2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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 for 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

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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

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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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/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

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Patrick Iriel
C
Columbia, SC A. C. Flora High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Aug 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:

Preseason

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SEC media poll

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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

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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 GTA Prep 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 Sunrise Christian Academy 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   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

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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

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  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". March 19, 2019.