2007–08 USC Trojans men's basketball team

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2007–08 USC Trojans men's basketball
USC Trojans logo.svg
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record0–11 (21 wins, 1 loss vacated) (0–7 Pac-10, 11 wins vacated)
Head coach
Seasons
  2006–07
2008–09  
2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA162 .889354  .897
No. 11 Stanford 135 .722288  .778
No. 21 Washington State 117 .611269  .743
Arizona State 99 .5002113  .618
Oregon 99 .5001814  .563
Arizona 810 .4441915  .559
Washington 711 .3891617  .485
California 612 .3331716  .515
Oregon State 018 .000625  .194
USC*07 .000012  .000
Conference tournament winner
As of April 5, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll
*USC vacated 11 conference and 21 overall wins,
due to NCAA rules violations.

Class of 2007

[1] [2] [3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Mamadou Diarra
C
Tarzana, CAStoneridge Preparatory School6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg)Mar 30, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 79
Davon Jefferson
SF
Patterson, NCPatterson School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)Feb 22, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 5 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Angelo Johnson
PG
Tarzana, CAStoneridge Preparatory School5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg)Apr 13, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 80
O. J. Mayo
PG
Huntington, WVHuntington HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)Nov 15, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 5 stars.svg     Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 98
Marcus Simmons
SG
Alexandria, LAPeabody Magnet HS6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)Nov 15, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: 93
Overall Recruiting Rankings:      Scout13      Rivals2  [4]      ESPN

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClass
0Kyle Austin6–7FSO
33RouSean Cromwell6–11FJR
43Kasey Cunningham6–7FFR
14Mamadou Diarra7-0FFR
3James Dunleavy6–6GFR
22 Taj Gibson 6–9FSO
30Terence Green5-11GJR
13Daniel Hackett6–5GSO
5 Davon Jefferson 6–8FFR
1Angelo Johnson5-11FFR
21Dwight Lewis6–5GSO
32 O. J. Mayo 6–5GFR
20 Marcus Simmons 6–6GFR
2Ryan Wetherell5–11GSO
23Keith Wilkinson6–10FJR

Schedule

DateLocationOpponentrankResultScoreRecordPac-10 Record
11/10/2007 (Trojan TV All-Access) Galen CenterLos Angeles, CA Mercer 18L81-960-1
11/15/2007 McAlister Field HouseCharleston, SC The Citadel W74-471-1
11/17/2007 Colonial CenterColumbia, SC South Carolina W85-752–1
11/22/2007 (ESPN2) Anaheim Convention CenterAnaheim, CA - Anaheim Classic San Diego W60-503-1
11/23/2007 (ESPNU)Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA – Anaheim Classic Miami (OH) W57-534-1
11/25/2007 (ESPN2)Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA - Anaheim Classic#18 Southern Illinois W70-455-1
11/29/2007 (FSN)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA - Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series Oklahoma 24W66-556-1
12/02/2007 (FSN)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA#4 Kansas 24L55-596-2
12/04/2007 (ESPN) Madison Square GardenNew York, NY #2 Memphis (Jimmy V Classic)L58-626-3
12/17/2007 (Trojan TV All-Access)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Delaware State W83-547-3
12/22/2007 (Trojan TV All-Access)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Cal Poly W78-558-3
12/29/2007 (Trojan TV All-Access)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA UC Riverside W70-579-3
1/3/2008 Haas PavilionBerkeley, CA California L82-929–40–1
1/5/2008 (FSNPT) Maples PavilionPalo Alto, CA #20 Stanford L46-529-50-2
1/10/2008 (FSN)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA#4 Washington State L58-739-60-3
1/12/2008 (FSNPT)Galen Cener – Los Angeles, CA Washington W66-5110-61-3
1/19/2008 (CBS) Pauley Pavilion – Los Angeles, CA#4 UCLA W72-6311–62–3
1/24/2008 (FSN West) Gill ColiseumCorvallis, OR Oregon State W68-4412-63–3
1/26/2008 (FSN) McArthur CourtEugene, OR Oregon W95-8613-64–3
1/31/2008 (FSN)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Arizona L69-8013-74-4
2/2/2008 (FSNPT)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Arizona State W67-5314-75-4
2/7/2008 (FSNPT) Bank of America ArenaSeattle, WA WashingtonW73-5915-76–4
2/9/2008 (ABC) Friel CourtPullman, WA #17 Washington StateL50-7415-86–5
2/17/2008 (FSN)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA#6 UCLAL46-5615–96–6
2/21/2008 (FSN)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CAOregonW81-7516-97-6
2/23/2008 (FSN West)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CAOregon StateW81-5317-98-6
2/28/2008 (ESPN) McKale CenterTucson, AZ ArizonaW70-5818-99-6
3/1/2008 (FSNPT) Wells Fargo ArenaTempe, AZ Arizona StateL66-8018-109-7
3/6/2008Galen Center – Los Angeles, CACaliforniaW93-89 OT19-1010-7
3/8/2008 (CBS)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CAStanfordW77-6420-1011-7
3/13/2008 (FSN) Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA - 2008 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Arizona StateW59-5521-10
3/14/2008 (FSN)Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA - 2008 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament#2 UCLAL54-5721-11
3/20/2008 (CBS) Qwest Center OmahaOmaha, NE - NCAA tournament Kansas State L67-8021-12

Rankings reflect the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Regular season

Pacific-10 tournament

In the 2008 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament, the Trojans lost to UCLA, featuring Kevin Love, in the semi-finals. Both Mayo and Love were selected to the All-Pac-10 tournament team. In his NCAA tournament debut with the Trojans, Mayo scored 20 points as USC was beaten by Kansas State and freshman Michael Beasley.

Contents

NCAA tournament

Seeding in brackets

[5]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
13 O. J. Mayo Minnesota Timberwolves

[6]

Punishment for NCAA rules violations

On January 3, 2010, USC announced it would punish the Men's Basketball Program for rules violations committed in the 2007–2008 season, when O. J. Mayo attended USC and Tim Floyd was still the head coach. Mayo received improper benefits in violation of NCAA rules while at USC, and Floyd was found to have assisted in the obtainment of these improper benefits. USC has declared Mayo was therefore ineligible to play in 2007–2008, and as a result, USC has vacated all wins from the 2007–2008 regular season, dropping their record to 1–32. The one win would be over Arizona State during the Pac-10 Conference tournament, as USC has only announced the vacation of all wins from the 2007–2008 regular season.* [7]

Since the initial announcement reported by ESPN, USC clarified that all wins during the 2007–2008 season, including any wins during the Pac-10 Conference tournament, would be vacated and not forfeited, meaning USC's record for 2007–2008 is 0–12, not 1–32 as previously reported. Vacated wins result in no win/loss application for the team vacating the win, unlike a forfeit, in which the forfeiting team is charged with a loss, and its opponent awarded a victory. [8]

Noel M. Ragsdale, law professor, University of Southern California, is the chair of the five-member Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, which hears and acts on the findings of major violations by the Division I Committee on Infractions. [9]

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  2. USC Class of 2007 – Scout
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