2016–17_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_men's_basketball_team

2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
Record	26–11 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	Frank Martin (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Figger; Perry Clark; Bruce Shingler;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach, Frank Martin, was in his fifth season at South Carolina. The team played its home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 26–11, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Marquette, Duke, Baylor and SEC member Florida to advance to their first final four in school history where they lost to Gonzaga. Their final total of 26 wins is the most wins in school history.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 4:00 pm		Newberry	W 107–89		34 – Thornwell	11 – Thornwell	5 – Thornwell	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Non-conference games
11/11/2016* 6:30 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 85–76	1–0	18 – Thornwell	7 – Thornwell	6 – Thornwell	Colonial Life Arena (13,344) Columbia, SC
11/13/2016* 6:00 pm		Holy Cross	W 81–49	2–0	20 – Thornwell	8 – Silva	5 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (9,270) Columbia, SC
11/15/2016* 6:30 pm		Monmouth	W 70–69 ^OT	3–0	23 – Thornwell	10 – Silva	6 – Thornwell	Colonial Life Arena (9,779) Columbia, SC
11/18/2016* 6:30 pm		South Carolina State	W 92–50	4–0	22 – Thornwell	8 – Kotsar	6 – Dozier	Colonial Life Arena (10,159) Columbia, SC
11/23/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 25 Michigan	W 61–46	5–0	21 – Thornwell	10 – Thornwell	4 – Gravett	Colonial Life Arena (13,051) Columbia, SC
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm, ASN		vs. No. 18 Syracuse Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	W 64–50	6–0	16 – Tied	10 – Dozier	5 – Thornwell	Barclays Center (8,733) Brooklyn, NY
12/01/2016* 6:30 pm, SECN+	No. 20	Vermont	W 68–50	7–0	21 – Dozier	6 – Tied	9 – Thornwell	Colonial Life Arena (11,579) Columbia, SC
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, SECN+	No. 20	FIU	W 70–54	8–0	27 – Notice	7 – Tied	4 – Felder	Colonial Life Arena (10,587) Columbia, SC
12/12/2016* 9:00 pm, FS1	No. 16	vs. Seton Hall Under Armour Reunion	L 64–67	8–1	20 – Dozier	9 – Silva	3 – Dozier	Madison Square Garden (7,558) New York City, NY
12/17/2016* 1:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 16	at South Florida	W 77–66	9–1	23 – Dozier	9 – Kotsar	5 – Tied	USF Sun Dome (2,489) Tampa, FL
12/21/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 22	Clemson Rivalry	L 60–62	9–2	26 – Dozier	8 – Tied	5 – Dozier	Colonial Life Arena (17,026) Columbia, SC
12/27/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN		Lander	W 90–62	10–2	20 – Felder	11 – Tied	5 – Gravett	Colonial Life Arena (10,088) Columbia, SC
12/30/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Memphis	L 54–70	10–3	13 – Dozier	8 – Silva	2 – Tied	FedEx Forum (10,812) Memphis, TN
SEC regular season
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Georgia	W 67–61	11–3 (1–0)	24 – Dozier	11 – Thornwell	5 – Dozier	Stegeman Coliseum (8,856) Athens, GA
01/07/2017 1:30 pm, CBS		Texas A&M	W 79–68	12–3 (2–0)	19 – Notice	7 – Thornwell	4 – Dozier	Colonial Life Arena (14,249) Columbia, SC
01/11/2017 6:30 pm, SECN		at Tennessee	W 70–60	13–3 (3–0)	22 – Thornwell	8 – Kotsar	4 – Thornwell	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,794) Knoxville, TN
01/14/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU		Ole Miss	W 67–56	14–3 (4–0)	16 – Tied	11 – Silva	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (15,202) Columbia, SC
01/18/2017 6:30 pm, SECN	No. 24	No. 19 Florida	W 57–53	15–3 (5–0)	20 – Thornwell	9 – Kotsar	3 – Felder	Colonial Life Arena (15,638) Columbia, SC
01/21/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 24	at No. 5 Kentucky	L 69–85	15–4 (5–1)	34 – Thornwell	6 – Thornwell	4 – Tied	Rupp Arena (24,389) Lexington, KY
01/24/2017 6:30 pm, SECN	No. 23	Auburn	W 98–69	16–4 (6–1)	27 – Notice	8 – Tied	5 – Thornwell	Colonial Life Arena (14,356) Columbia, SC
01/28/2017 8:30 pm, SECN	No. 23	at Missouri	W 63–53	17–4 (7–1)	16 – Thornwell	11 – Thornwell	2 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (10,190) Columbia, MO
02/01/2017 6:30 pm, SECN	No. 19	at LSU	W 88–63	18–4 (8–1)	17 – Tied	8 – Silva	4 – Dozier	Maravich Center (6,478) Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	Georgia	W 77–75	19–4 (9–1)	21 – Dozier	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
02/07/2017 6:30 pm, SECN	No. 19	Alabama	L 86–90 ^4OT	19–5 (9–2)	44 – Thornwell	21 – Thornwell	2 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (14,450) Columbia, SC
02/11/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	at Mississippi State	W 77–73	20–5 (10–2)	28 – Thornwell	5 – Tied	4 – Thornwell	Humphrey Coliseum (7,635) Starkville, MS
02/15/2017 6:30 pm, SECN	No. 21	Arkansas	L 76–83	20–6 (10–3)	27 – Thornwell	8 – Silva	3 – Thornwell	Colonial Life Arena (13,001) Columbia, SC
02/18/2017 8:30 pm, SECN	No. 21	at Vanderbilt	L 62–71	20–7 (10–4)	21 – Thornwell	7 – Dozier	3 – Notice	Memorial Gymnasium (10,471) Nashville, TN
02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 13 Florida	L 66–81	20–8 (10–5)	23 – Thornwell	10 – Thornwell	3 – Dozier	O'Connell Center (11,051) Gainesville, FL
02/25/2017 1:00 pm, SECN		Tennessee	W 82–55	21–8 (11–5)	19 – Dozier	6 – Tied	4 – Dozier	Colonial Life Arena (16,117) Columbia, SC
02/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Mississippi State	W 63–57	22–8 (12–5)	22 – Thornwell	11 – Silva	4 – Notice	Colonial Life Arena (15,230) Columbia, SC
03/04/2017 8:30 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 70–75	22–9 (12–6)	25 – Thornwell	9 – Dozier	6 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,161) Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
03/10/2017 3:30 pm, SECN	(4)	vs. (5) Alabama Quarterfinals	L 54–63	22–10	16 – Thornwell	5 – Tied	2 – Dozier	Bridgestone Arena (18,130) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
03/17/2017* 9:50 pm, TBS	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) Marquette First Round	W 93–73	23–10	29 – Thornwell	11 – Thornwell	4 – Tied	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,180) Greenville, SC
03/19/2017* 8:40 pm, TNT	(7 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 7 Duke Second Round	W 88–81	24–10	24 – Thornwell	10 – Silva	5 – Thornwell	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,216) Greenville, SC
03/24/2017* 7:29 pm, TBS	(7 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 12 Baylor Sweet Sixteen	W 70–50	25–10	24 – Thornwell	7 – Silva	4 – Notice	Madison Square Garden (20,047) New York, NY
03/26/2017* 2:20 pm, CBS	(7 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 20 Florida Elite Eight	W 77–70	26–10	26 – Thornwell	9 – Silva	3 – Notice	Madison Square Garden (20,047) New York, NY
04/01/2017* 6:09 pm, CBS	(7 E)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Gonzaga Final Four	L 73–77	26–11	17 – Dozier	13 – Silva	9 – Dozier	University of Phoenix Stadium (77,612) Glendale, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region, W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

