2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Record | 15–16 (6–10 SEC) |
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Home arena | Colonial Life Arena |
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East
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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
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009–10 South Carolina men's basketball team represented
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 |
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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
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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
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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 | ||||||
Sources:
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Thurs, Nov. 5* 7:00pm |
Kentucky Wesleyan Exhibition |
W 78–55 | Columbia, SC
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Fri, Nov. 13* 7:00pm, SportSouth
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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 |
Charleston, SC
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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
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at No. 18 Carolina-Clemson Rivalry
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L 61–72 | 6–2 |
Clemson, SC
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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 |
Spartanburg, SC
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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 |
Boston, MA
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Sat, Jan. 2* 12:00pm, FS Carolinas |
Baylor
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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) |
Auburn, AL
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Wed, Jan. 13 8:00pm, SEC Network |
LSU
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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) |
Oxford, MS
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Sat, Jan. 23 6:00pm, ESPN |
at Florida | L 56–58 | 11–8 (2–3) |
Gainesville, FL
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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
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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
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L 53–79 | 13–9 (4–4) |
Knoxville, TN
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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) |
Athens, GA
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Wed, Feb. 17 9:00pm, CSS |
at Arkansas | L 79–92 | 14–11 (5–6) |
Fayetteville, AR
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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) |
Lexington, KY
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Sat, Feb. 27 6:00pm, ESPN |
Mississippi State
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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) |
Nashville, TN
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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
Eastern Time . |
Awards
Devan Downey
- First Team All-SEC (AP and Coaches)[5][6]
- Honorable Mention AP All-American[7]
- Oscar Robertson National Player Of The Week, 1/31/10[8]
- SEC Player of the Week, 2/1/10[9]
- Bob Cousy Award Finalist[10]
- Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalist[11]
- Preseason First Team All-SEC[12]
- Naismith Trophy Preseason Watchlist[13]
- John R. Wooden Award Preseason Candidate[14]
Dominique Archie
- Preseason Second Team All-SEC
See also
References
- ^ "Archie to miss rest of season". Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- ^ Holmes Dismissed From Men's Basketball Team
- ^ South Carolina's Downey scores 30 as No. 1 Kentucky suffers first loss
- ^ Gamecocks Ink Top 10 Recruiting Class During Fall Signing Period
- ^ Downey Named Unanimous Selection To AP First Team All-SEC
- ^ Downey, Muldrow Earn All-SEC Honors
- ^ Downey Named Honorable Mention AP All-American
- ^ Downey Named Oscar Robertson National Player Of The Week
- ^ Downey Named SEC Player Of The Week
- ^ Devan Downey Named Cousy Award Finalist
- ^ Downey one of 16 finalists for Oscar Robertson Trophy[permanent dead link]
- ^ SEC Basketball Preseason Awards
- ^ Naismith Preseason Watch List
- ^ John R. Wooden Award 2009-2010 Men’s Preseason List