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2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball

Southeastern Conference
25–9 (11–7 SEC)
Frank Martin (4th season)
Matt Figger
Perry Clark
Lamont Evans
Colonial Life Arena

The 2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Frank Martin who was in his fourth season at South Carolina. The team played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Georgia. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated High Point in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Georgia Tech.

The Gamecocks finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Georgia.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tyrone Johnson	4	G	6'3"	196	Senior	Plainfield, NJ	Graduated
Shamiek Sheppard	12	G/F	6'6"	215	Freshman	Brooklyn, NY	Suspended
Reggie Theus Jr.	15	F	6'6"	218	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Demetrius Henry	21	F/C	6'9"	227	Sophomore	Miami, FL	Suspended
Austin Constable	31	G	5'11"	180	Junior	West Chester, PA	Left team

PJ Dozier at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
PJ Dozier PG	Columbia, SC	Spring Valley High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 12, 2014
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chris Silva PF	Roselle, NJ	Roselle Catholic High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 19, 2014
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Eric Cobb C	Jacksonville, FL	Potters House Christian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	May 18, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ray Doby PF	Saint Louis, MO	St. John's NW Military Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 7, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Travon Bunch C	Racine, WI	Score Sports Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Mar 4, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jamall Gregory SG	Washington, D.C.	Elev8 Basketball Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 1, 2015
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 28 Rivals: 23 ESPN: 23
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

"2015 South Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. | | | | | |

Source:

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
November 8, 2015*4:00 pm		Allen	W 71–43	–	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 14, 2015*7:00 pm		Norfolk State	W 84–69	1–0	Colonial Life Arena (10,623)Columbia, SC
November 16, 2015*7:30 pm, SECN		Oral Roberts	W 84–66	2–0	Colonial Life Arena (9,640)Columbia, SC
November 20, 2015*6:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. DePaul Paradise Jam Quarterfinals	W 76–61	3–0	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)St. Thomas, VI
November 22, 2015*9:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Hofstra Paradise Jam Semifinals	W 94–84	4–0	Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)St. Thomas, VI
November 23, 2015*9:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Tulsa Paradise Jam Championship	W 83–75	5–0	Sports and Fitness Center (2,002)St. Thomas, VI
November 27, 2015*2:00 pm		Lipscomb	W 92–76	6–0	Colonial Life Arena (8,793)Columbia, SC
November 30, 2015*7:00 pm, SECN		Western Carolina	W 76–53	7–0	Colonial Life Arena (8,957)Columbia, SC
December 5, 2015*4:00 pm, SECN		South Florida	W 81–63	8–0	Colonial Life Arena (10,721)Columbia, SC
December 15, 2015*7:00 pm		Drexel	W 79–54	9–0	Colonial Life Arena (8,481)Columbia, SC
December 18, 2015*7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Clemson Rivalry	W 65–59	10–0	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,446)Greenville, SC
December 22, 2015*9:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 25	vs. St. John's Mohegan Sun Showcase	W 75–61	11–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (2,355)Uncasville, CT
December 30, 2015*7:00 pm	No. 24	Francis Marion	W 78–56	12–0	Colonial Life Arena (10,401)Columbia, SC
January 2, 2016*6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 24	Memphis	W 86–76	13–0	Colonial Life Arena (13,035)Columbia, SC
January 5, 20167:00 pm, SECN	No. 22	at Auburn	W 81–69	14–0(1–0)	Auburn Arena (7,556)Auburn, AL
January 9, 20163:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 22	Vanderbilt	W 69–65	15–0(2–0)	Colonial Life Arena (15,055)Columbia, SC
January 13, 20169:00 pm, SECN	No. 19	at Alabama	L 50–73	15–1(2–1)	Coleman Coliseum (12,443)Tuscaloosa, AL
January 16, 20161:00 pm, SECN	No. 19	Missouri	W 81–72	16–1(3–1)	Colonial Life Arena (15,389)Columbia, SC
January 19, 20167:00 pm, SECN	No. 24	at Ole Miss	W 77–74 OT	17–1(4–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,427)Oxford, MS
January 23, 201612:00 pm, SECN	No. 24	at Tennessee	L 69–78	17–2(4–2)	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,928)Knoxville, TN
January 26, 20167:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	W 84–74	18–2(5–2)	Colonial Life Arena (12,764)Columbia, SC
January 30, 20166:00 pm, SECN		Alabama	W 78–64	19–2(6–2)	Colonial Life Arena (18,000)Columbia, SC
February 2, 20167:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	at Georgia	L 56–69	19–3(6–3)	Stegeman Coliseum (6,427)Athens, GA
February 6, 20164:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	at No. 8 Texas A&M	W 81–78	20–3(7–3)	Reed Arena (11,240)College Station, TX
February 10, 20167:00 pm, ESPN2		LSU	W 94–83	21–3(8–3)	Colonial Life Arena (16,009)Columbia, SC
February 13, 201612:00 pm, ESPN		No. 22 Kentucky	L 62–89	21–4(8–4)	Colonial Life Arena (18,000)Columbia, SC
February 16, 20167:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	L 67–72	21–5(8–5)	Mizzou Arena (5,017)Columbia, MO
February 20, 201612:00 pm, SECN		Florida	W 73–69 OT	22–5(9–5)	Colonial Life Arena (18,000)Columbia, SC
February 24, 20169:00 pm, SECN		Tennessee	W 84–58	23–5(10–5)	Colonial Life Arena (13,224)Columbia, SC
February 27, 20162:30 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	L 58–68	23–6(10–6)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,488)Starkville, MS
March 3, 20167:00 pm, ESPN2		Georgia	L 72–74	23–7(10–7)	Colonial Life Arena (15,397)Columbia, SC
March 5, 20165:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	W 76–61	24–7(11–7)	Bud Walton Arena (14,548)Fayetteville, AR
March 11, 20169:30 pm, SECN	(3)	vs. (6) Georgia Quarterfinals	L 64–65	24–8	Bridgestone Arena (18,049)Nashville, TN
March 15, 2016*7:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	(8) High Point First Round – South Carolina Bracket	W 88–66	25–8	Colonial Life Arena (2,566)Columbia, SC
March 21, 2016*9:00 pm, ESPN	(1)	(4) Georgia Tech Second Round – South Carolina Bracket	L 66–83	25–9	Colonial Life Arena (2,856)Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Player	Position	Award	electors
Michael Carrera	Forward	All-SEC 2nd Team	Associated Press
Duane Notice	Guard	SEC Sixth Man of the Year	Associated Press
Sindarius Thornwell	Guard	SEC All-Defense	Associated Press
Source: CBB Reference

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