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"Frank Martin: Cobb, Gregory no longer with the team". The State. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marcus Stroman	1	G	6'2"	183	Sophomore	Columbia, SC	Transferred to Louisiana–Lafayette
Raymond Doby	2	F	6'7"	230	Freshman	Cahokia, IL	Transferred to John A. Logan College
Jamall Gregory	4	G	6'4"	180	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Jacksonville State
Laimonas Chatkevičius	14	F	6'11"	251	Senior	Klaipėda, Lithuania	Graduated
Eric Cobb	23	F	6'10"	275	Freshman	Jacksonville, FL	Dismissed from the team due to BB gun incident^[1]
Michael Carrera	24	F	6'5"	212	Senior	Anzoátegui, Venezuela	Graduated
Mindaugas Kačinas	25	F	6'7"	227	Senior	Klaipėda, Lithuania	Graduated
Brian Steele	35	F	6'5"	195	Senior	Greenville, SC	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kory Holden	1	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Salisbury, MD	Transferred from Delaware. Under NCAA transfer rules, Holden had to sit out the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.
Hassani Gravett	2	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Douglasville, GA	Junior college transfer from Pensacola State College; was immediately eligible.
Ran Tut	14	F	6'9"	210	Junior	Melbourne, Australia	Junior college transfer from Monroe College; was immediately eligible.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sedee Keita #22 PF	Philadelphia, PA	22ft Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 2, 2015
Sedee Keita #22 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Rakym Felder #70 PG	Fort Mill, SC	Lincoln High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 6, 2016
Rakym Felder #70 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Maik Kotsar PF	Tallinn, Estonia	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 7, 2016
Maik Kotsar PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 28 Rivals: 23 ESPN: 23
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 17, 2016. "2016 South Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 17, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 17, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 17, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 17, 2016.

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2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Kentucky †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	6	.842
No. 10 Florida	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Arkansas	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
No. 6 South Carolina	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Alabama	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Vanderbilt	10	–	8	.556	19	–	16	.543
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Texas A&M	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Tennessee	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Auburn	7	–	11	.389	18	–	14	.563
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	16	.500
LSU	2	–	16	.111	10	–	21	.323
Missouri	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2017 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	20	19	16	22	RV	—	RV	24	23	19	19	19	21	RV	—	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	23	18	15	20	25	RV	RV		24	24	20	16	19	—	—	—	6