Jump to content

2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Arizona Tip-Off (Cactus Division) champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 25
Record26–8 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Tennessee 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
No. 20 Kentucky 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
No. 3т Alabama 13 – 5   .722 25 – 12   .676
No. 18 Auburn † 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771
No. 24 South Carolina 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
Florida 11 – 7   .611 24 – 12   .667
Texas A&M 9 – 9   .500 21 – 15   .583
LSU 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 14   .600
Ole Miss 7 – 11   .389 20 – 12   .625
Georgia 6 – 12   .333 20 – 17   .541
Arkansas 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Vanderbilt 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281
Missouri 0 – 18   .000 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by second-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

South Carolina achieved its first ranking since 2017,[1] as well as its highest ranking since 1997.[2][3] The Gamecocks made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2017, losing in the first round to Oregon. Their final total of 26 wins is tied for the most wins in school history.[4][5]

Previous season

[edit]

The Gamecocks finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in twelfth place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost to Ole Miss in the first round.

Offseason

[edit]

Departures

[edit]
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chico Carter Jr. 2 G 6'3" 192 Senior Columbia, SC Graduate transferred to DePaul
Tre-Vaugh Minott 4 F 6'9" 258 Junior Montreal, QC Transferred to Portland State
Hayden Brown 10 F 6'5" 234 GS Senior Greer, SC Graduated
Ja'Von Benson 21 F 6'7" 253 Junior Columbia, SC Transferred to Hampton
G. G. Jackson 23 F 6'9 215 Freshman Columbia, SC Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 45th overall by Memphis Grizzlies
Daniel Hankins-Sanford 30 F 6'8" 233 Freshman Charlotte, NC Transferred to UMass
Ford Cooper Jr. 44 G 6'3" 193 Senior Charlotte, NC Walk-on; graduate transferred to Hampton

Incoming transfers

[edit]
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
B.J. Mack 2 F/C 6'8" 245 GS Senior Charlotte, NC Wofford
Stephen Clark 4 F 6'8" 205 GS Senior Charlotte, NC The Citadel
Myles Stute 10 F 6'7" 215 Senior Washington, D.C. Vanderbilt
Ta'Lon Cooper 55 G 6'4" 195 Senior Roebuck, SC Minnesota

Recruiting classes

[edit]

2023 recruiting class

[edit]
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Collin Murray-Boyles
#19 SF 		Columbia, SC A. C. Flora High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 7, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Arden Conyers
#83 SF 		Columbia, SC Westwood High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Morris Ugusuk
PG 		Finland N/A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A May 3, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  • "2023 South Carolina Gamecocks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

[edit]
US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Okku Federiko
PF 		Helsinki, Finland N/A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 29, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Trent Noah
SF/SG 		Harlan, KY Harlan County 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 1, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

