2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	9–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Lamont Paris (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tanner Bronson (3rd season); Eddie Shannon (3rd season); Will Bailey (1st season);
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Florida	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 14 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 1 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Auburn	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Georgia	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 17 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 6 Alabama	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
No. 4 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
LSU	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Missouri	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Texas	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
No. 12 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Lamont Paris and play their home games at Colonial Life Arena located in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2023–24 season 26–8, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament, they beat Arkansas in the second round before falling to Auburn in the quarterfinals. The Gamecocks earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first since 2017. However, they would fall in the first round to Oregon.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ebrima Dibba	0	G	6'5"	214	RS Senior	Bredäng, Sweden	Transferred to Cleveland State
B.J. Mack	2	F	6'8"	260	Graduate student	Charlotte, North Carolina	Exhausted eligibility
Stephen Clark	4	F	6'8"	208	Graduate student	Charlotte, North Carolina	Exhausted eligibility
Meechie Johnson	5	G	6'2"	184	Junior	Cleveland, Ohio	Transferred back to Ohio State
Eli Sparkman	14	G	6'0"	160	Sophomore	Cleveland, Tennessee	Walk-on; didn't return
Danny Grajzl	20	G	6'0"	175	Freshman	Cleveland, Ohio	Walk-on; didn't return
Josh Gray	33	F	7'0"	265	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Transferred to Missouri
Ta'Lon Cooper	55	G	6'4"	200	Graduate student	Roebuck, South Carolina	Exhausted eligibility

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jordan Butler	0	F	7'0"	240	Sophomore	Mauldin, South Carolina	Missouri
Nick Pringle	5	F	6'10"	220	Graduate student	Seabrook, South Carolina	Alabama
Jamarii Thomas	6	G	5'11"	190	Senior	Greensboro, North Carolina	Norfolk State

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cam Scott SG	Lexington, South Carolina	Lexington High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 17, 2024
Cam Scott SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

On October 14, 2024 the SEC released their preseason media poll. South Carolina was picked to finish eleventh in the SEC regular season.^[3] Sophomore forward Collin Murray-Boyles was named to the Third Team All-SEC.^[3]

SEC media poll

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

Source^[3]

Roster

2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jordan Butler	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Missouri	Mauldin, South Carolina
G	1	Jacobi Wright	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Legacy Early College	Fort Mill, South Carolina
G	2	Zachary Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Denmark-Olar High School	Orangeburg, South Carolina
G	4	Weston Coggeshall (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Philip Simmons High School	Charleston, South Carolina
F	5	Nick Pringle	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Alabama	Seabrook, South Carolina
G	6	Jamarii Thomas	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Norfolk State	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	10	Myles Stute	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Vanderbilt	Washington, D.C.
G	13	Austin Herro	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Whitnall High School	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	14	Lance Piper (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	The Phelps School	Holtsville, New York
G	15	Morris Ugusuk	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Drive Basketball Academy	Helsinki, Finland
G	21	Arden Conyers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS Fr	Westwood High School	Columbia, South Carolina
G	23	Cam Scott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Lexington High School	Lexington, South Carolina
F	30	Collin Murray-Boyles	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Wasatch Academy	Columbia, South Carolina
F	31	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Illinois	Lommel, Belgium

Head coach

Lamont Paris (Wooster)

Assistant coach(es)

Tanner Bronson (Wisconsin)
Eddie Shannon (Florida)
Will Bailey (UAB)
David McKinley (Ohio)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Wooster	W 86–60	–	19 – Murray-Boyles	11 – Murray-Boyles	5 – Wright	Colonial Life Arena (3,506) Columbia, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	North Florida	L 71–74	0–1	17 – Murray-Boyles	9 – Pringle	6 – Wright	Colonial Life Arena (12,388) Columbia, SC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	South Carolina State	W 86–64	1–1	20 – Wright	16 – Murray-Boyles	4 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (12,205) Columbia, SC
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Towson	W 80–54	2–1	27 – Murray-Boyles	9 – Tied	5 – Thomas	Colonial Life Arena (11,577) Columbia, SC
November 16, 2024* 3:00 p.m., Peacock	at No. 16 Indiana	L 71–87	2–2	18 – Ugusuk	11 – Pringle	4 – Thomas	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Mercer	W 84–72	3–2	19 – Thomas	9 – Murray-Boyles	5 – Wright	Colonial Life Arena (11,054) Columbia, SC
November 25, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS1	vs. No. 22 Xavier Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division semifinals	L 66–75	3–3	13 – Murray-Boyles	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FS1	vs. Virginia Tech Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division consolation game	W 70–60	4–3	16 – Murray-Boyles	8 – Murray-Boyles	3 – Davis	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Boston College ACC–SEC Challenge	W 73–51	5–3	16 – Murray-Boyles	14 – Murray-Boyles	5 – Thomas	Conte Forum (4,607) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	East Carolina	W 75–68	6–3	22 – Thomas	10 – Tied	7 – Thomas	Colonial Life Arena (10,997) Columbia, SC
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	USC Upstate	W 73–53	7–3	19 – Pringle	11 – Murray-Boyles	6 – Wright	Colonial Life Arena (11,092) Columbia, SC
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 25 Clemson Rivalry	W 91–88 ^OT	8–3	22 – Murray-Boyles	9 – Murray-Boyles	4 – Murray-Boyles	Colonial Life Arena (12,780) Columbia, SC
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Radford	W 74–48	9–3	18 – Thomas	8 – Pringle	4 – Pringle	Colonial Life Arena (10,831) Columbia, SC
December 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN	Presbyterian						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN	at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	Alabama						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	Auburn						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 18, 2025 TBD, TBD	at Oklahoma						Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	Florida						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	Mississippi State						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 1, 2025 8:30 p.m., SECN	Texas A&M						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., TBD	at Kentucky						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	Ole Miss						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 15, 2025 8:30 p.m., SECN	at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2025 9:00 p.m., SECN	at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 22, 2025 8:30 p.m., SECN	Texas						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 25, 2025 9:00 p.m., TBD	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., SECN	Arkansas						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN	Georgia						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ Athletics, South Carolina (March 22, 2024). "No. 16 South Carolina reflects on historic season after tough tournament exit". foxcarolina.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ "2023-24 South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Media picks Alabama to win 2025 SEC men's basketball championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". /gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "2024–2025 South Carolina Basketball Schedule". /thepalmettobowl.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[1] Athletics, South Carolina (March 22, 2024). "No. 16 South Carolina reflects on historic season after tough tournament exit". foxcarolina.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[2] "2023-24 South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[poll-3] "Media picks Alabama to win 2025 SEC men's basketball championship". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

[4] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". /gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[5] "2024–2025 South Carolina Basketball Schedule". /thepalmettobowl.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

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Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Garnet Army 2017–18 corruption scandal
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