2008–09 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2008–09 South Carolina men's basketball team represents University of South Carolina. The head coach is Darrin Horn who is in his first season with the Gamecocks. The team plays its home games in the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina.

2008–09 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NIT First Round vs. Davidson, L 63-70
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record21–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Boynton
  • Cypheus Bunton
  • Scott Cherry
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
South Carolina106 .6252110  .677
Tennessee106 .6252113  .618
Florida97 .5632511  .694
Vanderbilt88 .5001912  .613
Kentucky88 .5002214  .611
Georgia313 .1881220  .375
West
No. 21 LSU133 .813278  .771
Auburn106 .6252412  .667
Mississippi State97 .5632313  .639
Alabama79 .4381814  .563
Ole Miss79 .4381615  .516
Arkansas214 .1251416  .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

On November 14, 2008, Carolina defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 89–76 to win the first game of the Darrin Horn Era at USC.

On December 2, 2008, Carolina defeated Princeton 84–58, handing the Tigers their worst defeat in Jadwin Gym since it opened in 1969.

On January 2, 2009, Carolina defeated #19 Baylor, 85–84.

On January 21, 2009, Carolina defeated #24 Florida, 70–69.

On January 31, 2009, Carolina defeated #24 Kentucky, 78–77, the Gamecocks' second win in history at Rupp Arena.

On February 25, 2009, Carolina defeated Kentucky 77–59, setting a school-record for blocked shots with 16, and sweeping the season series with the Wildcats for only the second time (1997) since joining the SEC.

Roster

No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYearHometown
21Dominique Archie6'7"200FJRAugusta, Georgia, United States
31Evaldas Baniulis6'7"210FJRVilnius, Lithuania
55Mitchell Carter6'10"260CJRMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
12Branden Conrad6'2"180GSRCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
2Devan Downey5'9"175GJRChester, South Carolina, United States
20Zam Fredrick6'0"203GSRSt. Matthews, South Carolina, United States
24Mike Holmes6'7"230F/CSOBishopville, South Carolina, United States
44Sam Muldrow6'9"216FSOFlorence, South Carolina, United States
5Brandis Raley-Ross6'2"193GJRGastonia, North Carolina, United States
25Austin Steed6'8"215FSOHephzibah, Georgia, United States
14Robert Wilder6'1"185GJRChapin, South Carolina, United States

2009 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ramon Galloway
PG
Palm Beach Gardens, FL William T. Dwyer HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 13, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Lakeem Jackson
SF
Arden, NC Christ School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Johndre Jefferson
PF
Niceville, FL Northwest Florida State College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mar 5, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Steve Spinella
SG
Pennsauken, NJ Apex Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 23, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
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 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2009 South Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Fri, Nov. 7*
7:00pm
Kentucky Wesleyan
Exhibition
W 75–55 
Colonial Life Arena (3,053)
Columbia, SC
Regular season
Fri, Nov. 14*
7:00pm, SportsSouth
Jacksonville State W 89–76  1–0
Colonial Life Arena (11,439)
Columbia, SC
Sun, Nov. 16*
4:00pm, SportsSouth
Winthrop W 86–63  2–0
Colonial Life Arena (7,231)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Nov. 22*
1:00pm, SportsSouth
USC Upstate W 75–53  3–0
Colonial Life Arena (5,573)
Columbia, SC
Tue, Nov. 25*
7:00pm, SportsSouth
Gardner-Webb W 85–70  4–0
Colonial Life Arena (9,545)
Columbia, SC
Fri, Nov. 28*
7:00pm, CSS
at College of Charleston L 80–82 OT 4–1
Carolina First Arena (5,032)
Charleston, SC
Tue, Dec. 2*
7:00pm
at Princeton W 84–58  5–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,984)
Princeton, NJ
Fri, Dec. 5*
6:00pm
Furman W 72–48  6–1
Colonial Life Arena (9,031)
Columbia, SC
Tue, Dec. 16*
8:00pm, SportsSouth
North Carolina Central W 90–43  7–1
Colonial Life Arena (9,065)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Dec. 20*
5:00pm, SportsSouth
The Citadel W 80–66  8–1
Colonial Life Arena (9,493)
Columbia, SC
Tue, Dec. 23*
7:00pm, SportsSouth
Presbyterian W 75–56  9–1
Colonial Life Arena (9,404)
Columbia, SC
Tue, Dec. 30*
7:00pm, FSN
No. 16 Clemson
Carolina-Clemson Rivalry
L 87–98  9–2
Colonial Life Arena (16,168)
Columbia, SC
Fri, Jan. 2*
5:30pm, FSN
at No. 19 Baylor W 85–84  10–2
Ferrell Center (6,149)
Waco, TX
Tue, Dec. 30*
7:00pm, SportsSouth
Wofford W 78–61  11–2
Colonial Life Arena (9,165)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Jan. 10
7:00pm
Auburn W 68–56  12–2 (1–0)
Colonial Life Arena (11,725)
Coumbia, SC
Wed, Jan. 14
8:00pm, CST
at LSU L 68–85  12–3 (1–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,393)
Baton Rouge, LA
Sat, Jan. 17
6:00pm, FSN
at Tennessee L 79–82  12–4 (1–2)
Thompson-Boling Arena (20,203)
Knoxville, TN
Wed, Jan. 21
7:00pm, Raycom
No. 24 Florida W 70–69  13–4 (2–2)
Colonial Life Arena (12,825)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Jan. 24
8:00pm, FSN
Mississippi W 82–71  14–4 (3–2)
Colonial Life Arena (14,527)
Columbia, SC
Wed, Jan. 28
7:00pm
Vanderbilt W 86–76  15–4 (4–2)
Colonial Life Arena (12,766)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Jan. 31
3:00pm, Raycom
at No. 24 Kentucky W 78–77  16–4 (5–2)
Rupp Arena (24,322)
Lexington, KY
Tue, Feb. 3
9:00pm, ESPN
at Florida L 93–97  16–5 (5–3)
O'Connell Center (11,152)
Gainesville, FL
Sat, Feb. 7
7:00pm, FSN
Georgia W 79–68  17–5 (6–3)
Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Feb. 14
3:00pm, Raycom
at Alabama W 75–73  18–5 (7–3)
Coleman Coliseum (10,224)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Wed, Feb. 18
8:00pm
at Mississippi State L 70–75  18–6 (7–4)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,369)
Starkville, MS
Sat, Feb. 21
7:00pm
Arkansas W 82–78 OT 19–6 (8–4)
Colonial Life Arena (16,507)
Columbia, SC
Wed, Feb. 25
7:00pm, Raycom
Kentucky W 77–59  20–6 (9–4)
Colonial Life Arena (16,035)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Feb. 28
9:00pm, ESPNU
at Vanderbilt L 83–96  20–7 (9–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,963)
Nashville, TN
Thu, Mar. 5
7:00pm, ESPN
Tennessee L 70–86  20–8 (9–6)
Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Mar. 7
7:00pm, Raycom
at Georgia W 68–51  21–8 (10–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (7,110)
Athens, GA
Postseason
Thu, Mar. 12
3:15pm, Raycom
vs. Mississippi State
SEC tournament
L 68–82  21–9
St. Pete Times Forum (13,306)
Tampa, FL
Tue, Mar. 17*
7:00pm, ESPN2
Davidson
NIT • First Round
L 63–70  21–10
Colonial Life Arena (7,251)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

SEC Post-Season Awards

  • Devan Downey – First Team All-SEC, All-Defensive Team[1]
  • Dominique Archie – Second Team All-SEC, All-Defensive Team
  • Zam Fredrick, Jr. – Second Team All-SEC
  • Brandis Raley-Ross – Sixth Man of the Year

SEC Pre-Season Awards

  • Devan Downey – First Team All-SEC[2]
  • Dominique Archie – Second Team All-SEC

SEC Player of the Week

  • Devan Downey – February 2, 2009[3]

References

  1. "SEC Coaches Postseason Awards Announced, Four Gamecocks Garner Honors". Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2009.
  2. "SEC Men's Basketball Preseason Awards Announced". Men's Basketball. Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  3. "This Week In SEC Men's Basketball – 2/2". Men's Basketball. Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
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