2018–19 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 16–16 (11–7 SEC) |
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Home arena | Colonial Life Arena |
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No. 15 LSU | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Tennessee | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Kentucky | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Auburn† | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 30 | – | 10 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2018–19 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach, Frank Martin, was in his seventh season at South Carolina. The team played its home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.[1] They finished the season 16-16, 11-7 in SEC Play to finish a tie for 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Auburn.
Previous season
[edit]The Gamecocks finished the 2017–18 season finished the season 17–16, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They had 3 wins against ranked teams; No. 10 Auburn, No. 18 Kentucky, and No. 20 Florida. They defeated Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC tournament before losing in the second round to Arkansas.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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David Beatty | 0 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Freshman | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to La Salle[2] |
Kory Holden | 1 | G | 6'1" | 197 | RS Junior | Salisbury, MD | Transferred to South Alabama[3] |
Frank Booker Jr. | 5 | G | 6'3" | 208 | RS Senior | Augusta, GA | Graduated |
Khadim Gueye | 12 | F | 7'0" | 248 | Sophomore | Dakar, Senegal | Transferred to Akron[4] |
Ibrahim Doumbia | 14 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Miami, FL | Transferred to UCF[5] |
Wesley Myers | 15 | G | 6'1" | 193 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
Tommy Corchiani | 20 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | Left team |
Christian Schmitt | 25 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Sophomore | Mars, PA | Left team |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Tre Campbell | 4 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Graduate Student | Washington, D.C. | Georgetown |
Jair Bolden | 52 | G | 6'4' | 205 | Junior | Brooklyn, NY | George Washington |
2018 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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T.J. Moss #30 SG |
Memphis, TN | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 15, 2018 | |
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Keyshawn Bryant #42 SF |
Winter Haven, FL | Huntington Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 2, 2018 | |
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A. J. Lawson SG |
Brampton, ON | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 26, 2018 | |
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Jermaine Couisnard SG |
East Chicago, IN | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 27, 2018 | |
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Alanzo Frink PF |
Roselle, NJ | Roselle Catholic High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 3, 2018 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 26, 2018* 6:00 pm |
Augusta | L 72–77 | – |
18 – Gravett | 10 – Minaya | 3 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
USC Upstate | W 65–52 | 1–0 |
21 – Bryant | 12 – Gravett | 3 – Gravett | Colonial Life Arena (10,145) Columbia, SC | ||||
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
Stony Brook Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game |
L 81–83 | 1–1 |
23 – Lawson | 9 – Tied | 6 – Lawson | Colonial Life Arena (9,657) Columbia, SC | ||||
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
Norfolk State Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game |
W 81–64 | 2–1 |
18 – Tied | 6 – Lawson | 8 – Lawson | Colonial Life Arena (9,038) Columbia, SC | ||||
November 17, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Providence Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith semifinals |
L 67–76 | 2–2 |
14 – Gravett | 7 – Gravett | 3 – Lawson | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | ||||
November 18, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. George Washington Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith 3rd place game |
W 90–55 | 3–2 |
20 – Silva | 10 – Silva | 5 – Lawson | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | ||||
November 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
Wofford | L 61–81 | 3–3 |
13 – Tied | 10 – Kotsar | 3 – Moss | Colonial Life Arena (10,561) Columbia, SC | ||||
November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN |
Coastal Carolina | W 85–79 | 4–3 |
25 – Lawson | 8 – Kotsar | 4 – Gravett | Colonial Life Arena (9,315) Columbia, SC | ||||
December 5, 2018* 9:00 pm, Stadium |
at Wyoming | L 64–73 | 4–4 |
15 – Lawson | 9 – Lawson | 4 – Moss | Arena-Auditorium (3,657) Laramie, WY | ||||
December 8, 2018* 12:00 pm, FS1 |
at No. 5 Michigan | L 78–89 | 4–5 |
