Milwaukee, Minnesota *Michael McDonald New Orleans 1994 Charlotte, Boston Fred Hoiberg Iowa State 1995 Indiana, Chicago, Minnesota Loren Meyer Iowa State 1995 Dallas, Phoenix *Kelvin Cato Iowa State 1997 Portland, Houston, Orlando Dedric Willoughby Iowa State 1997 Chicago Marcus Fizer Iowa State 2000 Chicago, Milwaukee Paul Shirley Iowa State 2000 Chicago, Phoenix Gabe Pruitt USC 2007 Boston Nick Young USC 2007 Washington O.J. Mayo USC 2008 Memphis * Denotes players that did not play high school basketball

2008-2009 • 28 • USC BASKETBALL TIM FLOYD CAPSULE Tim Floyd Year-by-Year College Coaching Record Season School Overall Conference Results/Postseason 1986-87 Idaho 16-14...... (.533) 5-9 ...... (.357) T-5th in Big Sky 1987-88 Idaho 19-11...... (.633) 11-5 ...... (.688) 2nd in Big Sky 1988-89 New Orleans 19-11...... (633) 7-3 ...... (.700) 1st American South Conference; NIT 1st round 1989-90 New Orleans 21-11...... (.656) 8-2 ...... (.800) T-1st ASC; ASC Tourney Champs; NIT quarterfi nals 1990-91 New Orleans 23-8 ...... (.742) 9-3 ...... (.750) T-1st ASC; NCAA 1st round 1991-92 New Orleans 18-14 ...... (.563) 9-7 ...... (.563) 7th in Sun Belt Conference 1992-93 New Orleans 26-4 ...... (.867) 18-0 ..... (1.000) 1st SBC, 2nd SBC Tourney; NCAA 1st round 1993-94 New Orleans 20-10 ...... (.667) 12-6 .....(.667) 3rd SBC; NIT 2nd round 1994-95 Iowa State 23-11 ...... (.667) 6-8 ...... (.429) 5th Big Eight; 2nd Big Eight Tourney; NCAA 2nd round 1995-96 Iowa State 24-9 ...... (.727) 9-5 ...... (.643) 2nd Big Eight; Big Eight Tourney Champs; NCAA 2nd round 1996-97 Iowa State 22-9 ...... (.710) 10-6 ...... (.625) T-3rd Big Eight; NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1997-98 Iowa State 12-18 ...... (.400) 5-11 ...... (.313) 11th Big Eight 2005-06 USC 17-13 ...... (.567) 8-10 ...... (.444) 6th Pac-10 2006-07 USC 25-12 ...... (.676) 11-7 ...... (.611) T-3rd Pac-10, 2nd Pac-10 Tourney, NCAA Sweet 16 2007-08 USC 21-12 ...... (.636) 11-7 ...... (.611) T-3rd Pac-10, Pac-10 Semifi nals, NCAA 1st Round Totals 306-167 ...(.647) 139-89 ..(.610) POSTSEASON RESULTS Year Tournament (seed in region) Site Record Results 1989 NIT Madison, WI 0-1 Wisconsin 63, New Orleans 61 1990 NIT Harrisonburg, VA 2-1 New Orleans 78, James Madison 74 New Orleans 65, Mississippi State 60 New Orleans, LA Vanderbilt 88, New Orleans 65 1991 NCAA (14th in Southeast) Louisville, KY 0-1 Kansas 55, New Orleans 49 1993 NCAA (8th in Midwest) Indianapolis, IN 0-1 Xavier 73, New Orleans 55 1994 NIT New Orleans, LA 1-1 New Orleans 79, Texas A&M 73 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt 78, New Orleans 59 1995 NCAA (7th in Southeast) Tallahassee, FL 1-1 Iowa State 64, Florida 61 North Carolina 73, Iowa State 51 1996 NCAA (5th in Midwest) Dallas, TX 1-1 Iowa State 74, California 64 Utah 73, Iowa State 67 1997 NCAA (6th in Midwest) Auburn Hills, MI 2-1 Iowa State 69, Illinois State 57 Iowa State 67, Cincinnati 66 San Antonio, TX UCLA 74, Iowa State 73 (OT) 2007 NCAA (5th in East) Spokane, Wash. 2-1 USC 77, Arkansas 60 USC 87, Texas 68 North Carolina 74, USC 64 2008 NCAA (6th in Midwest) Omaha, Neb. 0-1 Kansas State 80, USC 67 IN THE NBA Season Team League Position Record Postseason Results 1998-1999 Chicago Bulls NBA Head Coach 13-37 1999-2000 Chicago Bulls NBA Head Coach 17-65 2000-2001 Chicago Bulls NBA Head Coach 15-67 2001-2002 Chicago Bulls NBA Head Coach 4-21 2003-2004 New Orleans Hornets NBA Head Coach 41-41 NBA Playoffs First Round (3-4) TOTALS 93-235 (.284)

