| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Prev Year: | 2018–19 |
| Next Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 18–13 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach3: | Bruce Shingler |
The 2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach, Frank Martin, was in his eighth 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.[1] They finished the season 18–13, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were set to take on Arkansas in the second round of the SEC tournament. However, the remainder of the SEC Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gamecocks finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 16–16, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 4th place. As a No. 4 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Ole Miss.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G | 6'1" | 188 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Tre Campbell | 4 | G | 6'2" | 183 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Felipe Haase | 13 | F | 6'9" | 253 | Sophomore | Transferred to Mercer | ||
| Evan Hinston | 23 | G | 6'4" | 240 | Junior | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| 30 | F | 6'9" | 234 | Senior | Graduated/Undrafted in 2019 NBA draft | |||
| Jason Cudd | 33 | F | 7'1" | 263 | Sophomore | Transferred |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micaiah Henry | 13 | C | 6'9" | 235 | RS Senior | Tennessee Tech | ||
| 25 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | North Carolina |
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[2]
| Media poll | ||
| 1 | Kentucky | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | LSU | |
| 4 | Auburn | |
| 5 | Tennessee | |
| 6 | Alabama | |
| 7 | Mississippi State | |
| 8 | Ole Miss | |
| 9 | Georgia | |
| 10 | South Carolina | |
| 11 | Arkansas | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | |
| 13 | Missouri | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | |
|-!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| SEC regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| SEC tournament|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|March 12, 2020
9:30 pm, SECN| style="text-align:center"| (6)| vs. (11) Arkansas
Second round| colspan=5 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | style="text-align:center"|Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN|-Source: [4]