2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Record	15–16 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Darrin Horn (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Neill Berry; Michael Boynton; Cypheus Bunton;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
No. 21 Vanderbilt	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
No. 15 Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	28	–	9	.757
Florida	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Georgia	5	–	11	.313	14	–	17	.452
West
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	24	–	12	.667
Mississippi	9	–	7	.563	24	–	11	.686
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	14	–	18	.438
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Auburn	6	–	10	.375	15	–	17	.469
LSU	2	–	14	.125	11	–	20	.355

† 2010 SEC tournament winner As of March 30, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 South Carolina men's basketball team represented University of South Carolina during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The head coach was Darrin Horn who was in his second season with the Gamecocks. The team played its home games at the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. All games were produced and broadcast locally by the Gamecock Sports Radio Network. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in Southeastern Conference play and lost in the first round of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament to Alabama. The Gamecocks were not invited to a post season tournament. The highlight of the season was a home upset of #1 Kentucky on January 26.

Regular season

On December 21, 2009, it was announced that senior starting forward Dominique Archie would miss the rest of the season due to knee surgery required to repair an injury he suffered early in the Miami game. The Gamecocks played all games in the month of December without Archie and junior starter Mike Holmes after he suffered facial injuries during Thanksgiving break.^[1] Holmes was subsequently dismissed from the basketball team on January 1, 2010, for a repeated violation of team rules.^[2]

On January 26, 2010, Carolina won their first game in school history over a #1 ranked team, beating the undefeated (19-0) Kentucky Wildcats, 68-62.^[3]

Roster

No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Year	Hometown
21	Dominique Archie	6'7"	216	F	SR	Augusta, Georgia
31	Evaldas Baniulis	6'7"	215	F	SR	Vilnius, Lithuania
15	Malik Cooke	6'6"	210	F	JR	Charlotte, North Carolina
2	Devan Downey	5'9"	170	G	SR	Chester, South Carolina
12	Ramon Galloway	6'1"	170	G	FR	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
24	Mike Holmes	6'7"	230	F/C	JR	Bishopville, South Carolina
	Lakeem Jackson	6'5"	225	SF	FR	Charlotte, North Carolina
32	Johndre Jefferson	6'9"	210	F	JR	Santee, South Carolina
44	Sam Muldrow	6'9"	220	F	JR	Florence, South Carolina
5	Brandis Raley-Ross	6'2"	194	G	SR	Gastonia, North Carolina
1	Stephen Spinella	6'4"	190	G	FR	Colts Neck, New Jersey
25	Austin Steed	6'8"	235	F	JR	Hephzibah, Georgia
14	Robert Wilder	6'1"	188	G	SR	Chapin, South Carolina
	Tobias Watson	5'9	175	G	Jr	Richland Northeast

2010 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bruce Ellington PG	Moncks Corner, SC	Berkeley HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 11, 2009
Bruce Ellington PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Damontre Harris PF	Fayetteville, NC	Trinity Christian School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 21, 2009
Damontre Harris PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Brian Richardson SG	Wilson, NC	Greenfield School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 21, 2009
Brian Richardson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
R.J. Slawson PF	North Charleston, SC	Fort Dorchester HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 16, 2009
R.J. Slawson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Eric Smith PG	Arden, NC	Christ School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 28, 2009
Eric Smith PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10 Rivals: 13
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "South Carolina Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2009. "2010 South Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 15, 2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 15, 2009. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2009.

