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1972–73 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

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1972–73 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NCAA Third Place
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record22–7
Head coach
Home arenaCarolina Coliseum
Seasons
1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Providence   27 4   .871
No. 5 Marquette   27 4   .871
No. 13 Houston   23 4   .852
No. 14 Syracuse   24 5   .828
Virginia Tech   22 5   .815
Jacksonville   21 6   .778
Oklahoma City   21 6   .778
Oral Roberts   21 6   .778
South Carolina   22 7   .759
Marshall   20 7   .741
Northeastern   19 7   .731
St. John's   19 7   .731
Centenary   19 8   .704
Florida State   18 8   .692
Northern Illinois   17 8   .680
Duquesne   16 8   .667
Fairfield   18 9   .667
Cincinnati   17 9   .654
Denver   17 9   .654
George Washington   17 9   .654
Penn State   15 8   .652
Detroit   16 9   .640
Hardin–Simmons   16 9   .640
Indiana State   16 10   .615
Manhattan   16 10   .615
Utah State   16 10   .615
Notre Dame   18 12   .600
Air Force   14 10   .583
Creighton   15 11   .577
Hawaii   15 11   .577
Rutgers   15 11   .577
Stetson   15 11   .577
DePaul   14 11   .560
South Alabama   14 11   .560
Trinity (TX)   14 11   .560
Canisius   13 11   .542
Butler   14 12   .538
Charlotte   14 12   .538
Illinois State   13 12   .520
Long Island   13 12   .520
Navy   13 12   .520
Dayton   13 13   .500
Fairleigh Dickinson   13 13   .500
St. Bonaventure   13 13   .500
Portland State   12 12   .500
Georgetown   12 14   .462
Pittsburgh   12 14   .462
Tulane   12 14   .462
Army   11 13   .458
Boston College   11 14   .440
Colgate   11 14   .440
Villanova   11 14   .440
Fordham   12 16   .429
Southern Illinois   11 15   .423
West Virginia   10 15   .400
Cleveland State   9 14   .391
Ball State   9 15   .375
Niagara   9 16   .360
Loyola (IL)   8 15   .348
Holy Cross   9 17   .346
Southern Miss   8 16   .333
St. Francis (NY)   8 16   .333
Portland   9 19   .321
Seton Hall   8 17   .320
Georgia Southern   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Georgia Tech   7 18   .280
Iona   6 16   .273
Samford   5 20   .200
Saint Francis (PA)   5 21   .192
Pan American   4 22   .154
Xavier   3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1972–73 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 2
at Tennessee L 45–55  0–1
Stokely Center 
Knoxville, Tennessee
December 4
UNLV W 76–49  1–1
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
December 9
Michigan State W 83–64  2–1
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
December 11
Georgia Southern W 92–77  3–1
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
December 15
vs. Providence L 64–79  3–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 16
at Utah W 77–73  4–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 22
Indiana W 88–85  5–2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
December 26
vs. Villanova W 80–64  6–2
 
 
December 28
vs. Manhattan W 79–69  7–2
Alumni Gym 
 
December 30
vs. St. John’s L 79–86  7–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York
January 3
Lafayette W 81–48  8–3
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 6
Fairfield W 69–58  9–3
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 8
at Virginia Tech L 68–81  9–4
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
January 13
Davidson W 90–79  10–4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 20
at Marquette L 54–71  10–5
Milwaukee Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
January 22
DePaul W 84–66  11–5
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 27
at Illinois W 86–76  12–5
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, Illinois
January 31
Marshall W 88–71  13–5
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 5
at Toledo W 77–74  14–5
The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
February 10
at St. Bonaventure W 75–74  15–5
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 12
at Niagara W 84–74  16–5
Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
February 17
Villanova W 77–53  17–5
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 19
Stetson W 81–52  18–5
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 28
Fordham W 77–72  19–5
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
March 3
at Notre Dame L 69–73  19–6
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 7
Duquesne W 90–79  20–6
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
March 10
vs. Texas Tech
NCAA tournament • First Round
W 78–70  21–6
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
March 15
vs. Memphis State
NCAA tournament • Semifinal
L 76–90  21–7
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
March 17
vs. Southwest Louisiana
NCAA tournament • Third Place
W 90–85  22–7
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1972-73 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com.
  2. ^ "2019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History" (PDF). University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2020.