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<< 2019-20 GAMECOCK BASKETBALL >> DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS & 2019-20 SCHEDULE PUBLIC RELATIONS: OVERALL: 8-6 | SEC: 0-0 EMILY MILES // [email protected] HOME: 5-4 | AWAY: 3-0 | NEUTRAL: 0-2 CELL: 803-727-3284 // TWITTER: @EMILYMILES_SID OCTOBER GAMECOCK MEN’S BASKETBALL SOCIAL MEDIA: 30 -/- Columbia International + W, 87-50 #GAMECOCKS NOVEMBER TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM: @GAMECOCKMBB 6 -/- North Alabama W, 77-55 FACEBOOK: /GAMECOCKMBB 10 -/- Wyoming W, 66-32 : GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM 15 -/- Cleveland State W, 90-63 ON THE WEB 19 -/- Boston University ^ L, 78-70 22 -/- Gardner-Webb ^ W, 74-69 26 -/- vs. Wichita State # L, 70-47 27 -/- vs. UNI # L, 78-72 HEAD COACH: Frank Martin (FIU, ’93) AT CAROLINA: 137-112 (8th season) DECEMBER CAREER: 254-166 (13th season) 1 -/- George Washington W, 74-65 VS. TENNESSEE: 4-9 GAME 15 4 -/- at UMass W, 84-80 TOP SCORER: Lawson (15.2 ppg) 8 -/- Houston L, 76-56 ARENA: Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) TOP REBOUNDER: Kotsar (6.1 rpg) 15 -/- at Clemson W, 67-54 BROADCAST: SEC Network 22 9/7 at Virginia W, 70-59 TOP ASSIST MAKER: Couisnard (2.6 apg) PLAY-BY-PLAY: Mike Morgan COMMUNICATIONS/PR: 30 -/- Stetson L, 63-56 Emily Miles ANALYST: Pat Bradley TWITTER UPDATES: @GamecockMBB RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network JANUARY 8-6 IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game 7 -/RV Florida* L, 81-68 0-1 SEC 11 -/- at Tennessee* 1 p.m./SECN PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott 15 -/- Kentucky* 6:30 p.m./SECN ANALYST: Casey Manning 18 -/- at Texas A&M* 1 p.m./SECN HEAD COACH: Rick Barnes SIRIUS: - | XM: 383 | INTERNET: 973 22 -/- at Auburn* 7 p.m./ESPN/2 (Lenoir-Rhyne, ’77) WATCH: WatchESPN/ESPN App 25 -/- Vanderbilt* 8 p.m./SECN AT TENNESSEE: 97-55 (5th season) LIVE STATS: GamecocksOnline.com 29 -/- at Arkansas* 8:30 p.m./SECN CAREER: 701-369 (33rd season) TICKETS: Arena Box Office VS. CAROLINA: 10-3 SERIES: Tennessee leads 46-27 FEBRUARY TOP SCORER: 1 -/- Missouri* 3:30 p.m./SECN Santiago (15.0 ppg) IN KNOXVILLE: UT leads 27-9 5 -/- at Ole Miss* 7 p.m./SECN TOP REBOUNDER: James (6.0 rpg) TREND: The Vols have won four straight 8 -/- Texas A&M* 1 p.m./SECN TOP ASSIST MAKER: Bowden (2.7 apg) LAST GAME: 85-73 Tennessee win on Feb. 13, 12 -/- at Georgia* 6:30 p.m./SECN 9-5 MEDIA RELATIONS: Tom Satkowiak 2019, in Knoxville 15 -/- Tennessee* 6 p.m./SECN 1-1 SEC TWITTER UPDATES: @Vol_Hoops 19 -/- at Mississippi State* 9 p.m./SECN 22 -/- LSU* 8 p.m./ESPN/2/U 26 -/- Georgia* 6:30 p.m./SECN TIPOFF NOTABLES NUMBERS OF NOTE 29 -/- at Alabama* 8:30 p.m./SECN > South Carolina suffered an 81-68 loss at home to Florida in its 18/10 - Senior forward Maik Kotsar recorded MARCH SEC opener earlier this week on Tuesday. Senior forward Maik his first double-double of the season with team 3 -/- Mississippi State* 6:30 p.m./SECN Kotsar continued his strong play, pacing the Gamecocks with team highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. Florida. 7 -/- at Vanderbilt* 12:30 p.m./SECN highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of It marked the third double-double of his career. 11-15 -/- SEC Tournament & TBA/SECN/ESPN the season. 14 - Sophomore forward Keyshawn Bryant hit 17-22 -/- NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds = TBA/TBA > Kotsar (18) and sophomore forward Keyshawn Bryant (14) both five of his shot attempts and was 4-of-5 at the free 26-29 -/- NCAA Regionals < TBA/TBA turned in season highs in points vs. Florida. throw line en route to a season high 14 points in > The Gamecocks are now 11-18 all-time in SEC openers. the SEC opener vs. the Gators. Bryant is averag- APRIL > In the month of January, Carolina will host just three SEC match- ing 8.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in his six games 4 -/- Final Four % TBD 6 -/- National Championship / TBD ups and will be on the road to face five league opponents. this season. > In its eight wins, the Carolina defense is holding opponents to just 10+ - Depth is a strength for Carolina this season, All home games in bold | All times listed Eastern | SECN+ - SEC 34.5 percent from the field and 27.7 percent from 3-point range. and 11 different Gamecocks are averaging at least Network + | SECN - SEC Network | CBSSN - CBS Sports Network > Martin is 32-44 (.421) against ranked opponents as a head coach. 