2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–13 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Kentucky153 .833256  .806
No. 20 Auburn126 .667256  .806
LSU126 .6672110  .677
Mississippi State117 .6112011  .645
Florida117 .6111912  .613
South Carolina108 .5561813  .581
Texas A&M108 .5561614  .533
Tennessee99 .5001714  .548
Alabama810 .4441615  .516
Arkansas711 .3892012  .625
Missouri711 .3891516  .484
Ole Miss612 .3331517  .469
Georgia513 .2781616  .500
Vanderbilt315 .1671121  .344
Note: The 2020 SEC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach, Frank Martin, was in his eighth 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 18–13, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were set to take on Arkansas in the second round of the SEC tournament. However, the remainder of the SEC Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 16–16, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 4th place. As a No. 4 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Ole Miss.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Hassani Gravett2G6'1"188RS SeniorVilla Rica, GAGraduated
Tre Campbell4G6'2"183GS SeniorWashington, D.C.Graduated
Felipe Haase13F6'9"253SophomoreOsorno, ChileTransferred to Mercer
Evan Hinston23G6'4"240JuniorDeltona, FLLeft the team due to personal reasons
Chris Silva30F6'9"234SeniorLibreville, GabonGraduated/Undrafted in 2019 NBA draft
Jason Cudd33F7'1"263SophomoreMyrtle Beach, SCTransferred

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Micaiah Henry13C6'9"235RS SeniorDecatur, GATennessee Tech
Seventh Woods25G6'2"185SeniorColumbia, SCNorth Carolina

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wildens Leveque
C
Brockton, MA Gould Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 12, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Trey Anderson
SF
San Diego, CA Mater Dei Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Jalyn McCreary
SF
Kennesaw, GA Legacy Early College High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 12, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Trae Hannibal
SG
Hartsville, SC Hartsville High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jun 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "South Carolina 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Patrick Iriel
C
Columbia, SC A. C. Flora High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Aug 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1Kentucky
2Florida
3LSU
4Auburn
5Tennessee
6Alabama
7Mississippi State
8Ole Miss
9Georgia
10South Carolina
11Arkansas
12Texas A&M
13Missouri
14Vanderbilt