2008-2009 • 29 • USC BASKETBALL GIB ARNOLD ASSISTANT COACH • 4TH YEAR

Gib Arnold is in his fourth season as an assistant Division I games in his four years than during any coach at USC, being named to his position on April 6, other four-year span in school history. Arnold also 2005. Just prior to the 2006-07 season, Arnold was received much credit for his recruiting while at named as one of the top 25 recruiters in the country Pepperdine, signing two WCC Freshman of the by Rivals.com and this offseason he was named by Year players and multiple all-conference players. the same outlet as the number three-ranked assistant For his work, Athlon Sports Magazine named Arnold ready to move up to a head coaching job. In 2008, on of the top 10 Division I assistants in the country. The Bleacher Report named Arnold their No. 1 Prior to that, Arnold was an assistant at Loyola “Assistant Who Will Be A Head Coach Soon.” Marymount and Vanderbilt.

Before joining USC, Arnold spent the 2004 and Attending Punahou High in Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005 seasons as the head men’s basketball coach Arnold was a prep All-American and Hawaii’s high at the College of Southern Idaho and prior to that, school Gatorade Player of the Year. He began was an assistant at Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, his collegiate career at Arizona State where he Vanderbilt, Utah Valley State College and Provo High School. was awarded the Citi Scholar Athlete Award. Transferring to Dixie State College, he was nominated as one of “Gib is an outstanding coach and recruiter,” said USC Head the Men’s Student Athletes of the Year. Completing his career Coach Tim Floyd. “I liked his up-tempo style of play of Southern at UC San Diego, Arnold helped the Tritons to a school record Idaho, because we want to play at a fast pace. And I like his 17 consecutive wins and a No. 3 national ranking. recruiting ties in Southern California, which is such a key area for what we’re trying to accomplish here.” Arnold comes from a basketball family. His father, Frank, was an assistant at UCLA under (the Bruins won Arnold, 39, posted a 57-14 record in his two seasons (2004- three NCAA titles during his tenure), then was the head coach 05) at CSI, including a 33-3 record during the 2005 season. His at both BYU and Hawaii. While at BYU, he guided the Cougars 2005 Golden Eagles won the Scenic West Athletic Conference to three WAC championships and to an Elite Eight appearance. title and the Region 18 Tournament and advanced to the National Junior College Athletic Association tourney, where they fi nished Arnold and his wife, Lisa, have fi ve children: Analise (12), third. In 2004, CSI went 24-11, won the Region 18 tourney and Ashton (10), Ally (8), Addison (6) and Ace (2). advanced to the NJCAA tournament.

While at CSI, Arnold produced 17 players that committed to Division I schools. His teams also produced in the classroom - during his two year tenure, his teams hold the highest accumulative team GPA in school history. He was named back-to-back District 13 Coach of the Year.

He spent the previous four seasons (2000-03) at Pepperdine, where his main duties included recruiting and overseeing defensive schemes and pressing.

