1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1969–70 men's college basketball season. South Carolina won their first ACC Regular season Championship after going a perfect 14-0 in ACC play. Although they won the ACC regular season, they were denied a spot in the NCAA Tournament after they lost a controversial ACC Championship tournament game to NC State in double overtime. Junior John Roche won ACC player of the year, and was a first team All American. South Carolina began the season ranked 1st in the AP poll, and finished 6th in both AP and Coaches.[1]

1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
ACC regular season champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
1969–70 record25–3 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBobby Cremins (senior year)
Home arenaCarolina Coliseum
1969–70 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 South Carolina140 1.000  253  .893
North Carolina95 .643  189  .667
No. 10 NC State95 .643  237  .767
Duke86 .571  179  .654
Wake Forest68 .429  1413  .519
Maryland59 .357  1313  .500
Virginia311 .214  1015  .400
Clemson212 .143  719  .269
1970 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Name Position Height Year Stats
John Roche Guard 6–3 Junior 22.2 Pts, 2.5 Reb
Tom Owens Center 6–10 Junior 15.9 Pts, 14.0 Reb
Tom Riker Forward 6–10 Sophomore 13.8 Pts, 9.0 Reb
Bobby Cremins Guard 6–2 Senior 7.2 Pts, 5.4 Reb
Rick Aydlett Forward 6–7 Sophomore 5.5 Pts, 4.0 Reb
John Ribock Forward 6–8 Junior 5.2 Pts, 6.8 Reb
Bob Carver Guard 6–2 Sophomore 3.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb
Gene Spencer Forward 6–8 Senior 1.5 Pts, 0.9 Reb
Corkey Carnevale Guard 6–3 Senior 1.0 Pts, 0.6 Reb
Tommy Terry Guard 6–2 Senior 0.3 Pts, 1.0 Reb
Dennis Powell Center 6–0 Junior 0.4 Pts, 0.1 Reb
Billy Grimes Guard 6–5 Sophomore 0.0 Pts, 0.9 Reb

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
No. 1 at Auburn W 86–64  1-0
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
December 6*
No. 1 Tennessee W 55–54  1-1
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
December 10*
No. 8 at East Carolina W 68-49  2-1
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
December 13
No. 8 at Virginia W 62–51  3-1
(1-0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
December 15
No. 8 at Maryland W 101–68  4-1
(2-0)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
December 18*
No. 5 Long Island W 89–52  5-1
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
December 29*
No. 3 vs. New Mexico W 85–62  6-1
 
 
December 30*
No. 3 vs. No. 13 Notre Dame W 84–83  7-1
 
 
January 5
No. 3 No. 4 North Carolina W 65–52  8-1
(3-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 10
No. 3 Maryland W 98–72  9-1
(4-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 12
No. 3 Virginia W 63–42  10-1
(5-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 14*
No. 3 at Furman W 59–56  11-1
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
January 26
No. 3 at Clemson W 97–76  12-1
(6-0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 28
No. 4 Virginia Tech W 86–54  13-1
(7-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 31
No. 4 at Duke W 67–55  14-1
(8-0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 4*
No. 2 at Temple W 79–71  15-1
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
February 7
No. 2 Clemson W 99–52  16-1
(9-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 9
No. 2 Wake Forest W 81–54  17-1
(10-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 11*
No. 2 No. 13 Davidson L 62–68  17-2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 14
No. 2 Duke W 82–65  18-2
(10-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 18
No. 4 at No. 12 NC State W 71–69  19-2
(11-0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 21
No. 4 at No. 13 North Carolina W 79–62  20-2
(12-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 23
No. 4 at Wake Forest W 67–51  21-2
(13-0)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 28
No. 4 No. 14 NC State W 85–69  22-2
(14-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
March 5*
No. 3 vs. Clemson
ACC Tournament
W 34–33  23-2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 6*
No. 3 vs. Wake Forrest
ACC Tournament
W 79–63  24-2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 7*
No. 3 vs. NC State
ACC Tournament
L 39-42 2 OT 24-3
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 1 1 8 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 4 4 3 6 
Coaches 2 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 6

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References

  1. "1969-70 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. "1969-70 South Carolina Gamecocks roster". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. "1969-70 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. "1969-70 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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