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2011-12 USC Men’s Basketball Season Outlook Four NCAA Tournamenturnament Appearances2011-2012 • 1 • USC SinceBASKETBALL OUTLOOK 2007 2011•2012 USC Schedule DATE DAY OPPONENT TV INFO SITE TIME Nov. 11 Friday CS Northridge Galen Center TBA Nov. 14 Monday Nebraska Galen Center TBA Nov. 17 Thursday at San Diego State San Diego, Calif. (Viejas Arena) TBA Nov. 19 Saturday ^Cal Poly (Las Vegas Invitational) Galen Center TBA Nov. 22 Tuesday ^Morgan State (Las Vegas Invitational) Galen Center TBA Nov. 25 Friday ^at UNLV (Las Vegas Invitational) Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) TBA Nov. 26 Saturday ^vs. North Carolina/South Carolina (LV Invitational) Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) TBA Nov. 30 Wednesday at UC Riverside Riverside, Calif. (Student Recreation Center) TBA Dec. 3 Saturday at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena) TBA Dec. 10 Saturday New Mexico Galen Center TBA Dec. 17 Saturday Georgia Galen Center TBA Dec. 19 Monday TCU Galen Center TBA Dec. 22 Thursday Kansas Galen Center TBA Dec. 29 Thursday *at California Berkeley, Calif. (Haas Pavilion) TBA Dec. 31 Saturday *at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. (Maples Pavilion) TBA Jan. 5 Thursday *Arizona State Galen Center TBA Jan. 8 Sunday *Arizona Galen Center TBA Jan. 15 Sunday *UCLA Galen Center TBA Jan. 19 Thursday *at Oregon Eugene, Ore. (Matthew Knight Arena) TBA Jan. 21 Saturday *at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. (Gill Coliseum) TBA Jan. 26 Thursday Colorado Galen Center TBA Jan. 28 Saturday Utah Galen Center TBA Feb. 2 Thursday *at Washington State Pullman, Wash. (Friel Court) TBA Feb. 4 Saturday *at Washington Seattle, Wash. (Bank of America Arena) TBA Feb. 9 Thursday California Galen Center TBA Feb. 12 Sunday *Stanford Galen Center TBA Feb. 15 Wednesday *at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. (Sports Arena) TBA Feb. 23 Thursday *at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. (McKale Center) TBA Feb. 25 Saturday *at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) TBA March 1 Thursday *Washington Galen Center TBA March 3 Saturday *Washington State Galen Center TBA March 7-10 Wed.-Sat. Pac-12 Conference Tournament Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center) TBA March 15-18 Thur.-Sun. NCAA Tournament 1st and 2nd Rounds TBA TBA March 22-25 Thur.-Sun. NCAA Tournament Regional Semifi nals and Finals TBA TBA Mar. 31 & April 2 Sat. & Mon. NCAA Final Four New Orleans, La. (Louisiana Superdome) TBA * Pac-12 Conference game ^ Las Vegas Invitational (USC, North Carolina, South Carolina, UNLV, Cal Poly., Morgan State, Tennessee State, Mississippi Valley State) All game times are local to site 2011-2012 • 2 • USC BASKETBALL OUTLOOK 2011•2012 USC Quick Facts The University of Southern California Location: Los Angeles, Calif. Enrollment: 35,00 (17,000 undergraduates) Colors: Cardinal and Gold Nickname: Trojans Conference: Pac-12 NCAA Division: Division I University Information President: C.L. Max Nikias Phone: (213) 740-2111 Faculty Representative: Clare Pastore Phone: (213) 821-4410 Athletic Director: Pat Haden Phone: (213) 740-3843 Athletic Department Phone: (213) 740-3843 Ticket Information: (213) 740 - GO SC (4672) Sports Information Sports Information Director: Tim Tessalone Cell Phone: (213) 725-3572 E-mail: [email protected] Sports Information Mailing Address: HER-103, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601 SID Offi ce Phone: (213) 740-8480 SID Offi ce FAX: (213) 740-7584 SID Hotline: N/A