1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball team

1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball
Helms Foundation National Champions
PCC Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionSouth
Record20–3 (10–2 PCC)
Head coach
MVPTom McGarvin
CaptainNone
Home arenaShrine Auditorium
1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Oregon State 12 4   .750 27 11   .711
Oregon 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Washington State 9 7   .563 23 10   .697
Washington 6 10   .375 10 15   .400
Idaho 3 13   .188 11 15   .423
South
USC 10 2   .833 20 3   .870
Stanford 6 6   .500 14 9   .609
California 5 7   .417 15 17   .469
UCLA 3 9   .250 8 17   .320
† Conference playoff series winner

The 1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. Their head coach was Sam Barry, coaching in his 11th season with the Trojans. The Trojans played their home games in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California as members of the South division of the Pacific Coast Conference. The team finished the season 20–3, 10–2 in PCC play to win the South division. They swept North division champion Oregon State in the best of three series to win the PCC championship. USC was invited to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Colorado before losing to Kansas in the Final Four. Despite the loss, they were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.

Forward Ralph Vaughn was named an All-American at the end of the season.