[edit]
2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ebrima Dibba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) GS St. Benedict's Preparatory
Coastal Carolina 		Bredäng, Sweden
G 1 Jacobi Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Legacy Early College Fort Mill, SC
F/C 2 B.J. Mack 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) GS Oak Hill Academy
Wofford 		Charlotte, NC
F 4 Stephen Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) GS Metrolina Christian Academy
The Citadel 		Charlotte, NC
G 5 Meechie Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Garfield Heights HS
Ohio State 		Cleveland, OH
F 10 Myles Stute 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Gonzaga College HS
Vanderbilt 		Washington, D.C.
G 12 Zachary Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Denmark-Olar HS Denmark, SC
G 13 Austin Herro (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Fr Whitenall HS Milwaukee, WI
G 14 Eli Sparkman (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Baylor School Cleveland, TN
G 15 Morris Ugusuk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr Omnia Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
G 20 Danny Grajzl (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hawken School Cleveland, OH
G 21 Arden Conyers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Westwood HS Columbia, SC
F 30 Collin Murray-Boyles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Columbia, SC
F 31 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS Sr KA Pegasus
Illinois 		Lommel, Belgium
C 33 Josh Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy
LSU 		Brooklyn, NY
G 55 Ta'Lon Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Dorman HS
Minnesota 		Roebuck, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[edit]
Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., − 		Wofford W 60–57  −
  14 – Mack   11 – Stute   4 – Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (2)
Columbia, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 82–53  1–0
  15 – Tied   8 – Davis   3 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (11,216)
Columbia, SC
November 10, 2023*
9:30 p.m., ACCN 		vs. Virginia Tech
He Gets Us Hall of Fame Series 		W 79–77  2–0
  21 – Stute   7 – Bosmans-Verdonk   7 – Cooper  Spectrum Center (6,783)
Charlotte, NC
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		VMI
Arizona Tip-Off campus site game 		W 74–64  3–0
  17 – Mack   13 – Mack   7 – Cooper  Colonial Life Arena (10,449)
Columbia, SC
November 18, 2023*
12:00 a.m., CBSSN 		vs. DePaul
Arizona Tip-Off semifinals 		W 73–68  4–0
  24 – Johnson   7 – Tied   5 – Cooper  Desert Diamond Arena (3,214)
Glendale, AZ
November 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Grand Canyon
Arizona Tip-Off championship game 		W 75–68  5–0
  27 – Mack   6 – Johnson   5 – Cooper  Desert Diamond Arena (2,589)
Glendale, AZ
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		Notre Dame
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 65–53  6–0
  29 – Johnson   5 – Tied   4 – Cooper  Colonial Life Arena (15,215)
Columbia, SC
December 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		George Washington W 89–67  7–0
  24 – Johnson   8 – Johnson   8 – Cooper  Colonial Life Arena (10,936)
Columbia, SC
December 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 24 Clemson
Rivalry 		L 67–72  7–1
  26 – Johnson   7 – Mack   4 – Johnson  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
December 9, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at East Carolina W 68–62  8–1
  15 – Tied   8 – Mack   3 – Tied  Williams Arena (5,568)
Greenville, NC
December 16, 2023*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Charleston Southern W 73–69  9–1
  16 – Mack   6 – Tied   5 – Ugusuk  Colonial Life Arena (10,006)
Columbia, SC
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 72–62  10–1
  20 – Johnson   7 – Mack   5 – Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (9,455)
Columbia, SC
December 22, 2023*
6:00 p.m., SECN 		Elon W 70–43  11–1
  17 – Cooper   8 – Stute   3 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (10,203)
Columbia, SC
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Florida A&M W 94–62  12–1
  17 – Murray-Boyles   9 – Clark   6 – Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (11,070)
Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS 		Mississippi State W 68–62  13–1
(1–0) 		 24 – Johnson   6 – Tied   7 – Cooper  Colonial Life Arena (11,382)
Columbia, SC
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN 		at Alabama L 47–74  13–2
(1–1) 		 16 – Johnson   6 – Mack   2 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (10,208)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 13, 2024
3:30 p.m., SECN 		at Missouri W 71–69 OT 14–2
(2–1) 		 21 – Mack   8 – Cooper   3 – Tied  Mizzou Arena (11,135)
Columbia, MO
January 16, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Georgia L 69–74  14–3
(2–2) 		 19 – Johnson   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (12,404)
Columbia, SC
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN 		at Arkansas W 77–64  15–3
(3–2) 		 18 – Mack   9 – Mack   5 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 6 Kentucky W 79–62  16–3
(4–2) 		 20 – Cooper   9 – Murray-Boyles   5 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN 		Missouri W 72–64  17–3
(5–2) 		 21 – Mack   8 – Murray-Boyles   4 – Cooper  Colonial Life Arena (13,553)
Columbia, SC
January 30, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN 		at No. 5 Tennessee W 63–59  18–3
(6–2) 		 18 – Cooper   7 – Gray   6 – Johnson  Thompson–Boling Arena (20,667)
Knoxville, TN
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN 		at Georgia W 72–62  19–3
(7–2) 		 16 – Murray-Boyles   8 – Gray   8 – Cooper  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
February 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 15 Ole Miss W 68–65  20–3
(8–2) 		 16 – Murray-Boyles   9 – Murray-Boyles   8 – Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 15 Vanderbilt W 75–60  21–3
(9–2) 		 31 – Murray-Boyles   7 – Murray-Boyles   7 – Cooper  Colonial Life Arena (14,310)
Columbia, SC
February 14, 2024
8:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 11 at No. 13 Auburn L 61–101  21–4
(9–3) 		 22 – Johnson   7 – Tied   2 – Johnson  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
February 17, 2024
3:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 11 LSU L 63–64  21–5
(9–4) 		 18 – Mack   9 – Mack   4 – Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (16,570)
Columbia, SC
February 24, 2024
3:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 20 at Ole Miss W 72–59  22–5
(10–4) 		 17 – Mack   9 – Davis   6 – Cooper  SJB Pavilion (8,486)
Oxford, MS
February 28, 2024
8:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 18 at Texas A&M W 70–68  23–5
(11–4) 		 22 – Johnson   12 – Murray-Boyles   9 – Cooper  Reed Arena (9,255)
College Station, TX
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 18 No. 24 Florida W 82–76  24–5
(12–4) 		 25 – Johnson   11 – Murray-Boyles   4 – Cooper  Colonial Life Arena (16,978)
Columbia, SC
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 No. 4 Tennessee L 59–66  24–6
(12–5) 		 18 – Johnson   11 – Murray-Boyles   3 – Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
March 9, 2024
2:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 17 at Mississippi State W 93–89 OT 25–6
(13–5) 		 25 – Mack   8 – Murray-Boyles   6 – Murray-Boyles  Humphrey Coliseum (9,289)
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 14, 2024
3:30 p.m., SECN 		(5) No. 15 vs. (12) Arkansas
Second Round 		W 80–66  26–6
  24 – Murray-Boyles   9 – Mack   4 – Davis  Bridgestone Arena (11,638)
Nashville, TN
March 15, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN 		(5) No. 15 vs. (4) No. 12 Auburn
Quarterfinals 		L 55–86  26–7
  14 – Mack   8 – Tied   4 – Davis  Bridgestone Arena (17,137)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2024
4:00 p.m., TBS 		(6 MW) No. 16 vs. (11 MW) Oregon
First Round 		L 73–87  26–8
  24 – Johnson   8 – Stute   7 – Cooper  PPG Paints Arena (17,698)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[6][7]

Rankings

[edit]
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP——RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—RV1511201817151625
Coaches——RV———RVRV—RV——RV2011201816191723

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "South Carolina ranked for first time since 2017". ABC Columbia. Associated Press. 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. ^ "South Carolina basketball rises into top 15, Collin Murray-Boyles named SEC freshman of the week". Yahoo Sports. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. ^ "South Carolina Men's Basketball AP Poll History". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ^ Athletics, South Carolina (2024-03-22). "No. 16 South Carolina reflects on historic season after tough tournament exit". foxcarolina.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  5. ^ Harvey, Preston (2024-03-18). "South Carolina men's basketball heads to NCAA Tournament for first time since 2017". WJCL. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  6. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". /gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ "2023-24 South Carolina Gamecocks Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023–24_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1243647400"