2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference East
2009–10 record 15–16 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach Darrin Horn
Assistant coach Neill Berry
Assistant coach Michael Boynton
Assistant coach Cypheus Bunton
Home arena Colonial Life Arena
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
#2 Kentucky† 14   2   .875     35   3   .921
#21 Vanderbilt 12   4   .750     24   9   .727
#15 Tennessee 11   5   .688     28   9   .757
Florida 9   7   .563     21   13   .618
South Carolina 6   10   .375     15   16   .484
Georgia 5   11   .313     14   17   .452
West
Mississippi St. 9   7   .563     24   12   .667
Ole Miss 9   7   .563     24   11   .686
Arkansas 7   9   .438     14   18   .438
Alabama 6   10   .375     17   15   .531
Auburn 6   10   .375     15   17   .469
LSU 2   14   .125     11   20   .355
† SEC Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009-10 South Carolina men's basketball team represented University of South Carolina during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The head coach was Darrin Horn who was in his second season with the Gamecocks. The team played its home games at the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. All games were produced and broadcasted locally by the Gamecock Sports Radio Network. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in Southeastern Conference play and lost in the first round of the 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament to Alabama. The Gamecocks were not invited to a post season tournament. The highlight of the season was a home upset of #1 Kentucky on January 26.

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Regular season

On December 21, 2009, it was announced that senior starting forward Dominique Archie would miss the rest of the season due to knee surgery required to repair an injury he suffered early in the Miami game. The Gamecocks played all games in the month of December without Archie and junior starter Mike Holmes after he suffered facial injuries during Thanksgiving break.[1] Holmes was subsequently dismissed from the basketball team on January 1, 2010, for a repeated violation of team rules.[2]

On January 26, 2010, Carolina won their first game in school history over a #1 ranked team, beating the undefeated (19-0) Kentucky Wildcats, 68-62.[3]

Roster

No. Name Ht. Wt. Position Year Hometown
21 Dominique Archie 6'7" 216 F SR Augusta, Georgia, United States
31 Evaldas Baniulis 6'7" 215 F SR Vilnius, Lithuania
15 Malik Cooke 6'6" 210 F JR Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
2 Devan Downey 5'9" 170 G SR Chester, South Carolina, United States
12 Ramon Galloway 6'1" 170 G FR Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
24 Mike Holmes 6'7" 230 F/C JR Bishopville, South Carolina, United States
30 Lakeem Jackson 6'5" 225 SF FR Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
32 Johndre Jefferson 6'9" 210 F JR Santee, South Carolina, United States
44 Sam Muldrow 6'9" 220 F JR Florence, South Carolina, United States
5 Brandis Raley-Ross 6'2" 194 G SR Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
1 Stephen Spinella 6'4" 190 G FR Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States
25 Austin Steed 6'8" 235 F JR Hephzibah, Georgia, United States
14 Robert Wilder 6'1" 188 G SR Chapin, South Carolina, United States