Working under Jan van Breda Kolff and USC great , Pepperdine won more

2008-2009 • 30 • USC BASKETBALL BOB CANTU ASSISTANT COACH • 8TH YEAR

Bob Cantu is in his eighth season with the USC made an NCAA Tournament appearance, tied for men’s basketball program, and his 13th overall second in the Pac-10 Conference and reached the at the collegiate level. Cantu served his fi rst four Pac-10 Tournament fi nals while being ranked in the seasons under former head coach . In AP Top 25 much of the year and fi nishing No. 18 in three seasons of working with Tim Floyd, the Trojans the fi nal poll. The Trojans also produced the Pac-10 have gone 63-37, reaching the NCAA Sweet 16 with Player of the Year Sam Clancy who was drafted by a school-record 25 wins in 2006-07 and fi nishing the Philadelphia 76ers the season ranked No. 15 in the fi nal AP poll. Last Other highlights include a return appearance season the Trojans went 21-12 and again advanced to the Pac-10 Tournament fi nal in 2003, as well as to the NCAA Tournament. In May 2008 Cantu was beating UCLA fi ve out of six games from 2002-04. recognized by FoxSports.com as a Top 20 college The Trojans have split the 14 regular season games basketball assistant. Cantu has also been recog- with the Bruins in the past seven years. Other no- nized by Hoopscoop as one of the top 25 assistant table players during Cantu’s tenure include 2004 coaches in the country. signee Robert Swift who opted to enter the NBA Draft from high school and was selected 12th overall USC’s 2008 recruiting class was ranked No. 7 by Seattle Supersonics, two-time All Pac-10 Player nationally by Hoopscoop. In the last two seasons Desmon Farmer and Jeff McMillan, 2004 Pac-10 Nick Young (2007) and O.J. Mayo (2008) were se- Newcomer of the Year. lected fi rst-team All-Pac-10, while Taj Gibson (3rd Team, 2008), Davon Jefferson (Honorable Mention, 2008), Gabe Pruitt (HM, Cantu came to USC after a year-and-a-half serving as an 2007) and Lodrick Stewart (HM, 2007) were also named to All- assistant coach at Sacramento State (2000-01). While with Pac-10 teams. the Hornets, his responsibilities included recruiting (he signed one of the top classes in school history), fund- In the 2007 NBA Draft, Young was selected No. raising (including securing John Wooden for a 16 by Washington and Pruitt No. 32 by Boston and tip-off banquet), coordinating the team defense, in 2008, Mayo was selected No. 3 by Minnesota. organizing individual workouts, controlling the Cantu, who has established himself as one of the operation budget and monitoring academics. premiere recruiters in the college game, played an instrumental role in the signing of Mayo, who was Prior to that, Cantu spent three seasons (1997- rated the No. 1 player in his class since the 7th grade 1999) as assistant coach at Cuesta College in and was a McDonalds All-American, USA Today San Luis Obispo, Calif. While at Cuesta, Cantu All-USA fi rst team and EA Sports National High served as the recruitment and placement coor- School Player of the Year. ESPN and Hoopscoop dinator as well as defensive coordinator. Cantu rated the Trojans’ 2007 recruiting class, which also also conducted all individual workouts. In his included top 10 prospect Davon Jefferson, No. 1 in three years with the Cougars, the team averaged the country. 23 wins and claimed a pair of Western State Conference titles. He also placed 10 players with In 2006, the Trojans returned only four players Division I scholarships. and surprised many with a 17-13 record highlighted with wins over defending NCAA champion North Before his tenure at Cuesta, Cantu served Carolina, 2006 NCAA runner-up UCLA, Arizona and (1996-1997) as a basketball administrative assis- Stanford. Trojans Young and Pruitt were named fi rst- tant at Cal Poly. His responsibilities with the Mus- team All-Pac-10 and Ryan Francis was honorable tangs included fi lm exchange, fi lm breakdown, mention on the Pac-10 all freshman team. After the scouting, assisting in recruiting, and directing 2004 season, Cantu was promoted to Recruiting the summer basketball camps. Cantu served Coordinator and led the Trojans recruiting efforts. as director of the camps from its inception and One of coach Floyd’s fi rst moves when taking over helped raise participation to more than 600 in the Trojans was to retain Cantu. He played a huge two years. role in the transition of the program. Cantu worked with Floyd from February through April on the Tro- Cantu spent three seasons (1993-96) as the jans’ recruiting efforts for the 2005 class. His efforts Head JV coach and varsity assistant coach helped USC secure a Top 10 ranked recruiting class at Mission Prep High in San Luis Obispo. He according to HoopScoop. The 2006 recruiting class guided the Royals to three league champion- was even stronger with three top 50 recruits and an ships. He founded the Fundamental Basketball overall No. 1 recruiting class in the Pac-10 according Camps in 1997 in his hometown of Paso Robles. to HoopScoop. His on-court responsibilities include His camp has become a popular place for kids working with the perimeter players and assisting with of all ages to improve their basketball skills. the teams’ offense and defense. He recruits high school, junior college and prep schools nationwide, He was a three- year varsity player at Paso as well as coordinates offi cial and unoffi cial visits. Robles High School before graduating in 1992. He also assists with the scheduling of games as well He attended Cuesta College and Cal Poly be- as the teams’ academics. fore receiving his bachelor’s degree in sociology from in 1997. Cantu is In his fi rst year with USC in 2002, the Trojans single and resides in Marina Del Rey. 2008-2009 • 31 • USC BASKETBALL RUDY HACKETT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING MANAGER • 4TH YEAR

