2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Lamont Paris (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tanner Bronson (3rd season); Eddie Shannon (3rd season); Will Bailey (1st season);
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Alabama	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 5 Auburn	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 20 Florida	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Georgia	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 19 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
LSU	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 25 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 11 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Missouri	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
No. 18 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Texas	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
No. 23 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 14, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Lamont Paris and play their home games at Colonial Life Arena located in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2023–24 season 26–8, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament, they beat Arkansas in the second round before falling to Auburn in the quarterfinals. The Gamecocks earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament there first since 2017, However, they would fall in the first round to Oregon.^[1]^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Wooster	W 86–60	–	19 – Murray-Boyles	11 – Murray-Boyles	5 – Wright	Colonial Life Arena (3,506) Columbia, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	North Florida	L 71–74	0–1	17 – Murray-Boyles	9 – Pringle	6 – Wright	Colonial Life Arena (12,388) Columbia, SC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	South Carolina State	W 86–64	1–1	20 – Wright	16 – Murray-Boyles	4 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (12,205) Columbia, SC
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	Towson	W 80–54	2–1	27 – Murray-Boyles	9 – Tied	5 – Thomas	Colonial Life Arena (11,577) Columbia, SC
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., Peacock	at No. 16 Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	Mercer						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 25, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS1	vs. Xavier Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division semifinals						Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2024* TBD, FS1	vs. TBD Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division						Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Boston College ACC–SEC Challenge						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
December 7, 2024* TBD, SECN+	East Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 14, 2024* TBD, SECN+	USC Upstate						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN	Clemson						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 22, 2024* TBD, SECN+	Radford						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN	Presbyterian						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN	at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	Alabama						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	Auburn						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 18, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	Florida						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	Mississippi State						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 1, 2025 8:30 p.m., SECN	Texas A&M						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., TBD	at Kentucky						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	Ole Miss						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 15, 2025 8:30 p.m., SECN	at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN	at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 22, 2025 8:30 p.m., SECN	Texas						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 25, 2025 9:00 p.m., TBD	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	Arkansas						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN	Georgia						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

References

^ Athletics, South Carolina (2024-03-22). "No. 16 South Carolina reflects on historic season after tough tournament exit". foxcarolina.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "2023-24 South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". /gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[1] Athletics, South Carolina (2024-03-22). "No. 16 South Carolina reflects on historic season after tough tournament exit". foxcarolina.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[2] "2023-24 South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[3] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". /gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

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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