2017-18 SOUTH CAROLINA MEN’S BASKETBALL DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS: EMILY MILES // [email protected] CELL: 803-727-3284 // TWITTER: @EMILYMILES_SID GAMECOCK MEN’S BASKETBALL SOCIAL MEDIA: #GAMECOCKS TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM: @GAMECOCKMBB // FACEBOOK: /GAMECOCKMBB GAMECOCK ATHLETICS ON THE WEB: GAMECOCKSONLINE.COM GAME INFO ARENA: Scottrade Center (18,724) BROADCAST: SEC Network PLAY-BY-PLAY: Tom Hart 2017-18 SCHEDULE ANAYLYST: Jon Sundvold SIDELINE: Molly McGrath OVERALL: 17-15 | SEC: 7-11 HOME: 10-5 | AWAY: 4-8 | NEUTRAL: 3-2 RADIO: Gamecock Radio Network PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott NCAA RPI: 75 VS GAMECOCKS RAZORBACKS ANALYST: Casey Manning OCTOBER SIRIUS: N/A | XM: N/A 30 Erskine + W, 85-44 (17-15, 7-11 SEC) (21-10, 10-8 SEC) WATCH: WatchESPN.com HEAD COACH: Frank Martin (FIU, ’93) HEAD COACH: Mike Anderson (Tulsa, ’82) NOVEMBER LIVE STATS: GamecocksOnline.com AT CAROLINA: 113-89 (6th season) AT ARKANSAS: 149-84 (8th season) 5 Virginia Tech = L, 86-67 SERIES: Arkansas leads 19-13 CAREER: 230-143 (11th season) CAREER: 349-182 (16th season) 10 at Wofford W, 73-52 NEUTRAL: Tied, 2-2 VS. ARKANSAS: 3-5 VS. CAROLINA: 6-3 13 Western Michigan ^ W, 78-60 SEC TOURNAMENT: Tied, 2-2 TOP SCORER: Silva (14.3) TOP SCORER: Barford (17.9) 16 vs. Illinois State # L, 69-65 TREND: Arkansas has won two- 17 vs. UTEP # W, 80-56 TOP REBOUNDER: TOP REBOUNDER: Silva (7.9) Gafford (6.2) straight in the series, and four of the last 19 vs. Western Michigan # W, 79-66 TOP ASSIST MAKER: Gravett (3.6) TOP ASSIST MAKER: Macon (4.0) five meetings 27 at FIU W, 78-61 COMMUNICATIONS/PR: Emily Miles MEDIA RELATIONS: David Beall LAST GAME: 81-65 Arkansas win, 30 vs. Temple % L, 76-60 TWITTER UPDATES: @GamecockMBB TWITTER UPDATES: @RazorbackMBB Feb. 6, 2018, in Fayetteville DECEMBER 2 UMass W, 76-70 6 Wyoming W, 80-64 PROBABLE STARTERS 9 Coastal Carolina W, 80-78 SOUTH CAROLINA HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN PPG RPG MPG 19 at Clemson L, 64-48 G - #2 Hassani Gravett 6-2 187 R-Jr. Villa Rica, Ga. 7.4 3.6 26.1 27 Limestone W, 74-45 G - #23 Evan Hinson 6-4 240 So. Deltona, Fla. 2.9 1.3 10.0 31 at Ole Miss* L, 74-69 F - #10 Justin Minaya 6-5 210 Fr. Harrington Park, N.J. 7.9 4.2 27.1 JANUARY F - #21 Maik Kotsar 6-10 260 So. Tallinn, Estonia 7.8 4.7 26.3 3 Missouri* L, 79-68 F - #30 Chris Silva 6-9 223 So. Libreville, Gabon 14.3 7.9 25.6 6 Vanderbilt* W, 71-60 9 at Alabama* L, 76-62 ARKANSAS HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN PPG RPG MPG 13 at Georgia* W, 64-57 G - #0 Jaylen Barford 6-3 202 Sr. Jackson, Tenn. 17.9 3.9 31.3 16 No. 18/16 Kentucky* W, 76-68 G - #4 Daryl Macon 6-3 185 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. 17.1 2.8 30.8 20 No. 21/21 Tennessee* L, 70-63 G - #31 Anton Beard 6-0 185 Sr. North Little Rock, Ark. 9.6 2.6 29.9 24 at No. 20/22 Florida* W, 77-72 F - #10 Daniel Gafford 6-11 234 Fr. El Dorado, Ark. 12.1 6.2 22.3 27 No. 14/14 Texas Tech ! L, 70-63 F - #5 Arlando Cook 6-8 215 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 1.7 1.7 9.8 31 Mississippi State* L, 81-76 STARTING FIVE FEBRUARY > South Carolina posted its first SEC Tournament win since 2015 on Wednesday night in an 85-84 victory 3 at Texas A&M* L, 83-60 over 14th-seeded Ole Miss. Junior forward Chris Silva scored 21, while pulling down 11 rebounds for his 6 at Arkansas* L, 81-65 ninth double-double of the season, and graduate student guard Frank Booker matched a career high with 10 RV/RV Florida* L, 65-41 six made 3s, en route to 21 points, to lead Carolina in the win. With his 13th point of the night, Silva 13 at No. 18/17 Tennessee* L, 70-67 17 No. 10/11 Auburn* W, 84-75 became the 45th member of the Carolina 1,000-point club. He now has 1,008 for his career. 21 Georgia* W, 66-57 > The Gamecocks move on to face sixth-seeded Arkansas in the late game on Thursday evening. The Ra- 24 at Mississippi State* L, 72-68 (OT) zorbacks posted an 81-65 win in the lone regular-season meeting between the two schools in Fayetteville 28 LSU* W, 83-74 (OT) on Feb. 6. Junior guard Hassani Gravett led Carolina in that contest with 12 points, and Silva was held to just eight points on 1-of-5 shooting. MARCH > Thursday’s meeting marks the fifth all-time in the SEC Tournament vs. the Gamecocks and Razorbacks. The series is tied at 2-2 3 at No. 14/15 Auburn* L, 79-70 in the postseason event, and the two squads last met in the second round in 2014, with the Gamecocks posting a 71-69 win at the 7 vs. Ole Miss & W, 85-84 Georgia Dome. 8 vs. Arkansas & approx. 9:30 p.m. > Rookie forward Justin Minaya scored 16 points on Wednesday vs. Ole Miss, including 11 in the second half. He was part of a 15-18 NCAA Tourn. First/Second Rounds TBD huge stretch for Carolina when the Gamecocks connected from beyond the arc on three consecutive possessions midway through 23-25 NCAA Tourn. Sweet 16/Elite Eight TBD the second half. Minaya’s 16 points marked his highest output since also posting 16 at Texas A&M on Feb. 3. 31 Final Four TBD > Booker has been stellar over the course of the last five games, averaging 17.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 43.3 percent from the field and 48.8 percent (21-43) from beyond the arc, 4.2 made 3s per game. APRIL 2 National Championship TBD SILVA EARNS ALL-SEC ACCOLADES All home games in bold | All times listed Eastern | SECN+ - SEC Net- > The Southeastern Conference released it’s 2018 Coaches All-SEC awards on Tuesday, and it was announed that junior forward work + | SECN - SEC Network | CBSSN - CBS Sports Network | * Chris Silva was named to the First Team, the All-Defensive Team, and he was named the Co-Defensive Player of the Year. The indicates SEC contest | + indicates exhibition | = - Hoops 4 Hurricane postseason accolades are the first of Silva’s career. He was dominant in SEC play this season, leading the Gamecocks with 14.8 points Relief exhibition | ^ - Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Columbia, S.C.) | # - Puerto and 7.8 rebounds, while he also averaged 1.3 blocks per game. His rebounds per game were fourth in the league, and he also ranked Rico Tip-Off (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) | % - Under Armour Reunion | ! - second in conference action with 3.7 offensive rebounds per outing. He tallied double-figures in 15 games against conference foes Big 12/SEC Challenge (Columbia, S.C.) | & - SEC Tournament (St. this season, while he pulled down eight or more rebounds nine times, and had double-digit rebounds five times, en route to five Louis, Mo.) | rankings are current for when game was played double-doubles in league action. South Carolina has now had an All-SEC First-Team honoree from the league’s coaches in each of the last three seasons - 2016, Michael Carrera; 2017, Sindarius Thornwell, and Silva this season. 2017-18 SOUTH CAROLINA BASKETBALL • MARCH 8, 2018 • GAME 33 - ARKANSAS SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS OVERALL: 17-15; SEC: 7-11; HOME: 10-5; AWAY: 4-8; NEUTRAL: 3-2 - Tallied 13 points in the loss to Temple (Nov. 30); 6-of-11 from the field vs. the Owls DAVID BEATTY - Fr. - G - 6-2 - 205 - Philadelphia, Pa. - Season high 16 points, hitting 6-of-11 from the field in win over Limestone (Dec. 27) MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% - Played a season high 33 minutes vs. Ole Miss (Dec. 31), scoring nine points, with a season 0 12.0 3.1 1.0 0.8 25.6 19.2 72.7 high six rebounds; 2 assists and 2 steals - Matched season high with six rebounds vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 31) - Dished four assists and scored 12 points (5-of-6 FG) at Tennessee (Feb. 13) HASSANI GRAVETT - R-Jr. - G - 6-2 - 187 - Villa Rica, Ga. - 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and two steals in upset of No. 10 Auburn (Feb. 17) MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% - Career high 19 points in 41 minutes at Miss. State (Feb. 24) 2 26.1 7.4 3.6 3.6 39.3 32.1 68.8 - Tallied 6 of Carolina’s 11 points in OT in win vs. LSU (Feb. 28); also assist, block in OT - Dished seven assists in SEC Tournament opener vs. Ole Miss (March 7) - 19 points, four 3s, five rebounds and three assists in upset of No. 10 Auburn (Feb. 17) FRANK BOOKER - GS - G - 6-3 - 208 - Augusta, Ga. - 14 points, 4 3-pointers and two blocks in 34 min vs. Georgia (Feb. 21) MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% - Matched career highs with 25 points and six 3s in OT win vs. LSU (Feb. 28) 5 26.8 12.7 3.5 1.2 43.5 41.0 76.7 - Career highs 27 points, 10 rebounds, 1st career double-double at Auburn (March 3) - Third straight 20-point game with 21 in SEC Tourney opener vs.