1973–74 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

1973–74 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
1973–74 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 19
Record	22–5
Head coach	Frank McGuire (10th season);
Home arena	Carolina Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame		–		–	26	–	3	.897
No. 8 Providence		–		–	28	–	4	.875
No. 16 Pittsburgh		–		–	25	–	4	.862
UNC Charlotte		–		–	22	–	4	.846
Centenary		–		–	21	–	4	.840
Marquette		–		–	26	–	5	.839
No. 19 South Carolina		–		–	22	–	5	.815
No. 18 Oral Roberts		–		–	23	–	6	.793
South Alabama		–		–	22	–	6	.786
Creighton		–		–	23	–	7	.767
St. John's		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Georgia Southern		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Southern Illinois		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Syracuse		–		–	19	–	7	.731
VCU		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Cincinnati		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Boston College		–		–	21	–	9	.700
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Rutgers		–		–	18	–	8	.692
No. 20 Dayton		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Hawaii		–		–	19	–	9	.679
Jacksonville		–		–	20	–	10	.667
Manhattan		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Mercer		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Detroit		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Fairfield		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Houston		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Illinois State		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Marshall		–		–	17	–	9	.654
St. Bonaventure		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Stetson		–		–	17	–	9	.654
DePaul		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Memphis State		–		–	19	–	11	.633
Northeast Louisiana		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Utah State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Colgate		–		–	15	–	10	.600
Portland State		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Seton Hall		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Pan American		–		–	13	–	9	.591
George Washington		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Portland		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Ball State		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Butler		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Canisius		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Milwaukee		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Penn State		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Northeastern		–		–	12	–	11	.522
Long Island		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Duquesne		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Georgetown		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Oklahoma City		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Virginia Tech		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Indiana State		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Loyola Chicago		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Niagara		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Tulane		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Air Force		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Iona		–		–	11	–	13	.458
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Hardin-Simmons		–		–	11	–	14	.440
South Florida		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Denver		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Southern Mississippi		–		–	11	–	15	.423
Navy		–		–	9	–	13	.409
West Virginia		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Fordham		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Northern Illinois		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Eastern Michigan		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Holy Cross		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Saint Peter's		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Xavier		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Villanova		–		–	7	–	19	.269
Army		–		–	6	–	18	.250
Houston Baptist		–		–	6	–	19	.240
Cleveland State		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Samford		–		–	6	–	20	.231
Buffalo		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Georgia Tech		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Georgia State		–		–	1	–	25	.038

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1973–74 men's college basketball season.

This is Frank McGuire's 10th season as a head coach. They finished the record of 22-5.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1		Toledo	W 74–54	1–0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
December 5		Georgia Southern	W 91–78	2–0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
December 8		at Michigan State	W 74–63	3–0	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan
December 12		DePauw	W 104–55	4–0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
December 22		at Indiana	L 71–84	4–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
December 27		vs. Alabama	L 75–77	4–2
December 28		vs. Eastern Kentucky	W 73–58	5–2
January 2		Texas Tech	W 81–65	6–2	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
January 5		Marquette	W 60–58	7–2	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
January 9		Lafayette	W 84–63	8–2	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
January 12		Manhattan	W 75–61	9–2	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
January 16		vs. Davidson	L 59–70	9–3	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
January 19		Penn	W 67–57	10–3	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
January 24		at Fordham	W 79–63	11–3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 26		vs. Seton Hall	W 75–74	12–3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 30		Niagara	W 85–60	13–3	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
February 4		Canisius	W 76–58	14–3	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
February 6		at Villanova	W 63–47	15–3	Villanova Field House Delaware County, Pennsylvania
February 9	No. 13	Dayton	W 81–68	16–3	Carolina Coliseum (11,983) Columbia, SC
February 13		at Georgia Tech	W 82–73	17–3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
February 16		Notre Dame	L 68–72	17–4	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
February 20		Virginia Tech	W 82–71	18–4	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
February 24		at Duquesne	W 67–57	19–4	Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 27		Pittsburgh	W 67–50	20–4	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
March 2		at Houston	W 104–86	21–4	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
March 5		at Creighton	W 78–69	22–4	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
March 9		vs. Furman NCAA Tournament • First Round	L 69–75	22–5	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	12	Brian Winters	Los Angeles Lakers

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References

^ "1973-74 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com.
^ "2019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History" (PDF). University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
^ "1974 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2009.

[1] "1973-74 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.

[3] "1974 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2009.

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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	Gambling scandal 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 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics