2017 – 18 USC Trojans men 's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by fifth-year head coach Andy Enfield , they played their home games at the Galen Center in Los Angeles , California as members of the Pac-12 Conference . They 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 Oregon State in the quarterfinals and Oregon in the semifinals before losing to Arizona 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 National Invitation Tournament , where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to Western Kentucky in the second round
Pac-12 Tournament
2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 USC Trojans men's basketball team