2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Lamont Paris (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tanner Bronson; Tim Buckley; Eddie Shannon;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena

The 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Lamont Paris, and played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 14 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 16 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 9 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 15 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in twelfth place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost to Ole Miss in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chico Carter Jr.	2	G	6'3"	192	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduate transferred to DePaul
Tre-Vaugh Minott	4	F	6'9"	258	Junior	Montreal, QC	Transferred to Portland State
Hayden Brown	10	F	6'5"	234	GS Senior	Greer, SC	Graduated
Ja'Von Benson	21	F	6'7"	253	Junior	Columbia, SC	Transferred
G. G. Jackson	23	F	6'9	215	Freshman	Columbia, SC	Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 45th overall by Memphis Grizzlies
Daniel Hankins-Sanford	30	F	6'8"	233	Freshman	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to UMass
Ford Cooper Jr.	44	G	6'3"	193	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Hampton

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
B.J. Mack	2	F/C	6'8"	245	GS Senior	Charlotte, NC	Wofford
Stephen Clark	4	F	6'8"	205	GS Senior	Charlotte, NC	The Citadel
Myles Stute	10	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Vanderbilt
Ta'Lon Cooper	55	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Roebuck, SC	Minnesota

2023 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Collin Murray-Boyles #19 SF	Columbia, SC	A. C. Flora High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 7, 2022
Collin Murray-Boyles #19 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Arden Conyers #83 SF	Columbia, SC	Westwood High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 8, 2022
Arden Conyers #83 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Morris Ugusuk PG	Finland	N/A	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	May 3, 2023
Morris Ugusuk PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023. "2023 South Carolina Gamecocks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

2024 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Okku Federiko PF	Finland	N/A	N/A	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 29, 2023
Okku Federiko PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023. "2024 South Carolina Gamecocks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ebrima Dibba	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	GS	St. Benedict's Preparatory Coastal Carolina	Bredäng, Sweden
G	1	Jacobi Wright	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Legacy Early College	Fort Mill, SC
F/C	2	B.J. Mack	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	GS	Oak Hill Academy Wofford	Charlotte, NC
F	4	Stephen Clark	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	GS	Metrolina Christian Academy The Citadel	Charlotte, NC
G	5	Meechie Johnson Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	RS Jr	Garfield Heights HS Ohio State	Cleveland, OH
F	10	Myles Stute	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Gonzaga College HS Vanderbilt	Washington, D.C.
G	12	Zachary Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Denmark-Olar HS	Denmark, SC
G	13	Austin Herro (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Whitenall HS	Milwaukee, WI
G	14	Eli Sparkman (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Baylor School	Cleveland, TN
G	15	Morris Ugusuk	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Omnia Basketball Academy	Helsinki, Finland
G	20	Danny Grajzl (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Hawken School	Cleveland, OH
G	21	Arden Conyers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Westwood HS	Columbia, SC
F	30	Collin Murray-Boyles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Columbia, SC
F	31	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	RS Sr	KA Pegasus Illinois	Lommel, Belgium
C	33	Josh Gray	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Putnam Science Academy LSU	Brooklyn, NY
G	55	Ta'Lon Cooper	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Dorman HS Minnesota	Roebuck, SC

Head coach

Lamont Paris (Wooster)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA* TBA	TBA	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	USC Upstate	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 10, 2023* 9:30 p.m., ACCN	vs. Virginia Tech He Gets Us Hall of Fame Series	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	VMI Arizona Tip-Off campus site game	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 17, 2023* 11:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. DePaul Arizona Tip-Off semifinals	Desert Diamond Arena Glendale, AZ
November 19, 2023* 4:30 p.m./7:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. San Francisco/Grand Canyon Arizona Tip-Off	Desert Diamond Arena Glendale, AZ
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN	Notre Dame ACC–SEC Challenge	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	George Washington	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Clemson Rivalry	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	at East Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
December 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Charleston Southern	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Winthrop	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN	Elon	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 30, 2023* TBA	Florida A&M	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS	Mississippi State	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 13, 2024 3:30 p.m., SECN	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 16, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	Georgia	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN	Kentucky	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN	Missouri	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 30, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN	at Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN	at Georgia	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 6 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN	Ole Miss	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN	Vanderbilt	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 14, 2024 8:30 p.m., SECN	at Auburn	Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., SECN	LSU	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., SECN	at Ole Miss	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
February 28, 2024 8:30 p.m., SECN	at Texas A&M	Reed Arena College Station, TX
March 2, 2024 3:30 p.m., SECN	Florida	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Tennessee	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 9, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

"2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". /gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". /gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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Rivalries	Clemson
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2023 Recruiting class

2024 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References