2012–13 USC Trojans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Roster
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
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
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
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics