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
2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Kentucky15–3 .83325–6  .806
No. 20 Auburn12–6 .66725–6  .806
LSU12–6 .66721–10  .677
Mississippi State11–7 .61120–11  .645
Florida11–7 .61119–12  .613
South Carolina10–8 .55618–13  .581
Texas A&M10–8 .55616–14  .533
Tennessee9–9 .50017–14  .548
Alabama8–10 .44416–15  .516
Arkansas7–11 .38920–12  .625
Missouri7–11 .38915–16  .484
Ole Miss6–12 .33315–17  .469
Georgia5–13 .27816–16  .500
Vanderbilt3–15 .16711–21  .344
Note: The 2020 SEC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Hassani Gravett2G6'1"188RS SeniorVilla Rica, GAGraduated
Tre Campbell4G6'2"183GS SeniorWashington, D.C.Graduated
Felipe Haase13F6'9"253SophomoreOsorno, ChileTransferred to Mercer
Evan Hinston23G6'4"240JuniorDeltona, FLLeft the team due to personal reasons
Chris Silva30F6'9"234SeniorLibreville, GabonGraduated/Undrafted in 2019 NBA draft
Jason Cudd33F7'1"263SophomoreMyrtle Beach, SCTransferred

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Micaiah Henry13C6'9"235RS SeniorDecatur, GATennessee Tech
Seventh Woods25G6'2"185SeniorColumbia, SCNorth 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
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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

SEC media poll

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

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

Roster
2018–19 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 A. J. Lawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)178 lb (81 kg) SoGTA Prep Mississauga, ON
G 1 T. J. Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoFindlay Prep Memphis, TN
F 2 Trey Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg) FrMater Dei Catholic San Diego, CA
F 4 Jalyn McCreary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrLegacy Early College Marietta, GA
G 5 Jermaine Couisnard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)211 lb (96 kg) RS FrMontverde Academy East Chicago, IN
F 10 Justin Minaya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoNorthern Valley Regional HS Old Tappan, NJ
G 12 Trae Hannibal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)217 lb (98 kg) FrHartsville Hartsville, SC
F/C 13 Micaiah Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrColumbia
Tennessee Tech		 Decatur, GA
F 14 Nathan Nelson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)189 lb (86 kg) SoBlackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
F 20 Alanzo Frink 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) SoRoselle Catholic HS Jersey City, NJ
F 21 Maik Kotsar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)270 lb (122 kg) SrSunrise Christian Academy Tallinn, Estonia
G 23 Mike Green (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrChristian Academy of Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC
F 24 Keyshawn Bryant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoWinter Haven HS Winter Haven, FL
G 25 Seventh Woods Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrHammond School
North Carolina		 Columbia, SC
G 52 Jair Bolden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrWesttown 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". March 19, 2019.
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