<< 2020-21 GAMECOCK BASKETBALL >> DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS & 2020-21 SCHEDULE PUBLIC RELATIONS: OVERALL: 3-4 | SEC: 1-2 EMILY MILES // [email protected] HOME: 2-0 | AWAY: 0-3 | NEUTRAL: 1-1 | NET: 80 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: 150-123 (9th season) 29 -/- at Kentucky* Postponed CAREER: 267-177 (14th season) : GAME 8 VS. AUBURN 5-7 JANUARY TOP SCORER: Lawson (16.6 ppg) ARENA: Colonial Life Arena (18,000) 2 -/- Florida A&M W, 78-71 TOP REBOUNDER: Minaya (8.1 rpg) BROADCAST: ESPN2 6 -/- Texas A&M* W, 78-54 TOP ASSIST MAKER: Couisnard (3.9 apg) PLAY-BY-PLAY: Beth Mowins 9 -/- at Ole Miss* Postponed : Minaya (1.0 bpg) TOP SHOT BLOCKER ANALYST: Jimmy Dykes 12 -/- Tennessee* Postponed STEALS LEADER: Lawson (1.7 spg) 3-4 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 1-2 SEC TWITTER UPDATES: @GamecockMBB PLAY-BY-PLAY: Derek Scott 23 -/- Auburn* Noon/ESPN2 ANALYST: Casey Manning 27 -/- Georgia* 7 p.m./ESPN2 HEAD COACH: Bruce Pearl SIRIUS: - | XM: 191 | INTERNET: 962 30 -/- at Vanderbilt* 8:30 p.m./SECN (Boston College, ’82) WATCH: WatchESPN/ESPN App AT AUBURN: 133-85 (7th season) LIVE STATS: GamecocksOnline.com FEBRUARY CAREER: 595-230 (26th season) AUBURN SERIES: Auburn leads 26-19 3 -/- at Florida* 6:30 p.m./SECN VS. CAROLINA: 16-6 : Carolina leads 11-8 6 -/- Mississippi State* 3:30 p.m./SECN IN COLUMBIA TOP SCORER: Cooper (22.5 ppg) : Auburn has won two straight 9 -/- Alabama* 6:30 p.m./SECN SERIES TREND TOP REBOUNDER: Powell (6.1 rpg) : 80-67 Auburn win on Jan. 22, 13 -/- Ole Miss* 6 p.m./SECN LAST MEETING TOP ASSIST MAKER: Cooper (8.3 apg) 2020, in Auburn, Ala. 16 -/- at Tennessee* 8:30 p.m./SECN 8-7 TOP SHOT BLOCKER: Williams (1.5 bpg) 20 -/- Missouri* 2/4 p.m./ESPN2/U 2-5 SEC TOP STEALS LEADER: Cooper (1.5 spg) 24 -/- at Mississippi State* 7 p.m./SECN COMMUNICATIONS/PR: Cody Voga 27 -/- at Georgia* 1 p.m./SECN TWITTER UPDATES: @AuburnMBB NUMBERS OF NOTE MARCH 2 -/- Arkansas* 6:30 p.m./SECN TIPOFF NOTABLES 22.5 - Junior forward Keyshawn Bryant is aver- aging 22.5 points per game over the course of the 10-14 -/- SEC Tournament (Nashville) & TBD > South Carolina opens a two-game homestand on Saturday with last two games. He tallied a career high 26 at LSU 18-21 -/- NCAA Tournament 1st/2nd Rounds= TBD a Noon matchup vs. Auburn. The meeting is the only between the last Saturday, before scoring 19 at Missouri in the 25-28 -/- NCAA Regionals < TBD two schools this season. Carolina aims to snap a two-game Tiger mid-week matchup vs. the Tigers. win streak in the series on Saturday. Fun fact, Saturday’s contest vs. 8.1 - After pulling down 11 at Missouri, r-junior APRIL Auburn marks Carolina’s third-straight game versus an opponent forward Justin Minaya is now averaging a team with Tigers as its mascot. 3 -/- Final Four % Indianapolis high 8.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks fourth > Missouri jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first three minutes 5 -/- National Championship / Indianapolis in the SEC entering weekend action. of Tuesday’s contest, and the Gamecocks weren’t able to overcome 19 - The Gamecock defense forced 19 Missouri the early deficit in the 11-point loss to the 19th-ranked Tigers. All home games in bold | All times listed Eastern | SECN+ - SEC turnovers earlier this week in the matchup vs. the Missouri hit 58.3% from the field in the 81-70 win. Network + | SECN - SEC Network | CBSSN - CBS Sports Network | * Tigers. Carolina is now averaging 16.6 opponent > Sophomore forward Trey Anderson had a breakout performance indicates SEC contest | + exhibition | ^ - Hall of Fame Classic (Kansas turnovers per contest this season, which is fourth at Mizzou. The San Diego native played a career high 25 minutes City) | & - SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) | = - NCAA Tourna- in the SEC and 34th nationally. off the bench, hitting 7-of-9 from the floor, including a pair of 3s, ment First and Second Rounds (Various Sites) | < - NCAA Region- 30 - Junior guard AJ Lawson scored a career high en route to a career high 17 points. His five rebounds were also a 30 points in the SEC opening win over Texas als (Various Sites) | % - Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.) | / - National career best. A&M on Jan. 6. Lawson was a career best 10-of- Championship (Indianapolis, Ind.) ** rank listed is at time of game > Carolina held a four-point lead at halftime of its matchup at LSU 22 from the floor vs. the Aggies. behind 18 first-half points from junior guard AJ Lawson, but, the PROBABLE GAMECOCK STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) COMING UP NEXT # Name Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG Misc. > Carolina stays at home and will G 5 J. Couisnard 6-4 216 R-So. East Chicago, Ind. 11.6 2.7 Career high five 3s pointers vs. TAMU host Georgia on Wednesday, Jan. G 00 A. Lawson 6-6 177 Jr. Toronto, Canada 16.6* 3.6 Career high 30 points vs. TAMU 27, for a 7 p.m. ET matchup. The G 23 S. Woods 6-2 184 R-Sr. Columbia, S.C. 2.9 1.7 Two assists and two steals at LSU contest vs. the Bulldogs will be broadcast on F 10 J. Minaya 6-6 215 R-Jr. Harrington Park, NJ 9.1 8.1 Back-to-back double-doubles vs. LSU, Mizz ESPN2. South Carolina has won eight straight F 15 W. Leveque 6-10 242 So. Brockton, Mass. 6.1 4.6 12 points, matched career best 8 rebs. vs. LSU meetings against Georgia, dating back to the 2017 * indicates team leader season. 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 - Led the Gamecocks with 12 points vs. Liberty (Nov. 28) MIN PTS RBS AST FG% 3FG% FT% - Then-Season high 25 points and a pair of steals in win vs. Florida A&M (Jan. 2) 20-21 30.5 16.6 3.6 2.0 43.2 30.4 70.8 - Career high 30 points, behind career best 10 made field goals, in home win vs. Texas A&M (Jan. 6); 00 Career 29.9 13.7 3.9 2.3 41.5 34.1 69.7 also hit a trio of 3s vs. the Aggies, marking his third game this season with 3+ makes from 3 Season Highs: 30 points 5 rebounds 5 assists 5 steals - 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and a career high five steals at LSU (Jan. 16) 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% - Scored eight points, with two assists and a team and career high four steals in 24 minutes in win vs. 20-21 17.1 5.0 1.2 1.2 61.5 71.4 80.0 Tulsa (Nov. 29) 1 Career 13.9 3.1 1.1 1.5 33.8 31.5 46.4 - Hit a pair of 3s at No. 10 Houston (Dec. 5) en route to eight points, along with two assists Season Highs: 8 points 2 assists 4 steals - Two 3-pointers and a steal at Missouri (Jan. 19) 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 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 11.1 5.0 2.0 0.6 68.8 40.0 33.3 - Career night at Missouri (Jan. 19), hitting 7-of-9 attempts from the floor, including a pair of 3s, en 2 Career 6.0 2.1 0.8 0.2 47.8 25.0 60.0 route to a career high 17 points; also five rebounds and two assists vs. the Tigers Season Highs: 17 points 5 rebounds 2 assists 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% - Had a pair of double-figure scoring games and three games with 2+ blocks; led or shared the team lead 20-21 13.3 4.5 4.3 1.0 61.5 0.0 50.0 in blocks four times in 2019-20 4 Career 11.8 4.2 2.9 0.5 57.9 0.0 38.8 - 8 points, four rebounds and a block in 17 minutes at No.