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1971–72 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
Record24–5
Head coach
Home arenaCarolina Coliseum
Seasons

The 1971–72 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1971–72 men's college basketball season. This was the first year in which South Carolina played as an Independent. South Carolina finished 6th in the AP Poll for the third year in a row.[1]

Roster

Name Position Height Year Stats
Tom Riker Forward 6–10 Senior 19.6 Pts, 10.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Kevin Joyce Guard 6–2 Sophomore 18.3 Pts, 4.8 Reb, 4.1 Ast
Danny Traylor Center 7–0 Junior 14.3 Pts, 10.7 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Rick Aydlett Forward 6–7 Senior 9.8 Pts, 6.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Brian Winters Guard 6–4 Sophomore 8.3 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 1.9 Ast
Bob Carver Guard 6–2 Junior 7.2 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 2.6 Ast
Ed Peterson Guard 6–4 Senior 4.3 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ricky Mousa Forward 6–5 Junior 1.5 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Casey Manning Guard 6–3 Junior 1.7 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Jimmy Powell Guard 5–11 Junior 0.6 Pts, 0.0 Reb
Billy Grimes Guard 6–5 Senior 0.7 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.1 Ast

[2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1
No. 12 at Auburn W 84–63  1-0
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Birmingham, AL
December 10
No. 11 at Santa Clara W 77–66  2-0
 
Santa Clara, CA
December 11
No. 11 vs. Cal W 67-59  3-0
 
 
December 18
No. 3 Virginia Tech W 77–76  4-0
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
December 23
No. 3 at Pitt W 69–59  5-0
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 27
No. 3 vs. Fairfield W 87–69  6-0
 
 
December 28
No. 3 vs. Boston College W 86–64  7-0
 
 
December 30
No. 3 at Villanova L 76–77  7-1
Villanova Field House 
Philadelphia, PA
January 9
No. 4 No. 2 Marquette L 71–72  7-2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 12
No. 4 Manhattan L 64–79  8-2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 17
No. 4 St. Bonaventure W 61–59  9-2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 19
No. 5 Niagara W 80–69  10-2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 22
No. 5 vs. Iowa L 85–91  10-3
 
 
January 27
No. 11 at Fordham W 100–77  11-3
Madison Square Garden 
Manhattan, NY
January 29
No. 11 vs. No. 19 Northern Illinois W 83–72  12-3
 
 
February 2
No. 8 Stetson W 98–64  13-3
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 5
No. 8 at Clemson W 62–58  14-3
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 7
No. 8 DePaul W 91–67  15-3
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 12
No. 9 Davidson W 86–71  16-3
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 16
No. 7 UNLV W 84–71  17-3
Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, NV
February 19
No. 7 Houston L 85–95  17-4
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 23
No. 9 Toledo W 94–72  18-4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 26
No. 9 vs. Davidson W 88–82  19-4
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
February 28
No. 9 Notre Dame W 109–83  20-4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
March 1
No. 8 Creighton W 81–64  21-4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
March 4
No. 8 Clemson W 77–64  22-4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
March 11
No. 6 vs. Temple
NCAA Tournament
W 53-51  23-4
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
March 16
No. 6 vs. No. 2 North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
L 69-92  23-5
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
March 18
No. 6 vs. No. 15 Villanova
NCAA Tournament• Third Place Game
W 90-78  24-5
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP121211333445118979866
Coaches1313833344486647645

[4]

Gamecocks drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1972 1 8 Tom Riker New York Knicks

[5]

References

  1. ^ "1971-72 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "1970-71 South Carolina Gamecock basketball roster". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "1971-72 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "1971-72 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "1972 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.