Rudy Hackett is in his fourth season with the players honored on the university’s all-century Trojans as strength and conditioning manager and team. second as the coordinator of team travel. He brings a wealth of basketball experiences from all levels Hackett ranks sixth on the Syracuse all- to the USC program. time rebounding list with 990 in his career. His total of 407 rebounds his fi nal season at Syracuse He excels in developing and improving individu- (1974-75) are the most ever by a Syracuse senior al player’s skills and has had success in designing and the second-best total in a season, trailing only programs that have aided players in getting the Derrick Coleman’s 422 rebounds in the 1988-89 most out of their abilities. season. Hackett also scored 709 points, good for a 22.2 average in 1974-75, the eighth most points Hackett, 55, who was an assistant coach and scored in a single season by a Syracuse player. dean of discipline at St. John Bosco High in Bell- fl ower, Calif., moved back to the from Hackett played professionally in the ABA Italy fi ve years ago. In Italy he played, coached with the St. Louis Spirits in 1975. He spent the and taught, but returned to the U.S. so that his son could be next two seasons playing for the New Jersey Nets and the exposed to the American game. Indiana Pacers. Hackett furthered his 15-year playing career in Europe, playing in the Italian Professional League. He also The 6-9 Hackett starred as a forward at Syracuse from spent fi ve years coaching in Italy. 1973 to 1975, earning second-team AP All-American honors in 1975 when his team reached the Final Four. He averaged Hackett is a native of Mount Vernon, NY and attended 17.2 points during his career and in 2002 was named an Mount Vernon High before heading off to Syracuse. He met honorable mention on the all-time NCAA tournament team, as his wife, Katia, while playing basketball in Italy. They have he averaged 17.7 points and 11 rebounds in nine postseason one son, Daniel, who is a junior on the USC basketball team. games. He also was selected in 2000 as one of 25 Syracuse They reside in Downey, Calif.