10 minutes per contest, led by Kotsar’s 30.4 min- | * indicates SEC contest | + exhibition | ^ - Cancun Challenge (Co- His teams have four wins over opponents ranked in the top five, and utes per game entering the Tennessee game. lumbia, S.C.) | # - Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) | & - SEC two wins over opponents who are ranked No. 1. 30+ - Kotsar played a team high 36 minutes vs. Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) | = - NCAA Tournament First and > The Gamecocks are 3-0 on the road this season, and are 25-33 Florida, marking his ninth game this season play- Second Rounds (Various Sites) | < - NCAA Regionals (Various Sites) (43.1%) in road contests dating back to the 2014-15 campaign. ing 30 or more minutes. | % - Final Four (Minneapolis, Minn.) | / - National Championship > Sophomore guard AJ Lawson paces the Gamecocks with 15.2 2+ - Sophomore guard AJ Lawson hit a trio of (Minneapolis, Minn.) ** rank listed is at time of game points per game, which ranks 12th in the SEC (overall games). 3s vs. Florida, marking his 10th game this season with two or more makes from beyond the arc. PROBABLE GAMECOCK STARTERS LINEUP NOTABLES > This group has started the last four games ... This five com- COMING UP NEXT bined for 60 of Carolina’s 68 points vs. Florida ... Lawson > The Gamecocks return to Columbia to host paces the Gamecocks with 15.2 points per game ... Kotsar No. 14/13 Kentucky at Colonial Life Arena on has 104 career starts, which ranks 10th all-time in Game- Wednesday. Mike Morgan (play-by-play) and Jon cock history ... Kotsar leads the Gamecocks in rebounds, Sundvold (analyst) will have the call for the SEC #52 #00 #10 #24 #21 blocks and steals ... Kotsar (18), Bryant (14), Lawson (12) Network broadcast, which tips at 6:30 PM ET. Jair Bolden A.J. Lawson Justin Minaya Keyshawn Bryant Maik Kotsar and Bolden (12) scored in double figures vs. Florida R-Jr. - Guard So. - Guard R-So. - Forward So. - Forward Sr. - Forward 2019-20 SOUTH CAROLINA BASKETBALL • JAN. 11, 2020 • TENNESSEE 2019-20 SOUTH CAROLINA BASKETBALL BROADCAST SPOT CHART AJ LAWSON - 11 double figure scoring games, lead leader at 15.2 points per game SO. - F - 6-6 - 178 - TORONTO, CANADA/GTA PREP - 12 points on a trio of 3s and three free throws, along with three assists vs. Florida (Jan. 7) MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% - Scored 14 points with two steals in upset road win at No. 9 Virginia (Dec. 22) 19-20 27.6 15.2 3.1 2.4 42.1 34.2 76.6 - Team high 20 points, along with 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in road win at Clemson (Dec. 15) 00 Career 29.6 14.0 3.9 2.7 39.2 30.4 67.7 - Team high 24 points (4th 20-point game of the season) in road win at UMass (Dec. 4) Season Highs: 28 points 7 rebounds 5 assists 3 steals - Career high 28 points in win over Cleveland State (Nov. 15); 12-13 at FT line vs. Vikings TJ MOSS - Hit a pair of 3s, along with four assists and two steals in win vs. Cleveland State (Nov. 15) R-FR. - G - 6-4 - 195 - MEMPHIS, TENN./FINDLAY PREP - Pulled down a career high five rebounds in win vs. Wyoming (Nov. 10) MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% - Dished two assists with a steal in season opener vs. North Alabama (Nov. 6) 19-20 13.8 2.6 1.2 1.8 25.0 22.2 33.3 - Returns to the court for the Gamecocks after missing 25 games last season due to injury, including the 1 Career 16.0 3.8 1.4 1.8 31.2 27.5 44.4 final 23 games of the campaign Season Highs: 6 points 5 rebounds 4 assists - Prior to injury, averaged 6.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 20.6 minutes per game TREY ANDERSON - Collected a steal in home win over Cleveland State (Nov. 15) FR. - F - 6-6 - 203 - SAN DIEGO, CALIF./MATER DEI CATHOLIC - Averaged 16.7 points and a team best 7.4 rebounds per game to help lead high school squad to a league MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% championship title as a senior 19-20 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.000 - Labeled as a strong shooter, who is a competitor with great length 2 - Pulled down three rebounds with three steals in Oct. 30 exhibition vs. Columbia International Season Highs: 2 points 1 steal JALYN MCCREARY - Pulled down three rebounds with two makes at the foul line in SEC debut vs. Florida (Jan. 7) FR. - F - 6-7 - 225 - MARIETTA, GA./LEGACY EARLY COLLEGE - 3-of-4 from the field for six points, along with four rebounds vs. Gardner-Webb (Nov. 22) MIN PTS RBS BLK FG% 3FG% FT% - Had a season high three blocks in home win over Cleveland State (Nov.