USC has reinstated coach Kevin O’Neill as coach of the Trojans after a one-game suspension involving a verbal altercation involving him, his wife and a Wildcats booster at the team hotel a night earlier.

Athletic director Pat Haden believes the suspension served its purpose and will eliminate any such inappropriate behavior by O'Neill in the future.

O'Neill was suspended for USC's semifinal game against Arizona on Saturday in the Pac-10 tournament.

Arizona beat USC, 67-62, putting the Trojans on the edge for a bid in the NCAA tournament.