2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

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.

2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tanner Bronson (3rd season)
  • Eddie Shannon (3rd season)
  • Will Bailey (1st season)
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Florida 0 0   6 0   1.000
No. 11 Tennessee 0 0   6 0   1.000
Vanderbilt 0 0   6 0   1.000
No. 9 Kentucky 0 0   5 0   1.000
Mississippi State 0 0   5 0   1.000
Ole Miss 0 0   5 0   1.000
No. 4 Auburn 0 0   4 0   1.000
Oklahoma 0 0   4 0   1.000
Georgia 0 0   5 1   .833
Texas 0 0   5 1   .833
No. 8 Alabama 0 0   4 1   .800
No. 20 Arkansas 0 0   4 1   .800
LSU 0 0   4 1   .800
Missouri 0 0   4 1   .800
No. 23 Texas A&M 0 0   4 1   .800
South Carolina 0 0   3 2   .600
2025 SEC tournament winner
As of November 23, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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 L 71–87  2–2
 18  Ugusuk   11  Pringle   4  Thomas  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
November 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
Mercer W 84–72  3–2
 19  Thomas   9  Murray-Boyles   5  Wright  Colonial Life Arena (11,054)
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][4]

References

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  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.
  4. ^ "2024–2025 South Carolina Basketball Schedule". /thepalmettobowl.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.