2010 Commitments[4]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bruce Ellington
PG		 Moncks Corner, SC Berkeley HS 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 11,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 91
Damontre Harris
PF		 Fayetteville, NC Trinity Christian School 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 21,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 94
Brian Richardson
SG		 Wilson, NC Greenfield School 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 21,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 88
R.J. Slawson
PF		 North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HS 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 16,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 93
Eric Smith
PG		 Arden, NC Christ School 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 28,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10   Rivals: 13
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Thurs, Nov. 5* 7:00pm Kentucky Wesleyan Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC
(Exhibition)		 W 78–55  5,493
Regular Season
Fri, Nov. 13* 7:00pm Alabama A&M Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SportSouth W 88–50  10,769 1–0
Mon, Nov. 16* 7:00pm Georgia Southern Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SportSouth W 90–66  10,212 2–0
Thu, Nov. 19* 9:30pm vs. La Salle Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC
(Charleston Classic)		 ESPNU W 78–68  2,115 3–0
Fri, Nov. 20* 9:30pm vs. South Florida Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC
(Charleston Classic)		 CSS W 69–66  2,391 4–0
Sun, Nov. 22* 6:00pm vs. Miami Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC
(Charleston Classic)		 ESPN2 L 70–85  2,531 4–1
Fri, Nov. 27* 7:00pm Jacksonville Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SportSouth W 97–93  10,318 5–1
Wed, Dec. 2* 7:00pm Western Kentucky Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SportSouth W 74–56  10,707 6–1
Sun, Dec. 6* 1:00pm at #18 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC
(Carolina-Clemson Rivalry)		 FS Carolinas L 61–72  10,000 6–2
Wed, Dec. 16* 7:00pm Richmond Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SportSouth W 76–58  9,640 7–2
Sat, Dec. 19* 7:00pm at Wofford Benjamin Johnson Arena • Spartanburg, SC SportSouth L 61–68  3,500 7–3
Mon, Dec. 21* 7:00pm Furman Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SportSouth W 81–57  9,674 8–3
Wed, Dec. 30* 9:00pm at Boston College Conte Forum • Boston, MA ESPNU L 76–85  6,846 8–4
Sat, Jan. 2* 12:00pm Baylor Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC FS Carolinas L 74–85  11,312 8–5
Tue, Jan. 5* 7:00pm Longwood Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC FS Carolinas W 88–58  8,652 9–5
Sat, Jan. 9 1:30pm at Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum • Auburn, AL SEC Network W 80–71  5,638 10–5 (1–0)
Wed, Jan. 13 8:00pm LSU Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SEC Network W 67–58  12,103 11–5 (2–0)
Sat, Jan. 16 6:00pm Vanderbilt Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC CSS L 79–89  13,166 11–6 (2–1)
Wed, Jan. 20 9:00pm at #24 Mississippi Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS CSS L 57–66  6,824 11–7 (2–2)
Sat, Jan. 23 6:00pm at Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPN L 56–58  12,094 11–8 (2–3)
Tue, Jan. 26 9:00pm #1 Kentucky Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPN W 68–62  18,000 12–8 (3–3)
Sat, Jan. 30 7:00pm Georgia Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC FSN W 78–77  14,013 13–8 (4–3)
Sat, Feb. 6 6:00pm at #14 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN L 53–79  21,003 13–9 (4–4)
Wed, Feb. 10 8:00pm Florida Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SEC Network W 77–71  12,774 14–9 (5–4)
Sat, Feb. 13 4:00pm at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA SEC Network L 61–66  7,597 14–10 (5–5)
Wed, Feb. 17 9:00pm at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR CSS L 79–92  13,175 14–11 (5–6)
Sat, Feb. 20 1:30pm #18 Tennessee Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC SEC Network L 55–63  15,622 14–12 (5–7)
Thu, Feb. 25 9:00pm at #2 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY ESPN L 61–82  24,355 14–13 (5–8)
Sat, Feb. 27 6:00pm Mississippi State Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPN L 63–76  13,834 14–14 (5–9)
Wed, Mar. 3 7:00pm Alabama Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC ESPNU L 70–79  11,109 14–15 (5–10)
Sat, Mar. 6 2:00pm at #19 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN ESPN2 W 77–73  14,316 15–15 (6–10)
SEC Tournament
Thu, Mar. 11 1:00pm vs. Alabama Bridgestone Arena • Nashville, TN
(First Round)		 SEC Network L 63–68  15,152 15–16
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Devan Downey

Dominique Archie

See also

References

  1. ^ Archie to miss rest of season
  2. ^ Holmes Dismissed From Men's Basketball Team
  3. ^ South Carolina's Downey scores 30 as No. 1 Kentucky suffers first loss
  4. ^ Gamecocks Ink Top 10 Recruiting Class During Fall Signing Period
  5. ^ Downey Named Unanimous Selection To AP First Team All-SEC
  6. ^ Downey, Muldrow Earn All-SEC Honors
  7. ^ Downey Named Honorable Mention AP All-American
  8. ^ Downey Named Oscar Robertson National Player Of The Week
  9. ^ Downey Named SEC Player Of The Week
  10. ^ Devan Downey Named Cousy Award Finalist
  11. ^ Downey one of 16 finalists for Oscar Robertson Trophy
  12. ^ SEC Basketball Preseason Awards
  13. ^ Naismith Preseason Watch List
  14. ^ John R. Wooden Award 2009-2010 Men’s Preseason List
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