2008-2009 • 32 • USC BASKETBALL PHIL JOHNSON ASSISTANT COACH • 4TH YEAR

Phil Johnson, with more than 20 years of coach- was an assistant coach at Tulsa in 1991 and ing experience in basketball, is in his fourth season under Floyd at the University of New Orleans as a USC assistant coach. He has worked as an in 1992 and 1993. assistant with head coach Tim Floyd twice before, fi rst at the University of New Orleans and then with Johnson’s coaching career began in 1983 the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. at his alma mater, East Central Oklahoma Uni- versity, where he led the Tigers to conference As Floyd’s right-hand man, Johnson plays a key championships in each of his three seasons role in preparing the game plans. Along with all of (1983-85), reaching the NAIA Division IX fi nals his assistant coaching and recruiting duties, he has in 1984. an important role of working with the development of USC’s big men. His fi rst head coaching job, at the age of 28, was at Northern Oklahoma Junior College Johnson, 50, was the head coach at San Jose (1986-87), before moving to Seminole Junior for three seasons (2002-2004), his second stint College for three seasons (1988-90). His 1988 at the helm of the Spartan’s program. He also served as San Seminole team won a state championship and the 1989 squad Jose State’s head coach for the 1999 season, before leaving to was a conference champion. become an assistant with the Bulls. In 1999, the Spartans won nine more games than they did the previous season, one of the credits Johnson with developing some of their top-20 turnaround programs in the country that season. Included better big men while at Arizona as an assistant, including Ben- in San Jose’s 12 wins were upsets over UNLV coached by Jerry nett Davison, A.J. Bramlett, Ray Owes, Joseph Blair and Ben Tarkanian and UTEP coached by Don Haskins, both members of Davis, all who were selected in the NBA draft. the 700-win club. Johnson graduated from East Central Oklahoma in 1981 Prior to coaching at San Jose State, Johnson served fi ve years with a bachelor’s degree in education. He went on to earn his (1994-98) as an assistant coach at Arizona under Lute Olson. All master’s degree in education from Henderson State in 1982. fi ve years he worked for the Wildcats, they played in the NCAA As a player, he was co-captain of the 1979 ECOU team. Tournament, winning the national championship in 1997. Arizona posted a composite 133-35 record in his fi ve seasons. He also Johnson is single and resides in Santa Monica.

2008-2009 • 33 • USC BASKETBALL DWAYNE POLEE DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS • 2ND YEAR

Dwayne Polee is in his second season as USC’s man. Transferred to Pepperdine for his fi nal Director of Basketball Operations, being named to three seasons. He averaged 11.0 points and 4.0 the position effective July 1, 2007. rebounds as a sophomore (1983-84), 15.7 points and 3.5 rebounds as a junior (1984-85) and 15.7 Polee, 45, was an assistant coach at Los Angeles points and 2.8 rebounds as a senior (1985-86) at Southwest Community College for the 2000-01 sea- Pepperdine. Graduated from Pepperdine with son, helping lead the Cougars to the 2001 California a degree in Physical Education. State Championship. Polee was a third round selection (54th pick In addition to coaching, Polee’s career includes overall) in the 1986 NBA Draft by the Los An- 12 years of experience as a social worker for Los geles Clippers. He played in just one game for Angeles County, working to positively affect the the Clippers, playing six minutes and scoring lives of Los Angeles Country residents. He has also two points. He also played professionally for served as an instructor the last two USC basketball the Colima Lemaneros in Mexico from 1989-91 camps. and was a member of the U.S. traveling team in Europe from 1987-89. Polee, born and raised in Los Angeles, was a legendary high school basketball player in the city. He started as a freshman at Along with his administrative duties, Polee brings a strong Verbum Dei High which was the No. 1 ranked high school team background in working with young players and experience at in the country at the time. He then transferred to Manual Arts guard development. High as a sophomore and graduated from that school in 1981. As a senior, he almost single-handedly led the Toilers to the 1981 Polee and his wife Yolanda reside in Los Angeles. They have City Championship by scoring a championship-record 43 points two children, Dwayne Polee, Jr. (16) who is a junior at Westchester in Manual Arts’ 82-69 win over perennial power Crenshaw at the High in Los Angeles and Ashli (8). Los Angeles Sports Arena before a city fi nals record 14,123 fans. Polee was named the 1981 Los Angeles High School Player of the Year.

He began his collegiate career at UNLV for the 1981-82 season and averaged 8.4 points and 3.5 rebounds as a fresh-

