2018–19 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach, Frank Martin, was in his seventh season at South Carolina. The team played its home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.^[1] They finished the season 16-16, 11-7 in SEC Play to finish a tie for 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Auburn.

2018–19 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	16–16 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Frank Martin (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Perry Clark Chuck Martin Bruce Shingler
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 LSU	16	–	2		.889			28	–	7		.800
No. 10 Tennessee	15	–	3		.833			31	–	6		.838
No. 7 Kentucky	15	–	3		.833			30	–	7		.811
No. 5 Auburn†	11	–	7		.611			30	–	10		.750
South Carolina	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Mississippi State	10	–	8		.556			23	–	11		.676
Ole Miss	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Florida	9	–	9		.500			20	–	16		.556
Alabama	8	–	10		.444			18	–	16		.529
Arkansas	8	–	10		.444			18	–	16		.529
Texas A&M	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
Missouri	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
Georgia	2	–	16		.111			11	–	21		.344
Vanderbilt	0	–	18		.000			9	–	23		.281
† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2017–18 season finished the season 17–16, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They had 3 wins against ranked teams; No. 10 Auburn, No. 18 Kentucky, and No. 20 Florida. They defeated Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC tournament before losing in the second round to Arkansas.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
David Beatty	0	G	6'2"	205	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to La Salle[2]
Kory Holden	1	G	6'1"	197	RS Junior	Salisbury, MD	Transferred to South Alabama[3]
Frank Booker Jr.	5	G	6'3"	208	RS Senior	Augusta, GA	Graduated
Khadim Gueye	12	F	7'0"	248	Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Akron[4]
Ibrahim Doumbia	14	F	6'6"	205	Freshman	Miami, FL	Transferred to UCF[5]
Wesley Myers	15	G	6'1"	193	RS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Tommy Corchiani	20	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Raleigh, NC	Left team
Christian Schmitt	25	G	5'11"	180	Sophomore	Mars, PA	Left team

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tre Campbell	4	G	6'2"	170	Graduate Student	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown
Jair Bolden	52	G	6'4'	205	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	George Washington

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
T.J. Moss #30 SG	Memphis, TN	Findlay Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 15, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Keyshawn Bryant #42 SF	Winter Haven, FL	Huntington Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 2, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
A. J. Lawson SG	Brampton, ON	Montverde Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 26, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Jermaine Couisnard SG	East Chicago, IN	Montverde Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 27, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Alanzo Frink PF	Roselle, NJ	Roselle Catholic High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 3, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved September 18, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 00 A. J. Lawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr GTA Prep Mississauga, ON G 1 T. J. Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Memphis, TN G 2 Hassani Gravett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Sr Alexander Pensacola State College Villa Rica, GA G 4 Tre Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) GS St. John's College HS Georgetown Washington, D.C. G 5 Jermaine Couisnard  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Montverde Academy East Chicago, IN F 10 Justin Minaya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Northern Valley Regional HS Old Tappan, NJ F 13 Felipe Haase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) So Miami Christian School Osorno, Chile F 14 Nathan Nelson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Blackman HS Murfreesboro, TN F 20 Alanzo Frink 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic HS Jersey City, NJ F 21 Maik Kotsar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Tallinn, Estonia G 23 Evan Hinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Deltona HS Deltona, FL F 24 Keyshawn Bryant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Winter Haven HS Winter Haven, FL F 30 Chris Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Roselle Catholic HS Libreville, Gabon F 33 Jason Cudd 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 263 lb (119 kg) So Socastee HS Myrtle Beach, SC G 52 Jair Bolden  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Westtown School George Washington Brooklyn, NY	Head coach Frank Martin (FIU) Assistant coach(es) Perry Clark (Gettysburg) Bruce Shingler (St. Augustine's) Chuck Martin (Monmouth) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2018* 6:00 pm		Augusta	L 72–77	–	18 – Gravett	10 – Minaya	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
Regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		USC Upstate	W 65–52	1–0	21 – Bryant	12 – Gravett	3 – Gravett	Colonial Life Arena (10,145) Columbia, SC
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Stony Brook Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game	L 81–83	1–1	23 – Lawson	9 – Tied	6 – Lawson	Colonial Life Arena (9,657) Columbia, SC
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Norfolk State Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game	W 81–64	2–1	18 – Tied	6 – Lawson	8 – Lawson	Colonial Life Arena (9,038) Columbia, SC
November 17, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Providence Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith semifinals	L 67–76	2–2	14 – Gravett	7 – Gravett	3 – Lawson	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
November 18, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. George Washington Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith 3rd place game	W 90–55	3–2	20 – Silva	10 – Silva	5 – Lawson	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Wofford	L 61–81	3–3	13 – Tied	10 – Kotsar	3 – Moss	Colonial Life Arena (10,561) Columbia, SC
November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN		Coastal Carolina	W 85–79	4–3	25 – Lawson	8 – Kotsar	4 – Gravett	Colonial Life Arena (9,315) Columbia, SC
December 5, 2018* 9:00 pm, Stadium		at Wyoming	L 64–73	4–4	15 – Lawson	9 – Lawson	4 – Moss	Arena-Auditorium (3,657) Laramie, WY
December 8, 2018* 12:00 pm, FS1		at No. 5 Michigan	L 78–89	4–5	18 – Silva	12 – Silva	5 – Lawson	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN		No. 5 Virginia	L 52–69	4–6	11 – Silva	8 – Frink	3 – Lawson	Colonial Life Arena (12,291) Columbia, SC
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		Clemson Rivalry	L 68–78	4–7	18 – Silva	7 – Tied	4 – Lawson	Colonial Life Arena (12,269) Columbia, SC
December 31, 2018* 2:00 pm, SECN+		North Greenville	W 97–46	5–7	22 – Lawson	9 – Silva	9 – Gravett	Colonial Life Arena (8,974) Columbia, SC
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Florida	W 71–69	6–7 (1–0)	22 – Gravett	7 – Kotsar	4 – Campbell	Exactech Arena (10,230) Gainesville, FL
January 8, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 14 Mississippi State	W 87–82 OT	7–7 (2–0)	25 – Kotsar	12 – Silva	4 – Silva	Colonial Life Arena (8,776) Columbia, SC
January 13, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN+		Missouri	W 85–75	8–7 (3–0)	15 – Bryant	7 – Kotsar	4 – Lawson	Colonial Life Arena (12,747) Columbia, SC
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	W 74–71	9–7 (4–0)	24 – Lawson	6 – Bryant	3 – Hasse	Memorial Gymnasium (8,400) Nashville, TN
January 19, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 67–89	9–8 (4–1)	18 – Lawson	5 – Lawson	2 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,607) Baton Rouge, LA
January 22, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN		No. 16 Auburn	W 80–77	10–8 (5–1)	32 – Silva	14 – Silva	6 – Gravett	Colonial Life Arena (13,857) Columbia, SC
January 26, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 70–74	10–9	15 – Silva	9 – Silva	5 – Bryant	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,658) Stillwater, OK
January 29, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN		No. 1 Tennessee	L 70–92	10–10 (5–2)	28 – Silva	10 – Silva	3 – Gravett	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
February 2, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN		at Georgia	W 86–80	11–10 (6–2)	19 – Tied	7 – Lawson	7 – Campbell	Stegeman Coliseum (9,820) Athens, GA
February 5, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 5 Kentucky	L 48–76	11–11 (6–3)	12 – Tied	4 – Tied	2 – Tied	Rupp Arena (20,496) Lexington, KY
February 9, 2019 3:30 pm, SECN		Arkansas	W 77–65	12–11 (7–3)	24 – Lawson	8 – Silva	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (12,374) Columbia, SC
February 13, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN		at No. 1 Tennessee	L 73–85	12–12 (7–4)	19 – Campbell	15 – Silva	6 – Lawson	Thompson–Boling Arena (19,407) Knoxville, TN
February 16, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN		Texas A&M	W 84–77	13–12 (8–4)	23 – Lawson	14 – Silva	6 – Campbell	Colonial Life Arena (13,473) Columbia, SC
February 19, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN		Ole Miss	W 79–64	14–12 (9–4)	18 – Silva	9 – Lawson	6 – Lawson	Colonial Life Arena (10,455) Columbia, SC
February 23, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	L 61–76	14–13 (9–5)	18 – Lawson	5 – Tied	7 – Campbell	Humphrey Coliseum (8,655) Starkville, MS
February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Alabama	L 62–68	14–14 (9–6)	23 – Silva	12 – Silva	5 – Lawson	Colonial Life Arena (11,164) Columbia, SC
March 2, 2019 3:30 pm, SECN		at Missouri	L 63–78	14–15 (9–7)	20 – Gravett	7 – Bryant	3 – Campbell	Mizzou Arena (10,376) Columbia, MO
March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M	W 71–54	15–15 (10–7)	22 – Silva	17 – Silva	9 – Campbell	Reed Arena (5,032) College Station, TX
March 9, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN		Georgia	W 66–46	16–15 (11–7)	24 – Silva	10 – Silva	2 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (11,927) Columbia, SC
SEC tournament
March 15, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN	(4)	vs. (5) No. 22 Auburn Quarterfinals	L 64–73	16–16	27 – Silva	11 – Silva	5 – Campbell	Bridgestone Arena (16,490) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.