2008 – 09 USC Trojans men 's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Trojans , led by 4th year head coach Tim Floyd , played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference . They finished the season 22 – 13 , 9 – 9 in Pac-10 play . They won the 2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament over Arizona State . They went to the 2009 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament as a 10th seed , where they lost in the 2nd round to Michigan State
2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team