The 2019–20 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. Led by seventh-year head coach

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, they played their home games at the

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in Los Angeles, California as members of the

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. They finished the season 22–9, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were set to take on

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in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the remainder of the Pac-12 tournament, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the

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Previous season

The 2018–19 USC Trojans finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in

play. As the No. 8 seed in the 2019 Pac-12 Conference tournament, the Trojans defeated the No. 9 seed

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in the first round before losing to the No. 1 seed

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in the second round. The Trojans were not selected for any postseason play.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2019 recruiting class

Roster

* Dec. 16, 2019 – Redshirt Sophomore forward, Charles O'Bannon Jr. elected to transfer.

Exhibition

On July 31, 2019, it was announced that USC will play Villanova on October 18, 2019, in an exhibition game. The game, which did not count towards the regular season record, took place at

, USC's home arena. All proceeds went to the California Fire Foundation. It was USC's first exhibition game open to the public since 2014.

Schedule and results

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References

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