Press Row Phone: (213) 740-3900/821-1840 Originating Radio Station: ESPN RADIO 710 AM (KSPN) Assistant SID (MBB): David Tuttle Cell Phone: (213) 725-3102 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant SID: Darcy Couch Cell Phone: (213) 725-3447 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant SID: Paul Goldberg Cell Phone: (310) 725-3567 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant SID: Jason Pommier Cell Phone: (310) 725-3529 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant SID: Chris Roberts Cell Phone: (310) 261-7751 E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Department Website: www.usctrojans.com Basketball Information Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Kevin O’Neill (McGill, 1979) Record at USC (Year): 35-29 (3rd) Overall Record (Year): 223-223 (14 years) Offi ce Phone: (213) 740-3815 Best Time to Call: Mornings Media Gathering (Day, Time, Location): TBA Assistant Coaches: Bob Cantu (11th year, Chapman, 1997), Dieter Horton (2nd year, CS Fullerton, 1994), Tony Miller (3rd year, Marquette, 1995) Strength and Conditioning Manager: Shaun Brown (2nd year, Canisius, 1987) Director of Basketball Operations: Adam Cohen (3rd Year, Arizona, 2008) Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Jamal Boddie (1st Year, Arizona, 2009) Director of Offi ce Operations: Elizabeth Friedman (4th Year, USC, 2007) 2011-2012 • 3 • USC BASKETBALL OUTLOOK Arena (Year Built): Galen Center (2006) Location: 3400 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90089 Arena Capacity (Record Attendance): 10,258 (10,258, 4 times, last vs. UCLA, Jan. 9, 2011) Surface: Wood 2010-11 Record: 19-15 2010-11 Pac-10 Record (Place): 10-8 (T-4th) 2011 Pac-10 Tournament: (1-1); Defeated California 70-56, Lost to Arizona 67-62 in conference semifi nals Final National Ranking: Not ranked Postseason Results: Lost 59-46 in NCAA fi rst round to eventual national semifi nalist VCU Starters Returning – 2 (Pos., Ht., Yr., PPG, APG): Jio Fontan (G, Sr., 10.5, 3.9); Maurice Jones (G, So., 9.9, 3.2) Starters Lost – 3 (Pos., PPG, RPG): Nikola Vucevic (F, 17.1, 10.3); Marcus Simmons (G, 5.1, 2.8); Alex Stepheson (F, 9.8, 9.2) Other Players Returning – 6 (Pos., Ht., Yr., PPG, RPG): Garrett Jackson (F, So., 3.2, 1.7), Daniel Munoz (G, Jr., 0.0, 0.0); Evan Smith (F, Rs-So., Injured-DNP), Eric Strangis (G, Sr., 0.0, 0.0), Tyler Sugiyama (G, Rs-So., 0.0, 0.0), Curtis Washington (F, So., 0.0, 0.3) Other Players Lost – 2 (Pos., PPG, RPG): James Dunleavy (F, Sr., 0.2, 0.0), Donte Smith (G, Sr., 9.7, 1.6) Top Transfers (Pos., Ht., Yr., PPG, RPG): Greg Allen (G, 6-3, Jr., from Navarro College in Texas), James Blasczyk (C, 7-0, Jr., from Texas A&M and Lee College in Texas), Dewayne Dedmon (F, 7-0, So., from Antelope Valley College), Aaron Fuller (F, 6-6, Jr. from Iowa, redshirted in 2010-11), Ari Stewart (F, 6-7, Jr., transfer from Wake Forest, will redshirt in 2011- 12), Eric Wise (F, 6-6, Sr., transfer from UC Irvine, will redshirt in the 2011-12 season) Freshmen Players (Pos., Ht., PPG, RPG): Alexis Moore (G, 6-2, 9.7, 5.1), Byron Wesley (G, 6-5, 19.2) Returning Individual Leaders Scoring FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TP AVG HG Jio Fontan 86 209 .411 60 93 .645 253 10.5 21 (2x) Maurice Jones 113 304 .372 70 107 .654 337 9.9 29 Garrett Jackson 45 81 .556 8 18 .444 107 3.2 12 Rebounding OR DR TR AVG HG BL (AVG) Maurice Jones 15 73 88 2.6 6 0 (0.0) Garrett Jackson 24 31 55 1.7 6 6 (0.2) Jio Fontan 14 35 49 2.0 6 (2x) 1 (0.0) Miscellaneous 3FG 3FGA 3FG% AST. (AVG) ST. (AVG) Maurice Jones ...................41 118 .347 110 (3.2) 69 (2.0) Jio Fontan ..........................21 56 .375 94 (3.9) 17 (0.7) Garrett Jackson ................. 