 Trakh was head coach at USC from 2004 to 2009, during which he had a 90–64 overall record with NCAA Tournament appearances in 2005 and 2006.Although Trakh recruited four top-12 recruiting classes, including the "USA Today" number-one class in 2006, USC never finished above fourth place in the Pac-10 in Trakh's five years and did not make any postseason tournaments after 2006.On April 8, 2009, Trakh resigned from USC.