2007–08 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record0–11 (21 wins, 1 loss vacated) (0–7 Pac-10, 11 wins vacated)
Head coach
2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA162 .889354  .897
No. 11 Stanford135 .722288  .778
No. 21 Washington State117 .611269  .743
Arizona State99 .5002113  .618
Oregon99 .5001814  .563
Arizona810 .4441915  .559
Washington711 .3891617  .485
California612 .3331716  .515
Oregon State018 .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
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mamadou Diarra
C
Tarzana, CA Stoneridge Preparatory School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Mar 30, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Davon Jefferson
SF
Patterson, NC Patterson School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 22, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Angelo Johnson
PG
Tarzana, CA Stoneridge Preparatory School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 13, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
O. J. Mayo
PG
Huntington, WV Huntington HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 15, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Marcus Simmons
SG
Alexandria, LA Peabody Magnet HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 15, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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
22Taj Gibson6–9FSO
30Terence Green5-11GJR
13Daniel Hackett6–5GSO
5Davon Jefferson6–8FFR
1Angelo Johnson5-11FFR
21Dwight Lewis6–5GSO
32O. J. Mayo6–5GFR
20Marcus Simmons6–6GFR
2Ryan Wetherell5–11GSO
23Keith Wilkinson6–10FJR

Schedule

DateLocationOpponentrankResultScoreRecordPac-10 Record
11/10/2007 (Trojan TV All-Access)Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAMercer18L81-960-1
11/15/2007McAlister Field HouseCharleston, SCThe CitadelW74-471-1
11/17/2007Colonial CenterColumbia, SCSouth CarolinaW85-752–1
11/22/2007 (ESPN2)Anaheim Convention CenterAnaheim, CA - Anaheim ClassicSan DiegoW60-503-1
11/23/2007 (ESPNU)Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA – Anaheim ClassicMiami (OH)W57-534-1
11/25/2007 (ESPN2)Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA - Anaheim Classic#18 Southern IllinoisW70-455-1
11/29/2007 (FSN)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA - Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood SeriesOklahoma24W66-556-1
12/02/2007 (FSN)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA#4 Kansas24L55-596-2
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, CADelaware StateW83-547-3
12/22/2007 (Trojan TV All-Access)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CACal PolyW78-558-3
12/29/2007 (Trojan TV All-Access)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CAUC RiversideW70-579-3
1/3/2008Haas PavilionBerkeley, CACaliforniaL82-929–40–1
1/5/2008 (FSNPT)Maples PavilionPalo Alto, CA#20 StanfordL46-529-50-2
1/10/2008 (FSN)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA#4 Washington StateL58-739-60-3
1/12/2008 (FSNPT)Galen Cener – Los Angeles, CAWashingtonW66-5110-61-3
1/19/2008 (CBS)Pauley Pavilion – Los Angeles, CA#4 UCLAW72-6311–62–3
1/24/2008 (FSN West)Gill ColiseumCorvallis, OROregon StateW68-4412-63–3
1/26/2008 (FSN)McArthur CourtEugene, OROregonW95-8613-64–3
1/31/2008 (FSN)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CAArizonaL69-8013-74-4
2/2/2008 (FSNPT)Galen Center – Los Angeles, CAArizona StateW67-5314-75-4
2/7/2008 (FSNPT)Bank of America ArenaSeattle, WAWashingtonW73-5915-76–4
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, AZArizonaW70-5818-99-6
3/1/2008 (FSNPT)Wells Fargo ArenaTempe, AZArizona 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 tournamentArizona 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 tournamentKansas StateL67-8021-12

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.

  • Quarterfinals (March 13)
    • UCLA 88, California 66
  • Semifinals (March 14)
    • UCLA 57, USC 54

NCAA tournament

Seeding in brackets

  • Midwest
    • Kansas State (11) 80, Southern California (6) 67

[5]

Awards and honors

  • O. J. Mayo, All-Pac-10 tournament team

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
13O. J. MayoMinnesota 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]

References

  1. USC Class of 2007 – Rivals
  2. USC Class of 2007 – Scout
  3. USC Class of 2007 – ESPN
  4. 2007 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals
  5. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  6. "2008 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
  7. "Mayo fallout: USC forfeits postseason play, wins". January 3, 2010.
  8. "In Internet Era, Vacated Wins do Sting -- NCAA Football FanHouse". Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  9. Infractions process Q&A, NCAA.org, January 5, 2010
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