| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 26–8 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Coachrank: | 23 |
| Aprank: | 25 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Tanner Bronson |
| Champion: | Arizona Tip-Off (Cactus Division) champions |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by second-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
South Carolina achieved its first ranking since 2017,[1] as well as its highest ranking since 1997.[2] [3] The Gamecocks made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2017, losing in the first round to Oregon. Their final total of 26 wins is tied for the most wins in school history.[4] [5]
The Gamecocks finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in twelfth place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost to Ole Miss in the first round.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico Carter Jr. | 2 | G | 6'3" | 192 | Senior | Graduate transferred to DePaul | ||
| Tre-Vaugh Minott | 4 | F | 6'9" | 258 | Junior | Transferred to Portland State | ||
| Hayden Brown | 10 | F | 6'5" | 234 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Ja'Von Benson | 21 | F | 6'7" | 253 | Junior | Transferred to Hampton | ||
| 23 | F | 6'9 | 215 | Freshman | Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 45th overall by Memphis Grizzlies | |||
| Daniel Hankins-Sanford | 30 | F | 6'8" | 233 | Freshman | Transferred to UMass | ||
| Ford Cooper Jr. | 44 | G | 6'3" | 193 | Senior | Walk-on; graduate transferred to Hampton |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Mack | 2 | F/C | 6'8" | 245 | GS Senior | Wofford | ||
| Stephen Clark | 4 | F | 6'8" | 205 | GS Senior | The Citadel | ||
| Myles Stute | 10 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Vanderbilt | ||
| Ta'Lon Cooper | 55 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Minnesota |
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See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.