2008–09 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2008–09 South Carolina men's basketball team represents University of South Carolina. The head coach is Darrin Horn who is in his first season with the Gamecocks. The team plays its home games in the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina.

2008–09 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NIT First Round vs. Davidson, L 63-70
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
2008–09 record21–10 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Boynton
  • Cypheus Bunton
  • Scott Cherry
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
2008–09 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
South Carolina106 .625  2110  .677
Tennessee106 .625  2113  .618
Florida97 .563  2511  .694
Vanderbilt88 .500  1912  .613
Kentucky88 .500  2214  .611
Georgia313 .188  1220  .375
West
No. 21 LSU133 .813  278  .771
Auburn106 .625  2412  .667
Mississippi State97 .563  2313  .639
Alabama79 .438  1814  .563
Ole Miss79 .438  1615  .516
Arkansas214 .125  1416  .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

On November 14, 2008, Carolina defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 89–76 to win the first game of the Darrin Horn Era at USC.

On December 2, 2008, Carolina defeated Princeton 84–58, handing the Tigers their worst defeat in Jadwin Gym since it opened in 1969.

On January 2, 2009, Carolina defeated #19 Baylor, 85–84.

On January 21, 2009, Carolina defeated #24 Florida, 70–69.

On January 31, 2009, Carolina defeated #24 Kentucky, 78–77, the Gamecocks' second win in history at Rupp Arena.

On February 25, 2009, Carolina defeated Kentucky 77–59, setting a school-record for blocked shots with 16, and sweeping the season series with the Wildcats for only the second time (1997) since joining the SEC.

Roster

No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYearHometown
21Dominique Archie6'7"200FJRAugusta, Georgia, United States
31Evaldas Baniulis6'7"210FJRVilnius, Lithuania
55Mitchell Carter6'10"260CJRMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
12Branden Conrad6'2"180GSRCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
2Devan Downey5'9"175GJRChester, South Carolina, United States
20Zam Fredrick6'0"203GSRSt. Matthews, South Carolina, United States
24Mike Holmes6'7"230F/CSOBishopville, South Carolina, United States
44Sam Muldrow6'9"216FSOFlorence, South Carolina, United States
5Brandis Raley-Ross6'2"193GJRGastonia, North Carolina, United States
25Austin Steed6'8"215FSOHephzibah, Georgia, United States
14Robert Wilder6'1"185GJRChapin, South Carolina, United States

