1953–54 USC Trojans men's basketball team

1953–54 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	North
	South
	† Conference playoff series winner ; As of 1954; Rankings from AP Poll

1953–54 USC Trojans men's basketball
1953–54 USC Trojans men's basketball
PCC Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 11
1953–54 record	19–14 (8–4 PCC)
Head coach	Forrest Twogood (4th season);
Home arena	Pan-Pacific Auditorium
	Seasons ← →

The 1953–54 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1953–54 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Trojans were led by fourth-year head coach Forrest Twogood and played their home games off campus at Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.

The Trojans were 15–11 overall in the regular season and 8–4 in conference play. They won the Southern Division for the first time since 1940 and met Northern Division champion Oregon State in the best-of-three PCC playoff series at Long Beach City College. USC won the first and third games and advanced to the 24-team NCAA Tournament.

At the West Regional at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon, the Trojans defeated Idaho State and Santa Clara (in double overtime). At the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri, the Trojans dropped both games, to Bradley in the semifinals and Penn State in the consolation game.

NCAA tournament[]

Seeding in brackets

West Regional at Corvallis, Oregon
- Southern California 73, Idaho State 59
- Southern California 66, Santa Clara 65 (2OT)
Final Four at Kansas City, Missouri
- Bradley 74, Southern California 72
- Penn State 70, Southern California 61 – (Third Place Game)

Source:^[2]

Rankings[]

NBA draft[]

One Trojan was selected in the 1954 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
9	78	Roy Irvin	Rochester Royals

Source:^[3]

References[]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2013-01-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

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[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2013-01-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t USC Trojans men's basketball
Venues	Shrine Auditorium (1926–1949) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949–1959) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	UCLA (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1939–40 1953–54 1969–70 1990–91 1991–92 2000–01 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1953–54 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Oregon State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
Idaho	9	–	7	.563	15	–	8	.652
Oregon	9	–	7	.563	17	–	10	.630
Washington	7	–	9	.438	8	–	18	.308
Washington State	4	–	12	.250	10	–	17	.370
South
No. 11 USC †	8	–	4	.667	19	–	14	.576
UCLA	7	–	5	.583	18	–	7	.720
California	6	–	6	.500	17	–	7	.708
Stanford	3	–	9	.250	15	–	10	.600

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1954^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll