2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

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2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
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ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2019–20 record18–13 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 25 – 6   .806
No. 20 Auburn 12 – 6   .667 25 – 6   .806
LSU 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Mississippi State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Florida 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
South Carolina 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
Texas A&M 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533
Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 17 – 14   .548
Alabama 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Arkansas 7 – 11   .389 20 – 12   .625
Missouri 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Ole Miss 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Georgia 5 – 13   .278 16 – 16   .500
Vanderbilt 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
Note: The 2020 SEC Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach, Frank Martin, was in his eighth season at South Carolina. The team played its home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.[1] They finished the season 18–13, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were set to take on Arkansas in the second round of the SEC Tournament. However, the remainder of the SEC Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season[]

The Gamecocks finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 16–16, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 4th place. As a No. 4 seed in the SEC Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Ole Miss.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Hassani Gravett 2 G 6'1" 188 RS Senior Villa Rica, GA Graduated
Tre Campbell 4 G 6'2" 183 GS Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Felipe Haase 13 F 6'9" 253 Sophomore Osorno, Chile Transferred to Mercer
Evan Hinston 23 G 6'4" 240 Junior Deltona, FL Left the team due to personal reasons
Chris Silva 30 F 6'9" 234 Senior Libreville, Gabon Graduated/Undrafted in 2019 NBA draft
Jason Cudd 33 F 7'1" 263 Sophomore Myrtle Beach, SC Transferred

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Micaiah Henry 13 C 6'9" 235 RS Senior Decatur, GA Tennessee Tech
Seventh Woods 25 G 6'2" 185 Senior Columbia, SC North Carolina

2019 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wildens Leveque
C 		Brockton, MA Gould Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 12, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Trey Anderson
SF 		San Diego, CA Mater Dei Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Jalyn McCreary
SF 		Kennesaw, GA Legacy Early College High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 12, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Trae Hannibal
SG 		Hartsville, SC Hartsville High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jun 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

2020 recruiting class[]

Preseason[]

SEC media poll[]

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1 Kentucky
2 Florida
3 LSU
4 Auburn
5 Tennessee
6 Alabama
7 Mississippi State
8 Ole Miss
9 Georgia
10 South Carolina
11 Arkansas
12 Texas A&M
13 Missouri
14 Vanderbilt

Roster[]

2018–19 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 A. J. Lawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Mississauga, ON
G 1 T. J. Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Findlay Prep Memphis, TN
F 2 Trey Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Mater Dei Catholic San Diego, CA
F 4 Jalyn McCreary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Legacy Early College Marietta, GA
G 5 Jermaine Couisnard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Montverde Academy East Chicago, IN
F 10 Justin Minaya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Northern Valley Regional HS Old Tappan, NJ
G 12 Trae Hannibal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Hartsville Hartsville, SC
F/C 13 Micaiah Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Columbia
Tennessee Tech 		Decatur, GA
F 14 Nathan Nelson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Blackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 20 Alanzo Frink 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Roselle Catholic HS Jersey City, NJ
F 21 Maik Kotsar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Tallinn, Estonia
G 23 Mike Green (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC
F 24 Keyshawn Bryant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Winter Haven HS Winter Haven, FL
G 25 Seventh Woods Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Hammond School
North Carolina 		Columbia, SC
G 52 Jair Bolden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Westtown School
George Washington 		Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Columbia International W 87–50  –
  23 – Lawson   8 – Frink   7 – Lawson  Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		North Alabama W 77–55  1–0
  17 – Minaya   11 – Minaya   4 – Lawson  Colonial Life Arena (11,927)
Columbia, SC
November 10, 2019*
12:00 pm, SECN 		Wyoming W 66–32  2–0
  12 – Tied   7 – Frink   3 – Minaya  Colonial Life Arena (10,255)
Columbia, SC
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Cleveland State W 90–63  3–0
  28 – Lawson   12 – Kotsar   4 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (10,083)
Columbia, SC
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Boston University
Cancún Challenge campus site game 		L 70–78  3–1
  22 – Lawson   7 – Tied   5 – Lawson  Colonial Life Arena (10,113)
Columbia, SC
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Gardner–Webb
Cancún Challenge campus site game 		W 74–69  4–1
  16 – Tied   6 – Kotsar   6 – Couisnard  Colonial Life Arena (10,022)
Columbia, SC
November 26, 2019*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Wichita State
Cancún Challenge semifinals 		L 47–70  4–2
  12 – Kotsar   8 – Leveque   3 – Kotsar  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (1,311)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2019*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Northern Iowa
Cancún Challenge 		L 72–78  4–3
  20 – Lawson   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera 
Cancún, Mexico
December 1, 2019*
2:00 pm, SECN+ 		George Washington W 74–65  5–3
  17 – Kotsar   9 – Kotsar   4 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (9,843)
Columbia, SC
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UMass W 84–80  6–3
  24 – Lawson   9 – Kotsar   6 – Couisnard  Mullins Center (3,043)
Amherst, MA
December 8, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		Houston
American/SEC Alliance 		L 56–76  6–4
  12 – Kotsar   6 – Minaya   4 – Minaya  Colonial Life Arena (11,164)
Columbia, SC
December 15, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Clemson
Rivalry 		W 67–54  7–4
  20 – Lawson   7 – Kotsar   3 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,394)
Clemson, SC
December 22, 2019*
3:00 pm, ABC 		at No. 9 Virginia W 70–59  8–4
  22 – Bolden   4 – Tied   4 – Minaya  John Paul Jones Arena (14,409)
Charlottesville, VA
December 30, 2019*
3:00 pm, SECN+ 		Stetson L 56–63  8–5
  11 – Kotsar   9 – Minaya   4 – Couisnard  Colonial Life Arena (10,985)
Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Florida L 68–81  8–6
(0–1) 		 18 – Kotsar   10 – Kotsar   3 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (10,651)
Columbia, SC
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Tennessee L 55–56  8–7
(0–2) 		 17 – Kotsar   10 – Minaya   2 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,603)
Knoxville, TN
January 15, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN 		No. 10 Kentucky W 81–78  9–7
(1–2) 		 26 – Couisnard   6 – Minaya   3 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M W 81–67  10–7
(2–2) 		 19 – Bolden   10 – Kotsar   7 – Kotsar  Reed Arena (7,466)
College Station, TX
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 16 Auburn L 67–80  10–8
(2–3) 		 16 – Couisnard   8 – Kotsar   5 – Kotsar  Auburn Arena (8,430)
Auburn, AL
January 25, 2020
8:00 pm, SECN 		Vanderbilt W 90–64  11–8
(3–3) 		 14 – Tied   12 – Minaya   5 – Hannibal  Colonial Life Arena (12,393)
Columbia, SC
January 29, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas W 79–77  12–8
(4–3) 		 19 – Lawson   9 – Kotsar   4 – Couisnard  Bud Walton Arena (14,085)
Fayetteville, AR
February 1, 2020
3:30 pm, SECN 		Missouri W 76–54  13–8
(5–3) 		 21 – Kotsar   11 – Kotsar   6 – Couisnard  Colonial Life Arena (14,678)
Columbia, SC
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN 		at Ole Miss L 70–84  13–9
(5–4) 		 28 – Couisnard   8 – Kotsar   5 – Moss  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,990)
Oxford, MS
February 8, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN 		Texas A&M W 74–54  14–9
(6–4) 		 19 – Couisnard   5 – Tied   4 – Kotsar  Colonial Life Arena (13,388)
Columbia, SC
February 12, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN 		at Georgia W 75–59  15–9
(7–4) 		 20 – Lawson   9 – Frink   4 – Couisnard  Stegeman Coliseum (8,857)
Athens, GA
February 15, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN 		Tennessee W 63–61  16–9
(8–4) 		 13 – Kotsar   8 – Kotsar   2 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (15,085)
Columbia, SC
February 19, 2020
9:00 pm, SECN 		at Mississippi State L 76–79  16–10
(8–5) 		 24 – Kotsar   7 – Tied   4 – Kotsar  Humphrey Coliseum (6,281)
Starkville, MS
February 22, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		LSU L 80–86  16–11
(8–6) 		 15 – Tied   10 – Bryant   4 – Coulsnard  Colonial Life Arena (15,979)
Columbia, SC
February 26, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN 		Georgia W 94–90 OT 17–11
(9–6) 		 22 – Frink   10 – Tied   4 – 4 tied  Colonial Life Arena (11,613)
Columbia, SC
February 29, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN 		at Alabama L 86–90  17–12
(9–7) 		 22 – Bryant   13 – Bryant   5 – Couisnard  Coleman Coliseum (11,112)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2020
6:30 pm, SECN 		Mississippi State W 83–71  18–12
(10–7) 		 20 – Kotsar   7 – Bryant   10 – Couisnard  Colonial Life Arena (10,889)
Columbia, SC
March 7, 2020
12:30 pm, SECN 		at Vanderbilt L 74–83  18–13
(10–8) 		 13 – Tied   7 – Bryant   4 – Kotsar  Memorial Gymnasium (10,852)
Nashville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 12, 2020
9:30 pm, SECN 		(6) vs. (11) Arkansas
Second round 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [4]

References[]

  1. ^ "MBB". South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "UK picked to win 2020 SEC Men's Basketball Championship". SEC Sports. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "2020 SEC Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns".
  4. ^ "2019 NIT Season Tip-Off Field Announced". 19 March 2019.
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