South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball

South Carolina Gamecocks
University	University of South Carolina
All-time record	1428-1252-1 (.533)
Head coach	Lamont Paris (1st season)
Conference	SEC
Location	Columbia, South Carolina
Arena	Colonial Life Arena (Capacity: 18,000)
Nickname	Gamecocks
Colors	Garnet and Black
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA Tournament Final Four
2017
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
2017
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1971, 1972, 1973, 2017
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2017
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2017
Conference Tournament Champions
SoCon: 1933 ACC: 1971
Conference Regular Season Champions
SoCon: 1927, 1933, 1934, 1945 ACC: 1970 SEC: 1997, 2009

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team is an American college basketball team. The team plays for the University of South Carolina. The team plays in Division I of the NCAA. The team plays in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In 2017, the Gamecocks went to the Final Four. As of 2023, the team's coach is Lamont Paris.

NCAA tournament results

The Gamecocks have been in the NCAA tournament nine times. Their combined record is 8 wins and 10 losses.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1971		Second Round Regional 3rd Place Game	Penn Fordham	L 64–79 L 90–100
1972		Round of 25 Second Round Regional 3rd Place Game	Temple North Carolina Villanova	W 53–51 L 62–92 W 90–78
1973		Round of 25 Second Round Regional 3rd Place Game	Texas Tech Memphis State Southwest Louisiana	W 78–70 L 76–90 W 90–85
1974		Round of 25	Furman	L 67–75
1989	#12	Round of 64	#5 NC State	L 66–81
1997	#2	Round of 64	#15 Coppin State	L 65–78
1998	#3	Round of 64	#14 Richmond	L 61–62
2004	#10	Round of 64	#7 Memphis	L 43–59
2017	#7	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#10 Marquette #2 Duke #3 Baylor #4 Florida #1 Gonzaga	W 93–73 W 88–81 W 70–50 W 77–70 L 73–77