2008-2009 • 34 • USC BASKETBALL ADAM KATLIN VIDEO COORDINATOR • 2ND YEAR BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF Adam Katlin is in his second season as USC’s video coordinator for the men’s basketball team and is in charge of coordinating fi lm exchange and breakdown, as well as assisting in scouting preparation. In his fi rst season at USC, the Trojans ad- vanced to the NCAA Tournament, after fi nishing tied for third in the Pac-10 Conference. Trojan O.J. Mayo was a fi rst-team All-Pac-10 selection and No. 3 player selected in the 2008 NBA Draft, continuing Katlin’s streak of working with some of the top talent in the country. He served the previous three seasons as a student-manager at Texas, DAVID BORCHARDT LIZZY FRIEDMAN where the Longhorns reached the NCAA Tournament each season, includ- Athletic Trainer Administrative Assistant ing the Elite 8 in 2006. While at Texas, he worked with 2006-07 NCAA Player of the Year Kevin Durant, LaMarcus Aldridge and Daniel Gibson. Aldridge and Durant were the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft in 2005-06 and 2006-07 respectively. Katlin graduated from Texas in 2007 with a degree in Journalism. He worked the Texas basketball camps the last three years and has worked at the USC basketball camp in 2006 and 2007. Katlin was born in Highland Park, Ill. and attended Highland Park High, where he played high school basketball and all four years. He was the basketball team captain his senior season. Katlin is single and resides in Los Angeles.

SHANE KUPPERMAN BRENT METZ ERIK PEREA OPERATIONS ASSISTANT • 2ND YEAR Strength and Conditioning Galen Center Equipment Shane Kupperman is in his second season on the Trojan staff. Kupperman assists the pro- gram in all administrative areas, such as travel and academics. Kupperman graduated from Indiana Uni- versity in 2007 with a degree in Finance. He is currently enrolled in the USC Annenberg School for Communication. While at Indiana, he worked as a manager for the men’s basket- ball team for two seasons under Head Coach Mike Davis. During his undergraduate studies, Kupperman also coached at Bloomington North High School. Over the summers, he coached AAU basketball in New Orleans and has had several of his players play at VANESSA RIDEAU DAVID TUTTLE Sports Information Division I programs. Offi ce Manager Kupperman was born in New Orleans, La and attended Isidore New- man School, where he played high school basketball for all four years. Kupperman resides in Los Angeles. OFFICE ASSISTANTS STAN HOLT GRADUATE MANAGER • 2ND YEAR Stan Holt is in his second year with the USC Men’s Basketball program. Last year Holt was responsible for on-fl oor practice coordina- tion, equipment, preparing the locker room and bench area for games, and other logistical du- ties. In addition to last season’s responsibilities, Morgan Chelsea Cynthia Teresa Holt will this season assist with recruiting admin- Butler Hairston Hsia Simpson istrative tasks, organizing the managerial staff, and participating in staff meetings. TEAM MANAGERS Holt earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychol- ogy, with a minor in Business Administration, in May, 2007. A Dean’s List student, he graduated cum laude and is pursuing his master’s degree in Post-Secondary Admin- istration and Student Affairs with an emphasis in Athletic Administration.

Before joining the basketball program, Holt was a student manager with the Champion USC Football team for the 2006-2007 season. Holt coached High School basketball during the 2004-2005 season at Co- rona Del Mar, Ca., and has coached at over 20 different basketball camps Robert Kevin Ryan Chris throughout California. Carabine Noble Oley Steele 2008-2009 • 35 • USC BASKETBALL 2008 • 2009 USC Roster

• NUMERICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 0 Marcus Johnson F 6-6 210 Sr. 2/13/87 Los Angeles, CA (Westchester HS) 1 Alex Stepheson F 6-9 235 Jr. 8/7/87 Los Angeles, CA (Harvard-Westlake HS/North Carolina) 2 Ryan Wetherell G 5-11 175 Jr. 2/12/88 Calgary, Alberta, CN (Sir Winston Churchill HS) 3 James Dunleavy G 6-6 195 *Fr. 9/14/87 Los Angeles, CA (Harvard-Westlake HS) 4 Leonard Washington G 6-7 230 Fr. 7/25/88 Lake Charles, LA (Marion HS) 5 Nikola Vucevic F 6-10 220 Fr. 10/24/90 Bar, Montenegro (Stoneridge Prep) 10 DeMar DeRozan F 6-7 220 Fr. 8/7/89 Compton, CA (Compton HS) 13 Daniel Hackett G 6-5 215 Jr. 12/19/87 Pesaro, Italy (St. John Bosco HS) 14 Mamadou Diarra F 7-0 230 *Fr.. 8/29/86 Bamako, Mali (Stoneridge Prep) 15 Percy Miller G 5-11 170 Fr. 8/19/89 Beverly Hills, CA (Beverly Hills HS) 20 Marcus Simmons G 6-6 200 So. 1/28/88 Alexandria, LA (Peabody HS) 21 Dwight Lewis G 6-5 215 Jr. 10/7/87 Metairie, LA (James Taylor HS-TX) 22 Taj Gibson F 6-9 225 Jr. 6/24/85 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Stoneridge Prep-CA) 23 Keith Wilkinson F 6-10 225 Sr. 5/7/87 Mission Viejo, CA (Capistrano Valley HS) 30 Terence Green G 5-11 180 Sr. 9/1/86 Aliso Viejo, CA (Aliso Niguel HS/Irvine Valley) 34 J.J. Meyers G 6-2 175 Jr. 1/8/88 Hidden Hills, CA (Campbell Hall HS/LMU) 35 Donte Smith G 5-11 180 *So. 4/23/88 Pomona, CA (Diamond Ranch HS/Mt. SAC) 43 Kasey Cunningham F 6-7 225 *So. 7/3/88 Albuquerque, N.M. (Cibola HS)

* Utilized redshirt year

• ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 43 Kasey Cunningham F 6-7 225 *So. 7/3/88 Albuquerque, N.M. (Cibola HS) 10 DeMar DeRozan F 6-7 220 Fr. 8/7/89 Compton, CA (Compton HS) 14 Mamadou Diarra F 7-0 230 *Fr.. 8/29/86 Bamako, Mali (Stoneridge Prep) 3 James Dunleavy G 6-6 195 *Fr. 9/14/87 Los Angeles, CA (Harvard-Westlake HS) 22 Taj Gibson F 6-9 225 Jr. 6/24/85 Brooklyn, N.Y. (Stoneridge Prep-CA) 30 Terence Green G 5-11 180 Sr. 9/1/86 Aliso Viejo, CA (Aliso Niguel HS/Irvine Valley) 13 Daniel Hackett G 6-5 215 Jr. 12/19/87 Pesaro, Italy (St. John Bosco HS) 0 Marcus Johnson F 6-6 210 Sr. 2/13/87 Los Angeles, CA (Westchester HS) 21 Dwight Lewis G 6-5 215 Jr. 10/7/87 Metairie, LA (James Taylor HS-TX) 34 J.J. Meyers G 6-2 175 Jr. 1/8/88 Hidden Hills, CA (Campbell Hall HS/LMU) 15 Percy Miller G 5-11 170 Fr. 8/19/89 Beverly Hills, CA (Beverly Hills HS) 20 Marcus Simmons G 6-6 200 So. 1/28/88 Alexandria, LA (Peabody HS) 35 Donte Smith G 5-11 180 *So. 4/23/88 Pomona, CA (Diamond Ranch HS/Mt. SAC) 1 Alex Stepheson F 6-9 235 Jr. 8/7/87 Los Angeles, CA (Harvard-Westlake HS/North Carolina) 5 Nikola Vucevic F 6-10 220 Fr. 10/24/90 Bar, Montenegro (Stoneridge Prep) 4 Leonard Washington G 6-7 230 Fr. 7/25/88 Lake Charles, LA (Marion HS) 2 Ryan Wetherell G 5-11 175 Jr. 2/12/88 Calgary, Alberta, CN (Sir Winston Churchill HS) 23 Keith Wilkinson F 6-10 225 Sr. 5/7/87 Mission Viejo, CA (Capistrano Valley HS)

* Utilized redshirt year

HEAD COACH Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech, 1977), 4th year

ASSISTANTS Gib Arnold (BYU, 1995), 4th year Bob Cantu (Chapman, 1997), 8th year Phil Johnson (East Central Oklahoma, 1981) 4th year

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING MANAGER Rudy Hackett (Syracuse, 1975) 4th Year

DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS Dwayne Polee (Pepperdine, 1981) 2nd Year

VIDEO COORDINATOR Adam Katlin (Texas, 2007) 2nd Year

2008-2009 • 36 • USC BASKETBALL