2009 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ramon Galloway
PG
Palm Beach Gardens, FL William T. Dwyer HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 13, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Lakeem Jackson
SF
Arden, NC Christ School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Johndre Jefferson
PF
Niceville, FL Northwest Florida State College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mar 5, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Steve Spinella
SG
Pennsauken, NJ Apex Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 23, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
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 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2009 South Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Fri, Nov. 7*
    7:00pm
    Kentucky Wesleyan
    Exhibition
    W 75–55 
    Colonial Life Arena (3,053)
    Columbia, SC
    Regular Season
    Fri, Nov. 14*
    7:00pm, SportsSouth
    Jacksonville State W 89–76  1–0
    Colonial Life Arena (11,439)
    Columbia, SC
    Sun, Nov. 16*
    4:00pm, SportsSouth
    Winthrop W 86–63  2–0
    Colonial Life Arena (7,231)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Nov. 22*
    1:00pm, SportsSouth
    USC Upstate W 75–53  3–0
    Colonial Life Arena (5,573)
    Columbia, SC
    Tue, Nov. 25*
    7:00pm, SportsSouth
    Gardner-Webb W 85–70  4–0
    Colonial Life Arena (9,545)
    Columbia, SC
    Fri, Nov. 28*
    7:00pm, CSS
    at College of Charleston L 80–82 OT 4–1
    Carolina First Arena (5,032)
    Charleston, SC
    Tue, Dec. 2*
    7:00pm
    at Princeton W 84–58  5–1
    Jadwin Gymnasium (1,984)
    Princeton, NJ
    Fri, Dec. 5*
    6:00pm
    Furman W 72–48  6–1
    Colonial Life Arena (9,031)
    Columbia, SC
    Tue, Dec. 16*
    8:00pm, SportsSouth
    North Carolina Central W 90–43  7–1
    Colonial Life Arena (9,065)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Dec. 20*
    5:00pm, SportsSouth
    The Citadel W 80–66  8–1
    Colonial Life Arena (9,493)
    Columbia, SC
    Tue, Dec. 23*
    7:00pm, SportsSouth
    Presbyterian W 75–56  9–1
    Colonial Life Arena (9,404)
    Columbia, SC
    Tue, Dec. 30*
    7:00pm, FSN
    No. 16 Clemson
    Carolina-Clemson Rivalry
    L 87–98  9–2
    Colonial Life Arena (16,168)
    Columbia, SC
    Fri, Jan. 2*
    5:30pm, FSN
    at No. 19 Baylor W 85–84  10–2
    Ferrell Center (6,149)
    Waco, TX
    Tue, Dec. 30*
    7:00pm, SportsSouth
    Wofford W 78–61  11–2
    Colonial Life Arena (9,165)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Jan. 10
    7:00pm
    Auburn W 68–56  12–2 (1–0)
    Colonial Life Arena (11,725)
    Coumbia, SC
    Wed, Jan. 14
    8:00pm, CST
    at LSU L 68–85  12–3 (1–1)
    Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,393)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    Sat, Jan. 17
    6:00pm, FSN
    at Tennessee L 79–82  12–4 (1–2)
    Thompson-Boling Arena (20,203)
    Knoxville, TN
    Wed, Jan. 21
    7:00pm, Raycom
    No. 24 Florida W 70–69  13–4 (2–2)
    Colonial Life Arena (12,825)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Jan. 24
    8:00pm, FSN
    Mississippi W 82–71  14–4 (3–2)
    Colonial Life Arena (14,527)
    Columbia, SC
    Wed, Jan. 28
    7:00pm
    Vanderbilt W 86–76  15–4 (4–2)
    Colonial Life Arena (12,766)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Jan. 31
    3:00pm, Raycom
    at No. 24 Kentucky W 78–77  16–4 (5–2)
    Rupp Arena (24,322)
    Lexington, KY
    Tue, Feb. 3
    9:00pm, ESPN
    at Florida L 93–97  16–5 (5–3)
    O'Connell Center (11,152)
    Gainesville, FL
    Sat, Feb. 7
    7:00pm, FSN
    Georgia W 79–68  17–5 (6–3)
    Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Feb. 14
    3:00pm, Raycom
    at Alabama W 75–73  18–5 (7–3)
    Coleman Coliseum (10,224)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Wed, Feb. 18
    8:00pm
    at Mississippi State L 70–75  18–6 (7–4)
    Humphrey Coliseum (7,369)
    Starkville, MS
    Sat, Feb. 21
    7:00pm
    Arkansas W 82–78 OT 19–6 (8–4)
    Colonial Life Arena (16,507)
    Columbia, SC
    Wed, Feb. 25
    7:00pm, Raycom
    Kentucky W 77–59  20–6 (9–4)
    Colonial Life Arena (16,035)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Feb. 28
    9:00pm, ESPNU
    at Vanderbilt L 83–96  20–7 (9–5)
    Memorial Gymnasium (13,963)
    Nashville, TN
    Thu, Mar. 5
    7:00pm, ESPN
    Tennessee L 70–86  20–8 (9–6)
    Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Mar. 7
    7:00pm, Raycom
    at Georgia W 68–51  21–8 (10–6)
    Stegeman Coliseum (7,110)
    Athens, GA
    Postseason
    Thu, Mar. 12
    3:15pm, Raycom
    vs. Mississippi State
    SEC Tournament
    L 68–82  21–9
    St. Pete Times Forum (13,306)
    Tampa, FL
    Tue, Mar. 17*
    7:00pm, ESPN2
    Davidson
    NIT • First Round
    L 63–70  21–10
    Colonial Life Arena (7,251)
    Columbia, SC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Awards

    SEC Post-Season Awards

    • Devan Downey – First Team All-SEC, All-Defensive Team[1]
    • Dominique Archie – Second Team All-SEC, All-Defensive Team
    • Zam Fredrick, Jr. – Second Team All-SEC
    • Brandis Raley-Ross – Sixth Man of the Year

    SEC Pre-Season Awards

    • Devan Downey – First Team All-SEC[2]
    • Dominique Archie – Second Team All-SEC

    SEC Player of the Week

    • Devan Downey – February 2, 2009[3]

    References

    1. "SEC Coaches Postseason Awards Announced, Four Gamecocks Garner Honors". Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
    2. "SEC Men's Basketball Preseason Awards Announced". Men's Basketball. Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
    3. "This Week In SEC Men's Basketball – 2/2". Men's Basketball. Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
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