9 20 .450 11 (0.3) 10 (0.3) 2011-2012 • 4 • USC BASKETBALL OUTLOOK Pac-10 Series Information ALL-TIME RECORD LAST VICTORY MOST POINTS SCORED Arizona: ........................40-58* Arizona: .......................... 2/24/11 Arizona: .........................100 Arizona State: ...............51-33* Arizona State: ................ 2/26/11 Arizona State: ................117 California: .................121-128* California: ....................... 3/10/11 California: ......................102 Oregon:.........................62-46* Oregon: ............................3/5/09 Oregon: .........................107 Oregon State: ...............67-58* Oregon State: ................ 2/10/11 Oregon State:.................110 Stanford: ...................121-118* Stanford: ........................ 2/19/11 Stanford: ....................... 105 UCLA: .......................104-129* UCLA: .............................. 1/9/11 UCLA: ............................. 94 Washington: ..................68-66* Washington: ..................... 3/5/11 Washington: .................. 106 Washington State: .........67-44 Washington State: ....... 12/31/10 Washington State: .........106 * 21 wins later vacated due to NCAA penalty (revised records vs. Pac-10 opponents: Arizona 39-58, Arizona State 49-33, California 120-128, Oregon 60-46, Oregon State 65-58, Stanford 120-118, UCLA 103-129, Wash- ington 66-66) MOST POINTS ALLOWED LONGEST WINNING STREAK LONGEST LOSING STREAK Arizona: ............................ 107 Arizona:.................................. 12 Arizona: ............................11 Arizona State: ...................108 Arizona State: ..........................5 Arizona State: ................... 4 California: ................99 (2 OT) California: ................................. 7 California: ..........................7 Oregon:............................... 99 Oregon: ..................................10 Oregon: .............................9 Oregon State: .....................98 Oregon State: .......................... 7 Oregon State:.................... 8 Stanford: .....111 (Opp. record) Stanford: ................................ 11 Stanford: ......................... 13 UCLA: ............................... 107 UCLA: .................................... 42 UCLA: ............................. 19 Washington: ...................... 105 Washington: ............................. 7 Washington: ...................... 7 Washington State: .............. 95 Washington State: ................... 9 Washington State:4 (3 times) 2011-2012 • 5 • USC BASKETBALL OUTLOOK 2011 • 2012 USC Roster • NUMERICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 1 Jio Fontan G 6-0 175 Sr. 1/4/90 Paterson, N.J. (St. Anthony’s HS) 2 Greg Allen G 6-3 180 Jr. 1/29/91 Eureka, Calif. (Eureka HS/Navarro College) 3 Alexis Moore G 6-2 180 Fr. 12/3/93 Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS) 4 Tyler Sugiyama G 5-10 150 So.* 12/11/90 Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier HS) 10 Maurice Jones G 5-7 155 So. 12/20/91 Saginaw, Mich. (Arthur Hill HS) 14 Dewayne Dedmon F 7-0 255 So.* 8/12/89 Lancaster, Calif. (Lancaster HS/Antelope Valley College) 20 Eric Strangis G 6-4 190 Sr. 3/1/90 Pasadena, Calif. (Crescenta Valley/Cal Lutheran) 21 Aaron Fuller F 6-6 235 Jr.* 12/3/89 Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS/Iowa) 22 Evan Smith F 6-7 225 So.* 8/10/90 Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas HS) 24 Daniel Munoz G 5-10 175 Jr.