2010 – 11 USC Trojans men 's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2010 – 11 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Trojans , led by second year head coach Kevin O'Neill , played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference . They finished the season 19 – 15 , 10 – 8 in Pac-10 play . They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament to Arizona . They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the new '' First Four '' round to VCU
2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team