1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1996–97 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played their home games at Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. The team finished first in the SEC regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the East region. The Gamecocks lost to 15 seed Coppin State in the first round to finish the season with a record of 24–8 (15–1 SEC).

1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 6
Record24–8 (15–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaCarolina Coliseum
1996–97 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 6 South Carolina151 .938248  .750
No. 5 Kentucky133 .813355  .875
No. 17 Georgia106 .625249  .727
Vanderbilt97 .5631912  .613
Florida511 .3131317  .433
Tennessee412 .2501116  .407
West
Ole Miss115 .688209  .690
Arkansas88 .5001814  .563
Auburn610 .3751615  .516
Alabama610 .3751714  .548
Mississippi State610 .3751218  .400
LSU313 .1881020  .333
1997 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 BJ McKie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Irmo, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular Season
    Nov 25, 1996*
    vs. Virginia
    Maui Invitational
    L 70–93  0–1
    Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    Nov 26, 1996
    at Chaminade
    Maui Invitational
    W 64–55  1–1
    Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    Nov 27, 1996*
    vs. LSU
    Maui Invitational
    W 74–68  2–1
    Lahaina Civic Center 
    Lahaina, Hawaii
    Dec 2, 1996*
    Wofford W 64–41  3–1
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Dec 6, 1996*
    at UNC Charlotte W 75–60  4–1
    Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Dec 7, 1996*
    at No. 14 North Carolina L 75–86  4–2
    Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Dec 17, 1996*
    No. 8 Clemson L 39–58  4–3
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Dec 19, 1996*
    UNC Asheville L 74–80  4–4
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Dec 21, 1996*
    South Carolina State W 79–60  5–4
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Dec 28, 1996*
    Charleston Southern L 81–85  5–5
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Dec 30, 1996*
    Furman W 100–62  6–5
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Jan 4, 1997*
    Auburn W 66–56  7–5
    (1–0)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Jan 8, 1997
    Tennessee W 73–41  8–5
    (2–0)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Jan 11, 1997
    at Mississippi State W 73–65  9–5
    (3–0)
    Humphrey Coliseum 
    Starkville, Mississippi
    Jan 15, 1997
    at Florida W 80–79  10–5
    (4–0)
    Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
    Gainesville, Florida
    Jan 18, 1997
    No. 21 Georgia W 82–71  11–5
    (5–0)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Jan 22, 1997
    at Alabama W 62–60  12–5
    (6–0)
    Coleman Coliseum 
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Jan 25, 1997
    1:00 p.m., JP Sports
    Ole Miss W 86–63  13–5
    (7–0)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Jan 29, 1997
    No. 25 at Vanderbilt W 65–64  14–5
    (8–0)
    Memorial Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 1, 1997
    No. 25 at LSU W 80–65  15–5
    (9–0)
    Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Feb 4, 1997
    No. 19 No. 3 Kentucky W 84–79 OT 16–5
    (10–0)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Feb 8, 1997
    No. 19 Florida W 76–68  17–5
    (11–0)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Feb 12, 1997
    No. 12 at Georgia L 74–77  17–6
    (11–1)
    Stegeman Coliseum 
    Athens, Georgia
    Feb 15, 1997*
    No. 12 at No. 8 Cincinnati W 97–83  18–6
    Fifth Third Arena 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Feb 18, 1997
    No. 9 Arkansas W 78–65  19–6
    (12–1)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Feb 20, 1997*
    No. 9 at The Citadel W 85–55  20–6
    McAlister Field House 
    Charleston, South Carolina
    Feb 22, 1997
    No. 9 at Tennessee W 69–58  21–6
    (13–1)
    Thompson-Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Feb 26, 1997
    No. 6 Vanderbilt W 74–53  22–6
    (14–1)
    Carolina Coliseum 
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Mar 2, 1997
    No. 6 at No. 3 Kentucky W 72–66  23–6
    (15–1)
    Rupp Arena 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    SEC Tournament
    Mar 7, 1997*
     JP Sports
    (E1) No. 4 vs. (W4) Alabama
    Quarterfinals
    W 72–61  24–6
    Memphis Pyramid 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    Mar 8, 1997*
     JP Sports
    (E1) No. 4 vs. (E3) No. 24 Georgia
    Semifinals
    L 63–78  24–7
    Memphis Pyramid 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 14, 1997*
     CBS
    (2 E) No. 6 vs. (15 E) Coppin State
    First round
    L 65–78  24–8
    Civic Arena 
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    Rankings

    References

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