South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
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| University | University of South Carolina | ||||||||
| First season | 1908–09 | ||||||||
| All-time record | 1,505–1,325–1 (.532) | ||||||||
| Athletic director | Jeremiah Donati | ||||||||
| Head coach | Lamont Paris (3rd season) | ||||||||
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||||||||
| Location | Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||||
| Arena | Colonial Life Arena (capacity: 18,000) | ||||||||
| Nickname | Gamecocks | ||||||||
| Student section | The Cockpit | ||||||||
| Colors | Garnet and black | ||||||||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||
| SoCon: 1933 ACC: 1971 | |||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||
| SoCon: 1927, 1933, 1934, 1945 ACC: 1970 SEC: 1997 | |||||||||
| Conference division regular-season champions | |||||||||
| 1997, 2009 | |||||||||
The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gamecocks won Southern Conference titles in 1927, 1933, 1934, and 1945, and then they gained national attention under hall of fame coach Frank McGuire, posting a 205–65 record from 1967 to 1976, which included the 1970 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship, the 1971 ACC Tournament title, and four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 1971 to 1974. The program also won the 1997 SEC championship, National Invitation Tournament (NIT) titles in 2005 and 2006, and co-champions of the 2009 SEC East division title. Most recently, the Gamecocks won the 2017 NCAA East Regional Championship, reaching the Final Four for the first time in school history. Lamont Paris is the current head coach, and the team plays at the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena.