The 2018–19 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the

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during the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...

. Led by sixth-year head coach

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, they played their home games at the

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as members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the season 24–12, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated

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in the quarterfinals and

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in the semifinals before losing to

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in the championship game. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and as a result earned a No. 1 seed in the

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, where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

2018 recruiting class

Roster

*Sophomore Forward Jordan Usher transferred to Georgia Tech on December 31, 2018 after being suspended indefinitely for "unspecified conduct issues."

Schedule and results

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References

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