1917–18 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

1917–18 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
1917–18 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	8–5
Head coach	Dixon Foster (2nd season);
Home arena	none
	Seasons ← 1916–17 1918–19 →

1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Canisius		–		–	5	–	0	1.000
Creighton		–		–	14	–	0	1.000
Oregon State		–		–	15	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island		–		–	3	–	0	1.000
Utah State		–		–	9	–	0	1.000
Syracuse		–		–	16	–	1	.941
Idaho		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Louisiana State		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Penn State		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Oklahoma		–		–	11	–	1	.917
Navy		–		–	14	–	2	.875
Virginia		–		–	7	–	1	.875
Georgia		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Kentucky		–		–	9	–	2	.818
North Carolina State		–		–	13	–	3	.813
California		–		–	8	–	2	.800
Bucknell		–		–	11	–	3	.786
Arizona State		–		–	14	–	4	.778
Boston		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Buffalo		–		–	6	–	2	.750
North Carolina		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Virginia Tech		–		–	15	–	5	.750
Niagara		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Army		–		–	8	–	4	.667
Trinity		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Vanderbilt		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Wyoming		–		–	4	–	2	.667
Brigham Young		–		–	5	–	3	.625
Rutgers		–		–	5	–	3	.625
Seton Hall		–		–	8	–	5	.615
South Carolina		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Arizona		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Clemson		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Georgetown		–		–	8	–	6	.571
Utah		–		–	5	–	4	.556
Lehigh		–		–	11	–	9	.550
Temple		–		–	8	–	7	.533
Duquesne		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Indiana State		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Montana		–		–	6	–	6	.500
St. John's (NY)		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Texas Christian		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Bradley		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Colgate		–		–	9	–	12	.429
Manhattan		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Auburn		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Michigan State		–		–	6	–	10	.375
Pittsburgh		–		–	5	–	9	.357
William & Mary		–		–	6	–	11	.353
Dayton		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Notre Dame		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Ohio		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Washington		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Alabama		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Oregon		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Cincinnati		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Montana State		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Tennessee		–		–	3	–	9	.250
Wake Forest		–		–	4	–	12	.250
West Virginia		–		–	4	–	13	.235
Wichita State		–		–	3	–	10	.231
Connecticut		–		–	1	–	6	.143
Butler		–		–	0	–	6	.000
The Citadel		–		–	0	–	1	.000
Southern California		–		–	0	–	2	.000


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1917–18 South Carolina men's basketball team represents University of South Carolina during the 1917–18 college men's basketball season. The head coach was , coaching the Gamecocks in his second season. The team finished with an overall record of 8–5.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
1/16/1918*	323rd Regiment	W 46–27	1–0	Columbia, SC
1/19/1918*	402nd Signal Battalion	W 68–7	2–0	Columbia, SC
1/25/1918*	317th Field Artillery	W 71–16	3–0	Columbia, SC
1/26/1918*	Camp Jackson Division	L 30–47	3–1	Columbia, SC
2/2/1918*	Mercer	L 33–43	3–2	Columbia, SC
2/12/1918*	Camp Jackson Qtrm.	L 20–24	3–3	Columbia, SC
2/26/1918*	at Wofford	W 27–26	4–3	Spartanburg, SC
2/27/1918*	at Guilford	W 28–26	5–3	Greensboro, NC
2/28/1918*	at North Carolina	L 21–58	5–4	Bynum Gymnasium Chapel Hill, NC
3/1/1918*	at N.C. State	L 12–32	5–5	Raleigh, NC
3/4/1918*	Wofford	W 45–11	6–5	Columbia, SC
3/6/1918*	Presbyterian	W 47–28	7–5	Columbia, SC
3/9/1918*	at Presbyterian	W 36–28	8–5	Clinton, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ "1917–18 Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball media guide" (PDF). Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[1] "1917–18 Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[2] "South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball media guide" (PDF). Retrieved January 10, 2023.

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v t e South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Venues	College Hall (1908-1912) Carolina Gymnasium (1912-1927) Carolina Fieldhouse (1927–1968) Carolina Coliseum (1968–2002) Colonial Life Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	Clemson
Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Garnet Army 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 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 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics