South Carolina

Official Name: 
University of South Carolina
Nickname: 
Gamecocks
Mailing Address: 

The Roost
Building B
1322 Heyward Street
Columbia, SC 29208

Website: 
www.gamecocksonline.com
Telephone: 
(803) 777-5204
Fax: 
(803) 777-2967
Enrollment: 
23,000
Arena: 

The Colonial Center
Capacity: 18,000
Year Opened: 2002

School Colors: 
Garnet and Black
Conference: 

Southeastern (since 1992)/Eastern Division
Former Member of southern (1923-53), ACC (1954-71) and Metro (1984-91)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(4) 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1997

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(8) 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989, 1997, 1998, and 2004
4-9 record (.308)

NIT Appearances: 

(11) 1969, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2009
21-9 record (.700)
Finished 2nd in 2002, 1st in 2005 and 1st in 2006

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Frank McGuire (16 years from 1965-80, 283-142 record, .666)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

BJ McKie (2,119 points from 1996-99)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Lee Collins (1,159 from 1953-56)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

John Roche (56 points as senior vs. Furman on 2/4/71)

All-American Selections: 

(8) G Jules Skip Harlicka (1968), G Kevin Joyce (1973), C-F Tom Riker (1972), G John Roche (1969, 1970 and 1971), F Freddie Tompkins (1934), F Grady Wallace (1957)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Tom Riker (1972)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(4) Grady Wallace (1957), John Roche (1970 and 1971), Kevin Joyce (1973)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

John Roche (56 vs. Furman)
February 4, 1971 (senior/21.6 ppg)

1

2

Total

South Carolina

58

60

118

Furman

33

50

83

South Carolina

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Roche

21-34

14-15

56

Owens

4-7

8-11

16

Riker

0-1

1-1

1

Joyce

3-5

1-1

7

Carver

5-11

5-5

15

Ribock

2-5

0-0

4

Aydlett

3-8

1-2

7

Traylor

1-3

0-0

2

Manning

2-5

0-0

4

J. Powell

1-2

2-3

4

D. Powell

0-0

2-2

2

Totals

42-81

34-40

118

Percentages

.519

.850

Furman

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Hunt

5-17

4-5

14

Collier

4-15

2-3

10

Martin

4-10

2-3

10

Jackson

2-10

0-1

4

Whitener

1-3

1-1

3

Selvy

6-10

2-3

14

Dougherty

1-2

0-0

2

Cockrum

7-11

6-6

20

Campbell

2-3

0-0

4

Ehlmann

1-2

0-0

2

Totals

33-83

17-23

83

Percentages

.398

.739
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

J.H. Brown

1

1909

0-3

.000

1909

0-3

F.E. Schofield

1

1910

1-1

.500

1910

1-1

James G. Driver

2

1912-13

5-7

.417

1912

3-4

John Blackburn

1

1914

5-4-1

.556

1914

5-4-1

L.W. Hill

1

1915

2-7

.222

1915

2-7

Charles C. Farrell

1

1916

4-6

.400

1916

4-6

Dixon Foster

4

1917-20

26-31

.456

1918

8-5

Sol Metzger

1

1921

7-11

.389

1921

7-11

Lana A. Sims

1

1922

7-12

.368

1922

7-12

Jack Crawford

2

1923-24

17-22

.436

1924

11-9

Branch Bocock

3

1925-27

33-16

.673

1927

14-4

A. Burnet Stoney

1

1928

8-12

.400

1928

8-12

Absalon W. "Rock" Norman

6

1929-32, 1934-35

57-47

.548

1934

18-1

Billy L. Laval

1

1933

17-2

.895

1933

17-2

Ted Petoskey

5

1936-40

37-67

.356

1937

13-7

Frank W. Johnson

16

1941-43, 1946-58

174-175

.499

1947

16-9

Rex Enright

1

1943

10-6

.625

1943

10-6

Lt. Henry Findley

1

1944

13-2

.867

1944

13-2

Johnny McMillan

1

1945

19-3

.864

1945

19-3

Dick Anderson

1

1946

4-8

.333

1946

4-8

Walt Hambrick

1

1959

4-20

.167

1959

4-20

Bob Stevens

3

1960-62

34-45

.430

1962

15-12

Chuck Noe

2

1963-64

9-15

.375

Dwane Morrison

1

1964

4-8

.333

1964

4-8

Frank McGuire

16

1965-80

283-142

.666

1970

25-3

Bill E. Foster

6

1981-86

92-79

.538

1983

22-9

Steve Steinwedel

1

1983

12-5

.706

1983

12-5

George Felton

5

1987-91

87-62

.584

1988

19-10

Steve Newton

2

1992-93

20-35

.364

1992

11-17

Eddie Fogler

8

1994-2001

123-117

.513

1997

24-8

Dave Odom

7

2002-08

128-104

.552

2004

23-11

Darrin Horn

3

2009-11

50-42

.543

2009

21-10
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,287-1,128 (.533) from 1909 through 2011.
  • NOTES: South Carolina did not have a formal coach in 1911 (1-1 record)
  • Johnson was 2-0 in 1942-43 when Enright succeeded him
  • Johnson compiled a 5-3 record after replacing Anderson in 1945-46
  • Noe posted a 6-6 record in 1963-64 when Morrison succeeded him
  • Foster compiled a 10-4 record in 1982-83 when he missed more than half of the season after suffering a heart attack during a game against Purdue.