Roster

2018–19 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 A. J. Lawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)178 lb (81 kg) SoGTA Prep Mississauga, ON
G 1 T. J. Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoFindlay Prep Memphis, TN
F 2 Trey Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg) FrMater Dei Catholic San Diego, CA
F 4 Jalyn McCreary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrLegacy Early College Marietta, GA
G 5 Jermaine Couisnard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)211 lb (96 kg) RS FrMontverde Academy East Chicago, IN
F 10 Justin Minaya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoNorthern Valley Regional HS Old Tappan, NJ
G 12 Trae Hannibal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)217 lb (98 kg) FrHartsville Hartsville, SC
F/C 13 Micaiah Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrColumbia
Tennessee Tech
Decatur, GA
F 14 Nathan Nelson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)189 lb (86 kg) SoBlackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 20 Alanzo Frink 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) SoRoselle Catholic HS Jersey City, NJ
F 21 Maik Kotsar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)270 lb (122 kg) SrSunrise Christian Academy Tallinn, Estonia
G 23 Mike Green (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrChristian Academy of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC
F 24 Keyshawn Bryant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoWinter Haven HS Winter Haven, FL
G 25 Seventh Woods Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrHammond School
North Carolina
Columbia, SC
G 52 Jair Bolden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrWesttown School
George Washington
Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
Columbia International W 87–50 
 23  Lawson  8  Frink  7  Lawson  Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
North Alabama W 77–55  1–0
 17  Minaya  11  Minaya  4  Lawson  Colonial Life Arena (11,927)
Columbia, SC
November 10, 2019*
12:00 pm, SECN
Wyoming W 66–32  2–0
 12  Tied  7  Frink  3  Minaya  Colonial Life Arena (10,255)
Columbia, SC
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Cleveland State W 90–63  3–0
 28  Lawson  12  Kotsar  4  Tied  Colonial Life Arena (10,083)
Columbia, SC
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Boston University
Cancún Challenge campus site game
L 70–78  3–1
 22  Lawson  7  Tied  5  Lawson  Colonial Life Arena (10,113)
Columbia, SC
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Gardner–Webb
Cancún Challenge campus site game
W 74–69  4–1
 16  Tied  6  Kotsar  6  Couisnard  Colonial Life Arena (10,022)
Columbia, SC
November 26, 2019*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Wichita State
Cancún Challenge semifinals
L 47–70  4–2
 12  Kotsar  8  Leveque  3  Kotsar  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (1,311)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2019*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Northern Iowa
Cancún Challenge
L 72–78  4–3
 20  Lawson  5  Tied  3  Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera 
Cancún, Mexico
December 1, 2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+
George Washington W 74–65  5–3
 17  Kotsar  9  Kotsar  4  Tied  Colonial Life Arena (9,843)
Columbia, SC
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at UMass W 84–80  6–3
 24  Lawson  9  Kotsar  6  Couisnard  Mullins Center (3,043)
Amherst, MA
December 8, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Houston
American/SEC Alliance
L 56–76  6–4
 12  Kotsar  6  Minaya  4  Minaya  Colonial Life Arena (11,164)
Columbia, SC
December 15, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Clemson
Rivalry
W 67–54  7–4
 20  Lawson  7  Kotsar  3  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,394)
Clemson, SC
December 22, 2019*
3:00 pm, ABC
at No. 9 Virginia W 70–59  8–4
 22  Bolden  4  Tied  4  Minaya  John Paul Jones Arena (14,409)
Charlottesville, VA
December 30, 2019*
3:00 pm, SECN+
Stetson L 56–63  8–5
 11  Kotsar  9  Minaya  4  Couisnard  Colonial Life Arena (10,985)
Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Florida L 68–81  8–6
(0–1)
 18  Kotsar  10  Kotsar  3  Tied  Colonial Life Arena (10,651)
Columbia, SC
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN
at Tennessee L 55–56  8–7
(0–2)
 17  Kotsar  10  Minaya  2  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,603)
Knoxville, TN
January 15, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN
No. 10 Kentucky W 81–78  9–7
(1–2)
 26  Couisnard  6  Minaya  3  Tied  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M W 81–67  10–7
(2–2)
 19  Bolden  10  Kotsar  7  Kotsar  Reed Arena (7,466)
College Station, TX
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 16 Auburn L 67–80  10–8
(2–3)
 16  Couisnard  8  Kotsar  5  Kotsar  Auburn Arena (8,430)
Auburn, AL
January 25, 2020
8:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt W 90–64  11–8
(3–3)
 14  Tied  12  Minaya  5  Hannibal  Colonial Life Arena (12,393)
Columbia, SC
January 29, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 79–77  12–8
(4–3)
 19  Lawson  9  Kotsar  4  Couisnard  Bud Walton Arena (14,085)
Fayetteville, AR
February 1, 2020
3:30 pm, SECN
Missouri W 76–54  13–8
(5–3)
 21  Kotsar  11  Kotsar  6  Couisnard  Colonial Life Arena (14,678)
Columbia, SC
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 70–84  13–9
(5–4)
 28  Couisnard  8  Kotsar  5  Moss  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,990)
Oxford, MS
February 8, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN
Texas A&M W 74–54  14–9
(6–4)
 19  Couisnard  5  Tied  4  Kotsar  Colonial Life Arena (13,388)
Columbia, SC
February 12, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN
at Georgia W 75–59  15–9
(7–4)
 20  Lawson  9  Frink  4  Couisnard  Stegeman Coliseum (8,857)
Athens, GA
February 15, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN
Tennessee W 63–61  16–9
(8–4)
 13  Kotsar  8  Kotsar  2  Tied  Colonial Life Arena (15,085)
Columbia, SC
February 19, 2020
9:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 76–79  16–10
(8–5)
 24  Kotsar  7  Tied  4  Kotsar  Humphrey Coliseum (6,281)
Starkville, MS
February 22, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
LSU L 80–86  16–11
(8–6)
 15  Tied  10  Bryant  4  Coulsnard  Colonial Life Arena (15,979)
Columbia, SC
February 26, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN
Georgia W 94–90 OT 17–11
(9–6)
 22  Frink  10  Tied  4  4 tied  Colonial Life Arena (11,613)
Columbia, SC
February 29, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN
at Alabama L 86–90  17–12
(9–7)
 22  Bryant  13  Bryant  5  Couisnard  Coleman Coliseum (11,112)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN
Mississippi State W 83–71  18–12
(10–7)
 20  Kotsar  7  Bryant  10  Couisnard  Colonial Life Arena (10,889)
Columbia, SC
March 7, 2020
12:30 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 74–83  18–13
(10–8)
 13  Tied  7  Bryant  4  Kotsar  Memorial Gymnasium (10,852)
Nashville, TN
SEC tournament
March 12, 2020
9:30 pm, SECN
(6) vs. (11) Arkansas
Second round
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [4]

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