<< 2020-21 GAMECOCK BASKETBALL >> DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS & 2020-21 SCHEDULE PUBLIC RELATIONS: OVERALL: 6-12 | SEC: 4-10 EMILY MILES // [email protected] HOME: 3-5 | AWAY: 2-6 | NEUTRAL: 1-1 | NET: 112 CELL: 803-727-3284 // TWITTER: @EMILYMILES_SID NOVEMBER GAMECOCK MEN’S BASKETBALL SOCIAL MEDIA: 25 -/- Coker + Canceled #GAMECOCKS 28 -/- vs. Liberty ^ L, 78-62 TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM: @GAMECOCKMBB 29 -/- vs. Tulsa ^ W, 69-58 FACEBOOK: /GAMECOCKMBB DECEMBER ON THE WEB: GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM 5 10/18 at Houston L, 77-67 10 -/- Wofford Canceled 14 -/- at George Washington Canceled 19 -/- Clemson Postponed HEAD COACH: Frank Martin (FIU, ’93) 23 -/- SC State Canceled AT CAROLINA: 153-131 (9th season) 29 -/- at Kentucky* Postponed CAREER: 270-185 (14th season) VS. ARKANSAS: 5-6 GAME 19 TOP SCORER: Lawson (17.4 ppg) JANUARY ARENA: Colonial Life Arena (18,000) TOP REBOUNDER: Minaya (6.8 rpg) 2 -/- Florida A&M W, 78-71 BROADCAST: SEC Network 6 -/- Texas A&M* W, 78-54 TOP ASSIST MAKER: Couisnard (3.3 apg) PLAY-BY-PLAY: Dave Neal 9 -/- at Ole Miss* Postponed TOP SHOT BLOCKER: McCreary (1.1 bpg) ANALYST: Daymeon Fishback STEALS LEADER: Lawson (1.6 spg) 12 -/- Tennessee* Postponed : 6-12, 4-10 SEC : RADIO Gamecock Radio Network 16 RV/- at LSU* L, 85-80 COMMUNICATIONS/PR Emily Miles : IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game 19 19/19 at Missouri* L, 81-70 TWITTER UPDATES @GamecockMBB PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott 23 -/- Auburn* L, 109-86 ANALYST: Casey Manning 27 -/- Georgia* W, 83-59 HEAD COACH: Eric Musselman SIRIUS: - | XM: 190 | INTERNET: 961 30 -/- at Vanderbilt* L, 93-81 (San Diego, ’87) WATCH: WatchESPN/ESPN App AT ARKANSAS: 39-17 (2nd) LIVE STATS: GamecocksOnline.com FEBRUARY CAREER: 149-51 (6th) SERIES: Arkansas leads 20-15 3 22/23 at Florida* W, 72-66 VS. CAROLINA: 0-1 : Carolina leads 8-6 6 -/- Mississippi State* L, 75-59 No. 12/13 IN COLUMBIA TOP SCORER: Moody (16.6 ppg) : Carolina has won two straight 9 11/11 Alabama* L, 81-78 19-5, 11-4 SEC SERIES TREND TOP REBOUNDER: Smith (6.9 rpg) meetings 13 -/- Ole Miss* L, 81-74 TOP ASSIST MAKER: Tate (4.2 apg) : 79-77 Carolina win on Jan. 29, 17 19/20 at Tennessee* L, 93-73 LAST MEETING TOP SHOT BLOCKER: Vanover (1.9 bpg) 20 20/19 Missouri* L, 93-78 2021, in Fayetteville TOP STEALS LEADER: Tate (1.3 spg) 24 -/- at Mississippi State* L, 69-48 COMMUNICATIONS/PR: Mike Cawood 27 -/- at Georgia* W, 91-70 TWITTER UPDATES: @RazorbackMBB NUMBERS OF NOTE MARCH 2 12/13 Arkansas* 6:30 p.m./SECN TIPOFF NOTABLES 34.1 - The South Carolina duo of AJ Lawson (18.1) and Keyshawn Bryant (16.0) average a combined 6 -/- at Kentucky* Noon/ESPN > South Carolina is set to host Arkansas on Tuesday night in its 34.1 points per SEC game this season, which is the 10-14 -/- SEC Tournament (Nashville) & TBD final home game of the 2020-21 regular season. The 12th-ranked third-ranked tandem in league play behind LSU’s 18-21 -/- NCAA Tournament 1st/2nd Rounds= TBD Razorbacks enter action this week on a nine-game SEC win streak, Cameron Thomas and Trendon Watford (38.6) 25-28 -/- NCAA Regionals < TBD and Arkansas holds second place in the conference standings with and Vanderbilt’s Scotty Pippen Jr. and Dylan Disu 11 SEC wins this season. (36.3). APRIL > South Carolina snapped its six-game losing streak with a 91-70 3.2 - Junior guard AJ Lawson has made multiple 3s 3 -/- Final Four % Indianapolis road win at Georgia last Saturday, marking the 10th straight Game- in 12 SEC contests this season, and has made three 5 -/- National Championship / Indianapolis cock win over the Bulldogs, and Carolina’s fifth consecutive in Ath- or more in 10 of those. He paces the SEC in league ens. Four Gamecocks were in double figures, led by R-sophomore games with 3.2 made 3s per outing. All home games in bold | All times listed Eastern | SECN+ - SEC guard Jermaine Couisnard’s season high 23. 