1988–89 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

1988–89 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1989 Metro Conference Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1988–89 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
1988–89 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Metro Conference
1988–89 record	19–11 (8–4 Metro)
Head coach	George Felton (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tubby Smith (3rd season); Eddie Payne (3rd season); Scott Rigot;
Home arena	Carolina Coliseum
	Seasons ← →

The 1988–89 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1988–89 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach George Felton and played their home games at Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. The team received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as No. 12 seed in the East region – the team's first appearance in the tournament in 15 years. The Gamecocks lost to NC State in the first round to finish the season with a record of 19–11 (8–4 Metro).

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	31	Terry Dozier	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	4	Jo Jo English	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr
F	32	John Hudson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
		Barry Manning	—	—
G	20	Brent Price	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Enid, Oklahoma
		Jeff Roulston	—	—

Head coach

George Felton

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 24, 2020

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Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1988*		Lander	W 96–54	1–0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 3, 1988*		Clemson	W 90–70	2–0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 5, 1988*		Maryland	W 57–51	3–0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 7, 1988*		East Carolina	W 75–67	4–0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 17, 1988*		at No. 16 Tennessee	W 83–81 ^OT	5–0	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1988*	No. 18	No. 12 Ohio State	W 74–63	6–0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 29, 1988*	No. 16	vs. La Salle Cotton States Classic	L 67–85	6–1	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 30, 1988*	No. 16	vs. Princeton Cotton States Classic	L 58–69^[2]	6–2	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 2, 1989*		Augusta College	W 103–68	7–2	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 7, 1989*		at Davidson	W 81–67	8–2	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 11, 1989		at No. 9 Louisville	L 52–75	8–3 (0–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 14, 1989		Cincinnati	W 73–69	9–3 (1–1)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 18, 1989		Memphis	W 78–66	10–3 (2–1)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 21, 1989*		Youngstown State	W 92–78	11–3	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 23, 1989*		Coastal Carolina	W 92–65	12–3	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 26, 1989		No. 11 Florida State	L 67–69	12–4 (2–2)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 28, 1989*		at Oral Roberts	L 86–87	12–5	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 4, 1989*		at Clemson	L 65–78	12–6	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 6, 1989		Southern Miss	W 105–63	13–6 (3–2)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 8, 1989		at No. 12 Florida State	L 72–88	13–7 (3–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 11, 1989		at Memphis State	L 48–63	13–8 (3–4)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 15, 1989		Virginia Tech	W 81–70	14–8 (4–4)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 18, 1989		at Southern Miss	W 68–61	15–8 (5–4)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 22, 1989*		The Citadel	L 87–88	15–9	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 25, 1989		No. 8 Louisville	W 77–73	16–9 (6–4)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 27, 1989		at Virginia Tech	W 86–79	17–9 (7–4)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Mar 4, 1989		at Cincinnati	W 69–68	18–9 (8–4)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Metro Conference Tournament
Mar 9, 1989*		Southern Miss Metro Conference Tournament Quarterfinal	W 63–62	19–9	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 10, 1989*		No. 14 Florida State Metro Conference Tournament Semifinal	L 63–80	19–10	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1989*	(12 E)	vs. (5 E) No. 19 NC State First Round	L 66–81^[3]	19–11	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings[]

References[]

^ "1988-89 South Carolina Gamecocks Roster and Stats". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
^ "Princeton Upsets South Carolina". The New York Times. December 31, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
^ "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: EAST; Georgetown Survives Princeton Scare". New York Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
^ "1971-72 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
^ "2019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History" (PDF). University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[1] "1988-89 South Carolina Gamecocks Roster and Stats". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[2] "Princeton Upsets South Carolina". The New York Times. December 31, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[3] "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: EAST; Georgetown Survives Princeton Scare". New York Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[4] "1971-72 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

[5] "2019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History" (PDF). University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

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Venues	Carolina Fieldhouse (1927–1968) Carolina Coliseum (1968–2002) Colonial Life Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	Clemson
Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Garnet Army 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1988–89 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Florida State	9	–	3	.750	22	–	8	.733
No. 12 Louisville †	8	–	4	.667	24	–	9	.727
Memphis State	8	–	4	.667	21	–	11	.656
South Carolina	8	–	4	.667	19	–	11	.633
Cincinnati	5	–	7	.417	15	–	12	.556
Virginia Tech	2	–	10	.167	11	–	17	.393
Southern Miss	2	–	10	.167	10	–	17	.370

† 1989 Metro Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll