2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record15–16 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neill Berry
  • Michael Boynton
  • Cypheus Bunton
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky† 14 – 2   .875 35 – 3   .921
No. 21 Vanderbilt 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
No. 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 State 9 – 7   .563 24 – 12   .667
Mississippi 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
† 2010 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 broadcast 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.

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
31 Evaldas Baniulis 6'7" 215 F SR Vilnius, Lithuania
15 Malik Cooke 6'6" 210 F JR Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Devan Downey 5'9" 170 G SR Chester, South Carolina
12 Ramon Galloway 6'1" 170 G FR Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
24 Mike Holmes 6'7" 230 F/C JR Bishopville, South Carolina
Lakeem Jackson 6'5" 225 SF FR Charlotte, North Carolina
32 Johndre Jefferson 6'9" 210 F JR Santee, South Carolina
44 Sam Muldrow 6'9" 220 F JR Florence, South Carolina
5 Brandis Raley-Ross 6'2" 194 G SR Gastonia, North Carolina
1 Stephen Spinella 6'4" 190 G FR Colts Neck, New Jersey
25 Austin Steed 6'8" 235 F JR Hephzibah, Georgia
14 Robert Wilder 6'1" 188 G SR Chapin, South Carolina
Tobias Watson 5'9 175 G Jr Richland Northeast

2010 Commitments

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 November 15, 2009.
  • "2010 South Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2009.

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Thurs, Nov. 5*
7:00pm 		Kentucky Wesleyan
Exhibition 		W 78–55 
Colonial Life Arena (5,493)
Columbia, SC
Non-conference regular season
Fri, Nov. 13*
7:00pm, SportSouth 		Alabama A&M W 88–50  1–0
 Colonial Life Arena (10,769)
Columbia, SC
Mon, Nov. 16*
7:00pm, SportSouth 		Georgia Southern W 90–66  2–0
 Colonial Life Arena (10,212)
Columbia, SC
Thu, Nov. 19*
9:30pm, ESPNU 		vs. La Salle
Charleston Classic 		W 78–68  3–0
 Carolina First Arena (2,115)
Charleston, SC
Fri, Nov. 20*
9:30pm, CSS 		vs. South Florida
Charleston Classic 		W 69–66  4–0
 Carolina First Arena (2,391)
Charleston, SC
Sun, Nov. 22*
6:00pm, ESPN2 		vs. Miami (FL)
Charleston Classic 		L 70–85  4–1
 Carolina First Arena (2,531)
Charleston, SC
Fri, Nov. 27*
7:00pm, SportSouth 		Jacksonville W 97–93  5–1
 Colonial Life Arena (10,318)
Columbia, SC
Wed, Dec. 2*
7:00pm, SportSouth 		Western Kentucky W 74–56  6–1
 Colonial Life Arena (10,707)
Columbia, SC
Sun, Dec. 6*
1:00pm, FS Carolinas 		at No. 18 Clemson
Carolina-Clemson Rivalry 		L 61–72  6–2
 Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
Wed, Dec. 16*
7:00pm, SportSouth 		Richmond W 76–58  7–2
 Colonial Life Arena (9,640)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Dec. 19*
7:00pm, SportSouth 		at Wofford L 61–68  7–3
 Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500)
Spartanburg, SC
Mon, Dec. 21*
7:00pm, SportSouth 		Furman W 81–57  8–3
 Colonial Life Arena (9,674)
Columbia, SC
Wed, Dec. 30*
9:00pm, ESPNU 		at Boston College L 76–85  8–4
 Conte Forum (6,846)
Boston, MA
Sat, Jan. 2*
12:00pm, FS Carolinas 		Baylor L 74–85  8–5
 Colonial Life Arena (11,312)
Columbia, SC
Tue, Jan. 5*
7:00pm, FS Carolinas 		Longwood W 88–58  9–5
 Colonial Life Arena (8,652)
Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
Sat, Jan. 9
1:30pm, SEC Network 		at Auburn W 80–71  10–5 (1–0)
 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (5,638)
Auburn, AL
Wed, Jan. 13
8:00pm, SEC Network 		LSU W 67–58  11–5 (2–0)
 Colonial Life Arena (12,103)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Jan. 16
6:00pm, CSS 		Vanderbilt L 79–89  11–6 (2–1)
 Colonial Life Arena (13,166)
Columbia, SC
Wed, Jan. 20
9:00pm, CSS 		at No. 24 Mississippi L 57–66  11–7 (2–2)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (6,824)
Oxford, MS
Sat, Jan. 23
6:00pm, ESPN 		at Florida L 56–58  11–8 (2–3)
 O'Connell Center (12,094)
Gainesville, FL
Tue, Jan. 26
9:00pm, ESPN 		No. 1 Kentucky W 68–62  12–8 (3–3)
 Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Jan. 30
7:00pm, FSN 		Georgia W 78–77  13–8 (4–3)
 Colonial Life Arena (14,013)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Feb. 6
6:00pm, ESPN 		at No. 14 Tennessee L 53–79  13–9 (4–4)
 Thompson-Boling Arena (21,003)
Knoxville, TN
Wed, Feb. 10
8:00pm, SEC Network 		Florida W 77–71  14–9 (5–4)
 Colonial Life Arena (12,774)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Feb. 13
4:00pm, SEC Network 		at Georgia L 61–66  14–10 (5–5)
 Stegeman Coliseum (7,597)
Athens, GA
Wed, Feb. 17
9:00pm, CSS 		at Arkansas L 79–92  14–11 (5–6)
 Bud Walton Arena (13,175)
Fayetteville, AR
Sat, Feb. 20
1:30pm, SEC Network 		No. 18 Tennessee L 55–63  14–12 (5–7)
 Colonial Life Arena (15,622)
Columbia, SC
Thu, Feb. 25
9:00pm, ESPN 		at No. 2 Kentucky L 61–82  14–13 (5–8)
 Rupp Arena (24,355)
Lexington, KY
Sat, Feb. 27
6:00pm, ESPN 		Mississippi State L 63–76  14–14 (5–9)
 Colonial Life Arena (13,834)
Columbia, SC
Wed, Mar. 3
7:00pm, ESPNU 		Alabama L 70–79  14–15 (5–10)
 Colonial Life Arena (11,109)
Columbia, SC
Sat, Mar. 6
2:00pm, ESPN2 		at No. 19 Vanderbilt W 77–73  15–15 (6–10)
 Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
SEC tournament
Thu, Mar. 11
1:00pm, SEC Network 		(E5) vs. (W4) Alabama
First Round 		L 63–68  15–16
 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archie to miss rest of season". Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  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[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ SEC Basketball Preseason Awards
  13. ^ Naismith Preseason Watch List
  14. ^ John R. Wooden Award 2009-2010 Men’s Preseason List