18 – Silva | 12 – Silva | 5 – Lawson | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 Virginia | L 52–69 | 4–6 |
11 – Silva | 8 – Frink | 3 – Lawson | Colonial Life Arena (12,291) Columbia, SC | ||||
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Clemson Rivalry |
L 68–78 | 4–7 |
18 – Silva | 7 – Tied | 4 – Lawson | Colonial Life Arena (12,269) Columbia, SC | ||||
December 31, 2018* 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
North Greenville | W 97–46 | 5–7 |
22 – Lawson | 9 – Silva | 9 – Gravett | Colonial Life Arena (8,974) Columbia, SC | ||||
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Florida | W 71–69 | 6–7 (1–0) |
22 – Gravett | 7 – Kotsar | 4 – Campbell | Exactech Arena (10,230) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 8, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 14 Mississippi State | W 87–82 OT | 7–7 (2–0) |
25 – Kotsar | 12 – Silva | 4 – Silva | Colonial Life Arena (8,776) Columbia, SC | ||||
January 13, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN+ |
Missouri | W 85–75 | 8–7 (3–0) |
15 – Bryant | 7 – Kotsar | 4 – Lawson | Colonial Life Arena (12,747) Columbia, SC | ||||
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN |
at Vanderbilt | W 74–71 | 9–7 (4–0) |
24 – Lawson | 6 – Bryant | 3 – Hasse | Memorial Gymnasium (8,400) Nashville, TN | ||||
January 19, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN |
at LSU | L 67–89 | 9–8 (4–1) |
18 – Lawson | 5 – Lawson | 2 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,607) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
January 22, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN |
No. 16 Auburn | W 80–77 | 10–8 (5–1) |
32 – Silva | 14 – Silva | 6 – Gravett | Colonial Life Arena (13,857) Columbia, SC | ||||
January 26, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Challenge |
L 70–74 | 10–9 |
15 – Silva | 9 – Silva | 5 – Bryant | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,658) Stillwater, OK | ||||
January 29, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN |
No. 1 Tennessee | L 70–92 | 10–10 (5–2) |
28 – Silva | 10 – Silva | 3 – Gravett | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC | ||||
February 2, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN |
at Georgia | W 86–80 | 11–10 (6–2) |
19 – Tied | 7 – Lawson | 7 – Campbell | Stegeman Coliseum (9,820) Athens, GA | ||||
February 5, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 5 Kentucky | L 48–76 | 11–11 (6–3) |
12 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Rupp Arena (20,496) Lexington, KY | ||||
February 9, 2019 3:30 pm, SECN |
Arkansas | W 77–65 | 12–11 (7–3) |
24 – Lawson | 8 – Silva | 3 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (12,374) Columbia, SC | ||||
February 13, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN |
at No. 1 Tennessee | L 73–85 | 12–12 (7–4) |
19 – Campbell | 15 – Silva | 6 – Lawson | Thompson–Boling Arena (19,407) Knoxville, TN | ||||
February 16, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN |
Texas A&M | W 84–77 | 13–12 (8–4) |
23 – Lawson | 14 – Silva | 6 – Campbell | Colonial Life Arena (13,473) Columbia, SC | ||||
February 19, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN |
Ole Miss | W 79–64 | 14–12 (9–4) |
18 – Silva | 9 – Lawson | 6 – Lawson | Colonial Life Arena (10,455) Columbia, SC | ||||
February 23, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN |
at Mississippi State | L 61–76 | 14–13 (9–5) |
18 – Lawson | 5 – Tied | 7 – Campbell | Humphrey Coliseum (8,655) Starkville, MS | ||||
February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Alabama | L 62–68 | 14–14 (9–6) |
23 – Silva | 12 – Silva | 5 – Lawson | Colonial Life Arena (11,164) Columbia, SC | ||||
March 2, 2019 3:30 pm, SECN |
at Missouri | L 63–78 | 14–15 (9–7) |
20 – Gravett | 7 – Bryant | 3 – Campbell | Mizzou Arena (10,376) Columbia, MO | ||||
March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN |
at Texas A&M | W 71–54 | 15–15 (10–7) |
22 – Silva | 17 – Silva | 9 – Campbell | Reed Arena (5,032) College Station, TX | ||||
March 9, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN |
Georgia | W 66–46 | 16–15 (11–7) |
24 – Silva | 10 – Silva | 2 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (11,927) Columbia, SC | ||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
March 15, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN |
(4) | vs. (5) No. 22 Auburn Quarterfinals |
L 64–73 | 16–16 |
27 – Silva | 11 – Silva | 5 – Campbell | Bridgestone Arena (16,490) Nashville, TN | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "MBB". South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "La Salle Basketball: Transfer David Beatty eligible for 2018-19 season". September 29, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ "Kory Holden commits to new school for basketball". April 9, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ "Akron Basketball Adds Six Players to 2018-19 Roster". May 14, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ "UCF adds South Carolina transfer". April 12, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.