2012–13 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 2012–13 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth year head coach Kevin O'Neill until January 14 when O'Neill was fired. Bob Cantu was named as an interim head coach for the remainder. They played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Utah.

2012–13 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record14–18 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dieter Horton
  • Tony Miller
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2012–13 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 UCLA 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
No. 25 Oregon 12 6   .667 28 9   .757
No. 21 Arizona 12 6   .667 27 8   .771
California 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Colorado 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Arizona State 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Stanford 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Washington 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
USC 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Utah 5 13   .278 15 18   .455
Oregon State 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
Washington State 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Conference tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Renaldo Woolridge Forward 6–9 220 Senior Sherman Oaks, California
1 Jio Fontan Guard 6–0 175 RS Senior Paterson, New Jersey
2 Greg Allen Guard 6–3 180 Senior Eureka, California
4 Tyler Sugiyama Guard 5–10 150 RS Junior Winnetka, Illinois
5 Ari Stewart Forward 6–7 205 RS Junior Marietta, Georgia
13 Chass Bryan Guard 5–9 165 Freshman Oak Park, California
14 Dewayne Dedmon Forward 7–0 255 RS Junior Lancaster, California
15 Brendyn Taylor Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Los Angeles, California
20 J.T. Terrell Guard 6–3 185 Junior Burlington, North Carolina
21 Aaron Fuller Forward 6–6 235 RS Senior Mesa, Arizona
22 Byron Wesley Guard 6–5 210 Sophomore Etiwanda, California
24 Daniel Munoz Guard 5–10 175 Senior Coto de Caza, California
31 James Blasczyk Center 7–1 260 Senior Friendswood, Texas
34 Eric Wise Forward 6–6 240 RS Senior Riverside, California
42 Strahinja Gavrilović Forward 6–9 225 Freshman Kragujevac, Serbia
55 Omar Oraby Center 7–2 270 Junior Cairo, Egypt

2012–13 Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
8:00 pm, P12N
Coppin State
Maui Invitational Tournament Opening Round
W 87–73  1–0
Galen Center (4,157)
Los Angeles, CA
11/13/2012*
6:30 pm, P12N
Long Beach State W 62–44  2–0
Galen Center (3,756)
Los Angeles, CA
11/19/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Illinois
Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals
L 64–94  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/20/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Texas
Maui Invitational Tournament Consolation round
W 59–53 OT 3–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/21/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Marquette
Maui Invitational Tournament 5th place
L 64–72  3–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/25/2012*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 25 San Diego State L 60–66  3–3
Galen Center (4,421)
Los Angeles, CA
12/03/2012*
5:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 51–63  3–4
Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,045)
Lincoln, NE
12/05/2012*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 18 New Mexico L 67–75  3–5
The Pit (15,241)
Albuquerque, NM
12/08/2012*
7:30 pm, P12N
No. 14 Minnesota L 57–71  3–6
Galen Center (3,271)
Los Angeles, CA
12/15/2012*
4:00 pm, P12N
UC Riverside W 70–26  4–6
Galen Center (4,132)
Los Angeles, CA
12/20/2012*
8:00 pm, P12N
UC Irvine L 54–61  4–7
Galen Center (3,879)
Los Angeles, CA
12/22/2012*
10:30 am, FSN
at Georgia L 56–64  4–8
Stegeman Coliseum (6,227)
Athens, GA
12/30/2012*
4:00 pm, P12N
Dayton W 63–61 OT 5–8
Galen Center (4,113)
Los Angeles, CA
01/03/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Stanford W 71–69  6–8 (1–0)
Galen Center (3,026)
Los Angeles, CA
01/05/2013
8:00 pm, FSN
California L 64–72  6–9 (1–1)
Galen Center (4,372)
Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Colorado L 60–66  6–10 (1–2)
Coors Events Center (10,344)
Boulder, CO
01/12/2013
3:00 pm, P12N
at Utah W 76–59  7–10 (2–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,027)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/17/2013
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 Oregon L 74–76  7–11 (2–3)
Galen Center (4,722)
Los Angeles, CA
01/19/2013
5:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State W 69–68  8–11 (3–3)
Galen Center (3,963)
Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2013
7:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 93–98 OT 8–12 (3–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,018)
Tempe, AZ
01/26/2013
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 6 Arizona L 50–74  8–13 (3–5)
McKale Center (14,578)
Tucson, AZ
01/30/2013
7:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA W 75–71 OT 9–13 (4–5)
Pauley Pavilion (12,821)
Los Angeles, CA
02/07/2013
8:30 pm, P12N
Washington State W 72–68  10–13 (5–5)
Galen Center (3,629)
Los Angeles, CA
02/10/2013
7:00 pm, FSN
Washington W 71–60  11–13 (6–5)
Galen Center (4,214)
Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2013
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Stanford W 65–64  12–13 (7–5)
Maples Pavilion (4,367)
Stanford, CA
02/17/2013
7:00 pm, FSN
at California L 68–76  12–14 (7–6)
Haas Pavilion (9,127)
Berkeley, CA
02/24/2013
12:30 pm, FSN
UCLA L 59–75  12–15 (7–7)
Galen Center (7,984)
Los Angeles, CA
02/27/2013
6:30 pm, P12N
No. 11 Arizona W 89–78  13–15 (8–7)
Galen Center (4,207)
Los Angeles, CA
03/02/2013
12:00 pm, FSN
Arizona State W 57–56  14–15 (9–7)
Galen Center (4,034)
Los Angeles, CA
03/06/2013
8:30 pm, P12N
at Washington L 57–65  14–16 (9–8)
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,753)
Seattle, WA
03/09/2013
3:30 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 51–76  14–17 (9–9)
Beasley Coliseum (4,254)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 tournament
03/13/2013
6:00 pm, P12N
vs. Utah
First Round
L 66–69  14–18
MGM Grand Garden Arena (8,566)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Notes

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  • January 14, 2013 – Head coach Kevin O'Neill was removed as head coach and associate head coach Bob Cantu took over as interim head coach, athletic director Pat Haden announced.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kevin O'Neill out as USC coach, ESPN, January 14, 2013