2020–21 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 SEC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
2020–21 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2020–21 record	5–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Frank Martin (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Will Bailey; Chuck Martin; Bruce Shingler;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena

The 2020–21 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by ninth-year head coach Frank Martin, and play their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Micaiah Henry	13	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Decatur, GA	Graduated
Maik Kotsar	21	F	6'11"	270	Senior	Tallinn, Estonia	Graduated
Jair Bolden	52	G	6'3"	215	RS Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduate transferred to Butler[1]

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)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	GTA Prep	Mississauga, ON
G	1	T. J. Moss	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Findlay Prep	Memphis, TN
F	2	Trey Anderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	So	Mater Dei Catholic	San Diego, CA
F	4	Jalyn McCreary	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Legacy Early College	Marietta, GA
G	5	Jermaine Couisnard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	RS So	Montverde Academy	East Chicago, IN
F	10	Justin Minaya	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Northern Valley Regional HS	Old Tappan, NJ
G	12	Trae Hannibal	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Hartsville	Hartsville, SC
G	13	Mike Green (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach	Myrtle Beach, SC
F	14	Nathan Nelson (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Blackman HS	Murfreesboro, TN
F	15	Wildens Leveque	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	So	Gould Academy	Brocton, MA
F	20	Alanzo Frink	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Roselle Catholic HS	Jersey City, NJ
F	21	Ja'Von Benson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	Fr	Ridge View HS	Columbia, SC
G	23	Seventh Woods	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	RS Sr	Hammond School North Carolina	Columbia, SC
F	24	Keyshawn Bryant	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Winter Haven HS	Winter Haven, FL
G	44	Ford Cooper	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	United Faith Christian Academy Missouri State	Charlotte, NC

Head coach

Frank Martin (Florida International)

Assistant coach(es)

Will Bailey (UAB)
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

The exhibition game against Coker scheduled for November 25 was cancelled due to a delay in the delivery of Coker’s COVID-19 testing results.[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*	Coker	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 28, 2020* 4:00 p.m, ESPNews	vs. Liberty Hall of Fame Classic Semifinals	L 62–78	0–1	12 – Lawson	7 – Bryant	2 – Tied	T-Mobile Center (0) Kansas City, MO
November 29, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Tulsa Hall of Fame Classic Third Place Game	W 69–58	1–1	20 – Couisnard	9 – Tied	4 – Couisnard	T-Mobile Center (0) Kansas City, MO
December 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 10 Houston	L 67–77	1–2	13 – Minaya	7 – Hannibal	3 – Tied	Fertitta Center (1,859) Houston, TX
December 10, 2020* 6:00 p.m., SECN	Wofford	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 14, 2020* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at George Washington	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic					Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
December 19, 2020* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 24 Clemson Rivalry	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 23, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN	South Carolina State	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Kentucky	postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic					Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 2, 2021* 3:30 p.m., SECN	Florida A&M	W 78–71	2–2	25 – Lawson	10 – Minaya	5 – Couisnard	Colonial Life Arena (3,100) Columbia, SC
January 6, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	Texas A&M	W 78–54	3–2 (1–0)	30 – Lawson	9 – McCreary	5 – Minaya	Colonial Life Arena (3160) Columbia, SC
January 9, 2021 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Ole Miss	postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic					The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
January 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	No. 10 Tennessee	postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 16, 2021 8:30 p.m., SECN	at LSU	L 80–85	3–3 (1–1)	26 – Bryant	10 – Minaya	5 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,143) Baton Rouge, LA
January 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Missouri	L 70–81	3–4 (1–2)	19 – Bryant	11 – Minaya	5 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (0) Columbia, MO
January 23, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	Auburn	L 86–109	3–5 (1–3)	24 – Bryant	10 – Leveque	6 – Couisnard	Colonial Life Arena (3,250) Columbia, SC
January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Georgia	W 83–59	4–5 (2–3)	19 – Bryant	10 – Bryant	6 – Hannibal	Colonial Life Arena (3,156) Columbia, SC
January 30, 2021 8:30 p.m., SECN	at Vanderbilt	L 81–93	4–6 (2–4)	21 – Lawson	6 – Bryant	4 – Couisnard	Memorial Gymnasium (78) Nashville, TN
February 3, 2021 6:30 p.m., SECN	at No. 22 Florida	W 72–66	5–6 (3–4)	22 – Lawson	8 – Lawson	2 – Tied	O'Connell Center (2,282) Gainesville, FL
February 6, 2021 3:30 p.m., SECN	Mississippi State	L 59–75	5–7 (3–5)	13 – Tied	10 – Leveque	4 – Couisnard	Colonial Life Arena (3,208) Columbia, SC
February 9, 2021 6:30 p.m., SECN	No. 11 Alabama						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 13, 2021 6:00 p.m., SECN	Ole Miss						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 16, 2021 8:30 p.m., SECN	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m/4:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Missouri						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 24, 2021 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 27, 2021 1:00 p.m., SECN	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 2, 2021 6:30 p.m., SECN	Arkansas						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Woods, David (April 29, 2020). "What Butler basketball gets in grad transfer Jair Bolden: Grit, shooting and leadership". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
Glover, Emery (November 25, 2020). "Exhibition game between Coker, South Carolina canceled". WIS News. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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[1] Woods, David (April 29, 2020). "What Butler basketball gets in grad transfer Jair Bolden: Grit, shooting and leadership". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

[2] Glover, Emery (November 25, 2020). "Exhibition game between Coker, South Carolina canceled". WIS News. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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