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College Basketball - Southeastern Conference
South Carolina Gamecocks
Location: Columbia, SC
University Founded: 1801
Enrollment: 27,065 
Nickname: Gamecocks
Mascot: Cocky
School Colors: Garnet and Black
Joined the SEC: 1991
Varsity Teams: 19
U. President:
Dr. Andrew A. Sorensen
Director of Athletics:
Erick Hyman
Basketball Head Coach:
David Odom
Conference Titles:
SEC: none
Basketball Arena: Colonial Center
Current Capacity: 18,000
First Year of Basketball: 1907 |
The University of South Carolina Gamecocks formed their first men’s basketball team in 1908 in hands of Coach J.H. Brown.
The Gamecocks has won one ACC regular and tournament title and 4 SoCon regular seasons (1 SoCon title); in 1991 the USC joined the SEC.
One of the greatest coaches in South Carolina history was Frank McGuire who is the all time winning-coach in USC history with an overall record of 283-142. McGuire led the USC to 4 consecutive NCCA Tournament appearances and 6 post season appearances in his 16 seasons as the Gamecocks coach.
Moreover in 1993 Alex English one of the best players ever in USC was inducted in the Hall of Fame.
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English is second behind B.J McKie on USC all-time scoring list with 1,972 points in th seasons 1973-1976. English had a spectacular NBA career, playing for 15 seasons and been in 8 NBA star-game. For the other hand B.J Mckie the first all time leader scorer had a brilliant career in USC with 2,119 points.
Last season 2006-2007 the Gamecocks finished the regular season with an overall record of 14-16 and a 4-12 in the conference record, loosing in the first round of the SEC tournament. Presently in the 2007-2008 season USC ended with a record of 14-18 overall and 5-11 in conference. The Gamecocks defeated LSU in the first round but lost against Tennessee in the quarterfinals.
South Carolina 2007-08 Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time/Result |
Record |
| November 9 |
South Carolina State |
W 92-67 |
1-0 |
| November 12 |
Citadel |
W 103-42 |
2-0 |
| November 17 |
USC |
L 85-75 |
2-1 |
| November 22 |
at Penn State |
W 74-67 |
3-1 |
| November 23 |
at North Carolina State |
L 63-61 |
3-2 |
| November 25 |
at George Mason |
L 69-68 |
3-3 |
| November 28 |
Campbell |
W 92-52 |
4-3 |
| December 1 |
at No. 18 Clemson |
L 85-74 |
4-4 |
| December 6 |
at Providence |
W 68-67 |
5-4 |
| December 19 |
Baylor |
L 92-84 |
5-5 |
| December 22 |
Charleston |
W 85-82 |
6-5 |
| December 28 |
UC Irvine |
W 67-65 |
7-5 |
| January 2 |
Radford |
W 90-63 |
8-5 |
| January 5 |
North Carolina-Asheville |
L 61-58 |
8-6 |
| January 9 |
at No. 12 Vanderbilt |
L 80-73 |
8-7 (0-1) |
| January 12 |
No. 9 Tennessee |
L 80-56 |
8-8 (0-2) |
| January 16 |
at Arkansas |
W 70-66 |
9-8 (1-2) |
| January 23 |
Florida |
L 73-71 |
9-9 (1-3) |
| January 26 |
at Kentucky |
L 78-70 |
9-10 (1-4) |
| January 30 |
Georgia |
W 62-56 |
10-10 (2-4) |
| February 2 |
at No. 22 Mississippi |
W 80-77 |
11-10 (3-4) |
| February 9 |
No. 20 Vanderbilt |
L 66-65 |
11-11 (3-5) |
| February 13 |
at Georgia |
L 82-64 |
11-12 (3-6) |
| February 16 |
Alabama |
W 67-65 |
12-12 (4-6) |
| February 20 |
at Florida |
L 85-82 |
12-13 (4-7) |
| February 23 |
Mississippi State |
L 61-56 |
12-14 (4-8) |
| February 27 |
LSU |
L 62-55 |
12-15 (4-9) |
| March 1 |
at Auburn |
W 69-63 |
13-15 (5-9) |
| March 5 |
Kentucky |
L 71-63 |
13-16 (5-10) |
| March 9 |
at No. 4 Tennessee |
L 89-56 |
13-17 (5-11) |
| March 13 |
at LSU |
W 77-73 |
14-17 (5-11) |
| March 14 |
at No. 6 Tennessee |
L 89-87 |
14-18 (5-11) |
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