2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 200910 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 broadcast locally by the Gamecock Sports Radio Network. They finished the season 1516, 610 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.

2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
2009–10 record1516 (610 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neill Berry
  • Michael Boynton
  • Cypheus Bunton
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky142 .875  353  .921
No. 21 Vanderbilt124 .750  249  .727
No. 15 Tennessee115 .688  289  .757
Florida97 .563  2113  .618
South Carolina610 .375  1516  .484
Georgia511 .313  1417  .452
West
Mississippi State97 .563  2412  .667
Mississippi97 .563  2411  .686
Arkansas79 .438  1418  .438
Alabama610 .375  1715  .531
Auburn610 .375  1517  .469
LSU214 .125  1120  .355
SEC Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

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.NameHt.Wt.PositionYearHometown
21Dominique Archie6'7"216FSRAugusta, Georgia
31Evaldas Baniulis6'7"215FSRVilnius, Lithuania
15Malik Cooke6'6"210FJRCharlotte, North Carolina
2Devan Downey5'9"170GSRChester, South Carolina
12Ramon Galloway6'1"170GFRPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
24Mike Holmes6'7"230F/CJRBishopville, South Carolina
Lakeem Jackson6'5"225SFFRCharlotte, North Carolina
32Johndre Jefferson6'9"210FJRSantee, South Carolina
44Sam Muldrow6'9"220FJRFlorence, South Carolina
5Brandis Raley-Ross6'2"194GSRGastonia, North Carolina
1Stephen Spinella6'4"190GFRColts Neck, New Jersey
25Austin Steed6'8"235FJRHephzibah, Georgia
14Robert Wilder6'1"188GSRChapin, South Carolina
Tobias Watson 5'9 175 G Jr Richland Northeast

2010 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bruce Ellington
PG
Moncks Corner, SC Berkeley HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 11, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Damontre Harris
PF
Fayetteville, NC Trinity Christian School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 21, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Brian Richardson
SG
Wilson, NC Greenfield School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 21, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
R.J. Slawson
PF
North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 16, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Eric Smith
PG
Arden, NC Christ School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 28, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10   Rivals: 13
  • 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. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  • "2010 South Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Thurs, Nov. 5*
    7:00pm
    Kentucky Wesleyan
    Exhibition
    W 7855 
    Colonial Life Arena (5,493)
    Columbia, SC
    Regular Season
    Fri, Nov. 13*
    7:00pm, SportSouth
    Alabama A&M W 8850  10
    Colonial Life Arena (10,769)
    Columbia, SC
    Mon, Nov. 16*
    7:00pm, SportSouth
    Georgia Southern W 9066  20
    Colonial Life Arena (10,212)
    Columbia, SC
    Thu, Nov. 19*
    9:30pm, ESPNU
    vs. La Salle
    Charleston Classic
    W 7868  30
    Carolina First Arena (2,115)
    Charleston, SC
    Fri, Nov. 20*
    9:30pm, CSS
    vs. South Florida
    Charleston Classic
    W 6966  40
    Carolina First Arena (2,391)
    Charleston, SC
    Sun, Nov. 22*
    6:00pm, ESPN2
    vs. Miami
    Charleston Classic
    L 7085  41
    Carolina First Arena (2,531)
    Charleston, SC
    Fri, Nov. 27*
    7:00pm, SportSouth
    Jacksonville W 9793  51
    Colonial Life Arena (10,318)
    Columbia, SC
    Wed, Dec. 2*
    7:00pm, SportSouth
    Western Kentucky W 7456  61
    Colonial Life Arena (10,707)
    Columbia, SC
    Sun, Dec. 6*
    1:00pm, FS Carolinas
    at No. 18 Clemson
    Carolina-Clemson Rivalry
    L 6172  62
    Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
    Clemson, SC
    Wed, Dec. 16*
    7:00pm, SportSouth
    Richmond W 7658  72
    Colonial Life Arena (9,640)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Dec. 19*
    7:00pm, SportSouth
    at Wofford L 6168  73
    Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)
    Spartanburg, SC
    Mon, Dec. 21*
    7:00pm, SportSouth
    Furman W 8157  83
    Colonial Life Arena (9,674)
    Columbia, SC
    Wed, Dec. 30*
    9:00pm, ESPNU
    at Boston College L 7685  84
    Conte Forum (6,846)
    Boston, MA
    Sat, Jan. 2*
    12:00pm, FS Carolinas
    Baylor L 7485  85
    Colonial Life Arena (11,312)
    Columbia, SC
    Tue, Jan. 5*
    7:00pm, FS Carolinas
    Longwood W 8858  95
    Colonial Life Arena (8,652)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Jan. 9
    1:30pm, SEC Network
    at Auburn W 8071  105 (10)
    Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (5,638)
    Auburn, AL
    Wed, Jan. 13
    8:00pm, SEC Network
    LSU W 6758  115 (20)
    Colonial Life Arena (12,103)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Jan. 16
    6:00pm, CSS
    Vanderbilt L 7989  116 (21)
    Colonial Life Arena (13,166)
    Columbia, SC
    Wed, Jan. 20
    9:00pm, CSS
    at No. 24 Mississippi L 5766  117 (22)
    Tad Smith Coliseum (6,824)
    Oxford, MS
    Sat, Jan. 23
    6:00pm, ESPN
    at Florida L 5658  118 (23)
    O'Connell Center (12,094)
    Gainesville, FL
    Tue, Jan. 26
    9:00pm, ESPN
    No. 1 Kentucky W 6862  128 (33)
    Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Jan. 30
    7:00pm, FSN
    Georgia W 7877  138 (43)
    Colonial Life Arena (14,013)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Feb. 6
    6:00pm, ESPN
    at No. 14 Tennessee L 5379  139 (44)
    Thompson-Boling Arena (21,003)
    Knoxville, TN
    Wed, Feb. 10
    8:00pm, SEC Network
    Florida W 7771  149 (54)
    Colonial Life Arena (12,774)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Feb. 13
    4:00pm, SEC Network
    at Georgia L 6166  1410 (55)
    Stegeman Coliseum (7,597)
    Athens, GA
    Wed, Feb. 17
    9:00pm, CSS
    at Arkansas L 7992  1411 (56)
    Bud Walton Arena (13,175)
    Fayetteville, AR
    Sat, Feb. 20
    1:30pm, SEC Network
    No. 18 Tennessee L 5563  1412 (57)
    Colonial Life Arena (15,622)
    Columbia, SC
    Thu, Feb. 25
    9:00pm, ESPN
    at No. 2 Kentucky L 6182  1413 (58)
    Rupp Arena (24,355)
    Lexington, KY
    Sat, Feb. 27
    6:00pm, ESPN
    Mississippi State L 6376  1414 (59)
    Colonial Life Arena (13,834)
    Columbia, SC
    Wed, Mar. 3
    7:00pm, ESPNU
    Alabama L 7079  1415 (510)
    Colonial Life Arena (11,109)
    Columbia, SC
    Sat, Mar. 6
    2:00pm, ESPN2
    at No. 19 Vanderbilt W 7773  1515 (610)
    Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
    Nashville, TN
    SEC Tournament
    Thu, Mar. 11
    1:00pm, SEC Network
    vs. Alabama
    First Round
    L 6368  1516
    Bridgestone Arena (15,152)
    Nashville, TN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Awards

    Devan Downey

    Dominique Archie

    • Preseason Second Team All-SEC

    References

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