2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2009–10
Team:South Carolina Gamecocks
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Division:East
Short Conf:SEC
Record:15 - 16
Conf Record:6 - 10
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Neill Berry
Asst Coach2:Michael Boynton
Asst Coach3:Cypheus Bunton

The 2009 - 10 South Carolina men's basketball team represented University of South Carolina during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The head coach was Darrin Horn who was in his second season with the Gamecocks. The team played its home games at the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena in 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 thefirst 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.NameHt.Wt.PositionYearHometown
21Dominique Archie6'7"216FSRAugusta, Georgia
31Evaldas Baniulis6'7"215FSRVilnius, Lithuania
15Malik Cooke6'6"210FJRCharlotte, North Carolina
2Devan Downey5'9"170GSRChester, South Carolina
12Ramon Galloway6'1"170GFRPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
24Mike Holmes6'7"230F/CJRBishopville, South Carolina
Lakeem Jackson6'5"225SFFRCharlotte, North Carolina
32Johndre Jefferson6'9"210FJRSantee, South Carolina
44Sam Muldrow6'9"220FJRFlorence, South Carolina
5Brandis Raley-Ross6'2"194GSRGastonia, North Carolina
1Stephen Spinella6'4"190GFRColts Neck, New Jersey
25Austin Steed6'8"235FJRHephzibah, Georgia
14Robert Wilder6'1"188GSRChapin, South Carolina
Tobias Watson5'9175GJrRichland Northeast

2010 Commitments

[4]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=6 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=| Non-conference regular season

|-!colspan=6 style=| SEC regular season

|-!colspan=9 style=|SEC tournament

Awards

Devan Downey

Dominique Archie

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archie to miss rest of season . 2009-12-21 . https://archive.today/20120912081539/http://www.thestate.com/local/story/1080554.html . 2012-09-12 . dead .
  2. http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010110aaa.html Holmes Dismissed From Men's Basketball Team
  3. https://archive.today/20120709035107/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300262579 South Carolina's Downey scores 30 as No. 1 Kentucky suffers first loss
  4. http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111109aaa.html Gamecocks Ink Top 10 Recruiting Class During Fall Signing Period
  5. http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031510aah.html Downey Named Unanimous Selection To AP First Team All-SEC
  6. http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030910aab.html Downey, Muldrow Earn All-SEC Honors
  7. http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032910aab.html Downey Named Honorable Mention AP All-American
  8. http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020210aaa.html Downey Named Oscar Robertson National Player Of The Week
  9. http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020110aad.html Downey Named SEC Player Of The Week
  10. http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010510aab.html Devan Downey Named Cousy Award Finalist
  11. http://www.thestate.com/gogamecocks/story/1160397.html Downey one of 16 finalists for Oscar Robertson Trophy
  12. http://www.secsports.com/news/sec-basketball-preseason-awards.aspx SEC Basketball Preseason Awards
  13. http://www.secsports.com/news/naismith-trophy-2009-10-preseason-watch-.aspx Naismith Preseason Watch List
  14. http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=358 John R. Wooden Award 2009-2010 Men’s Preseason List