16.94 - The Gamecocks are forcing 16.94 oppo- > Sophomore guard Trae Hannibal continued his hot streak on the Network + | SECN - SEC Network | CBSSN - CBS Sports Network | * nent turnovers per game (overall games), which is offensive end. The Hartsville, S.C., native was 6-of-8 from the field indicates SEC contest | + exhibition | ^ - Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas an SEC best, and 12th nationally. at UGA, en route to matching his career high of 15 points. He also 15 - South Carolina’s 15 steals in the win at Georgia City) | & - SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) | = - NCAA Tourna- dished out a team high five assists, pulled down a team high eight marked the first time the Gamecocks had 15 steals ment First and Second Rounds (Various Sites) | < - NCAA Region- rebounds and collected a career high four steals in the Carolina win. in a game since an 89-79 win over Vanderbilt in als (Various Sites) | % - Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.) | / - National > Rookie forward Tre-Vaughn Minott earned the first start of his Columbia on Jan. 16, 2010, when Carolina also Championship (Indianapolis, Ind.) ** rank listed is at time of game career on Saturday at Georgia. The Montreal native began the game had 15. PROBABLE GAMECOCK STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) COMING UP NEXT # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG Misc. > Carolina travels to face Ken- G 00 A. Lawson 6-6 177 Jr. Toronto, Canada 17.4* 4.2 Has 16 double-figure scoring games this season tucky on Saturday at Rupp Arena G 1 T. Moss 6-4 175 R-So. Memphis, Tenn. 4.2 0.9 Dished out a team high 5 assists at UGA in the regular-season finale for F 10 J. Minaya 6-6 215 R-Jr. Harrington Park, N.J. 7.6 6.8 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists vs. Georgia both schools. Tip time versus the F 24 K. Bryant 6-6 195 Jr. Winter Haven, Fla. 14.4 5.3 17 points, 7 rebounds in win at UGA Wildcats is set for Noon ET on ESPN. F 50 T. Minott 6-9 280 Fr. Montreal, Quebec 2.0 1.6 First start of career at UGA, 6 points, 3 rebounds * indicates team leader 2020-21 SOUTH CAROLINA BASKETBALL BROADCAST SPOT CHART AJ LAWSON - Named to the 2020 Preseason All-SEC First Team by the league coaches, and the Second Team by the media JR.. - F - 6-6 - 178 - TORONTO, CANADA/GTA PREP - Team high 22 points, along with team high 8 rebounds in upset win at No. 22/23 Florida (Feb. 3) MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% - Scored 1,000th career point vs. Miss. State (Feb. 6); also a team high 13 points vs. the Bulldogs 20-21 31.4 17.4 4.2 1.4 41.1 36.2 67.1 - 22 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals vs. Ole Miss (Feb. 13) 00 Career 30.2 14.3 4.0 2.1 41.2 35.3 69.0 - 20 points at No. 19/20 Tennessee (Feb. 17), marking his eighth game in league play with 20+ Season Highs: 30 points 8 rebounds 5 assists 5 steals - Led the Gamecocks with 22 points vs. No. 20/19 Mizzou (Feb. 20) TJ MOSS - Saw action in 30 games, averaging 2.0 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 11.9 minutes per game in R-SO. - G - 6-4 - 175 - MEMPHIS, TENN./FINDLAY PREP 2019-20; had seven games with 2+ assists and one double-figure scoring outing MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% - Hit a pair of 3s at No. 10 Houston (Dec. 5) en route to eight points, along with two assists 20-21 16.4 4.2 0.9 1.7 39.7 33.3 75.0 - Two 3-pointers and a steal at Missouri (Jan. 19) 1 Career 14.3 3.2 1.0 1.6 33.7 29.3 48.4 - Career high 15 points, hitting 6-of-8 from the field with a trio of 3s, at No. 19/20 Tennessee (Feb. 17) Season Highs: 15 points 5 assists 4 steals - Dished out a season high five assists in the win at Georgia (Feb. 27) TREY ANDERSON - Saw action in eight games during rookie season, averaging 2.8 minutes per outing SO. - F - 6-6 - 205 - SAN DIEGO, CALIF./MATER DEI CATHOLIC - Played 18 minutes vs. Florida A&M (Jan. 2), scoring a then-career best 4 points with 3 rebounds MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% - Hit a pair of jumpers and pulled down two rebounds in home win vs. Texas A&M (Jan. 6) 20-21 7.1 2.5 1.1 0.4 60.0 28.6 40.0 - Career night at Missouri (Jan. 19), hitting 7-of-9 attempts from the floor, including a pair of 3s, en 2 Career 5.3 1.6 0.6 0.2 44.4 20.0 57.1 route to a career high 17 points; also five rebounds and two assists vs. the Tigers Season Highs: 17 points 5 rebounds 2 assists - First start of career at No. 19/20 Tennessee (Feb. 17) JALYN MCCREARY - Saw action in 27 games, averaging 4.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.4 blocks in 11.5 minutes per outing SO. - F - 6-8 - 235 - MARIETTA, GA./LEGACY EARLY COLLEGE during rookie season MIN PTS RBS BLK FG% 3FG% FT% - 8 points, four rebounds and a block in 17 minutes at No.