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Thurs, Nov. 5* 7:00pm		Kentucky Wesleyan Exhibition	W 78–55		Colonial Life Arena (5,493) Columbia, SC
Non-conference regular season
Fri, Nov. 13* 7:00pm, SportSouth		Alabama A&M	W 88–50	1–0	Colonial Life Arena (10,769) Columbia, SC
Mon, Nov. 16* 7:00pm, SportSouth		Georgia Southern	W 90–66	2–0	Colonial Life Arena (10,212) Columbia, SC
Thu, Nov. 19* 9:30pm, ESPNU		vs. La Salle Charleston Classic	W 78–68	3–0	Carolina First Arena (2,115) Charleston, SC
Fri, Nov. 20* 9:30pm, CSS		vs. South Florida Charleston Classic	W 69–66	4–0	Carolina First Arena (2,391) Charleston, SC
Sun, Nov. 22* 6:00pm, ESPN2		vs. Miami (FL) Charleston Classic	L 70–85	4–1	Carolina First Arena (2,531) Charleston, SC
Fri, Nov. 27* 7:00pm, SportSouth		Jacksonville	W 97–93	5–1	Colonial Life Arena (10,318) Columbia, SC
Wed, Dec. 2* 7:00pm, SportSouth		Western Kentucky	W 74–56	6–1	Colonial Life Arena (10,707) Columbia, SC
Sun, Dec. 6* 1:00pm, FS Carolinas		at No. 18 Clemson Carolina-Clemson Rivalry	L 61–72	6–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
Wed, Dec. 16* 7:00pm, SportSouth		Richmond	W 76–58	7–2	Colonial Life Arena (9,640) Columbia, SC
Sat, Dec. 19* 7:00pm, SportSouth		at Wofford	L 61–68	7–3	Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,500) Spartanburg, SC
Mon, Dec. 21* 7:00pm, SportSouth		Furman	W 81–57	8–3	Colonial Life Arena (9,674) Columbia, SC
Wed, Dec. 30* 9:00pm, ESPNU		at Boston College	L 76–85	8–4	Conte Forum (6,846) Boston, MA
Sat, Jan. 2* 12:00pm, FS Carolinas		Baylor	L 74–85	8–5	Colonial Life Arena (11,312) Columbia, SC
Tue, Jan. 5* 7:00pm, FS Carolinas		Longwood	W 88–58	9–5	Colonial Life Arena (8,652) Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
Sat, Jan. 9 1:30pm, SEC Network		at Auburn	W 80–71	10–5 (1–0)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (5,638) Auburn, AL
Wed, Jan. 13 8:00pm, SEC Network		LSU	W 67–58	11–5 (2–0)	Colonial Life Arena (12,103) Columbia, SC
Sat, Jan. 16 6:00pm, CSS		Vanderbilt	L 79–89	11–6 (2–1)	Colonial Life Arena (13,166) Columbia, SC
Wed, Jan. 20 9:00pm, CSS		at No. 24 Mississippi	L 57–66	11–7 (2–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum (6,824) Oxford, MS
Sat, Jan. 23 6:00pm, ESPN		at Florida	L 56–58	11–8 (2–3)	O'Connell Center (12,094) Gainesville, FL
Tue, Jan. 26 9:00pm, ESPN		No. 1 Kentucky	W 68–62	12–8 (3–3)	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
Sat, Jan. 30 7:00pm, FSN		Georgia	W 78–77	13–8 (4–3)	Colonial Life Arena (14,013) Columbia, SC
Sat, Feb. 6 6:00pm, ESPN		at No. 14 Tennessee	L 53–79	13–9 (4–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena (21,003) Knoxville, TN
Wed, Feb. 10 8:00pm, SEC Network		Florida	W 77–71	14–9 (5–4)	Colonial Life Arena (12,774) Columbia, SC
Sat, Feb. 13 4:00pm, SEC Network		at Georgia	L 61–66	14–10 (5–5)	Stegeman Coliseum (7,597) Athens, GA
Wed, Feb. 17 9:00pm, CSS		at Arkansas	L 79–92	14–11 (5–6)	Bud Walton Arena (13,175) Fayetteville, AR
Sat, Feb. 20 1:30pm, SEC Network		No. 18 Tennessee	L 55–63	14–12 (5–7)	Colonial Life Arena (15,622) Columbia, SC
Thu, Feb. 25 9:00pm, ESPN		at No. 2 Kentucky	L 61–82	14–13 (5–8)	Rupp Arena (24,355) Lexington, KY
Sat, Feb. 27 6:00pm, ESPN		Mississippi State	L 63–76	14–14 (5–9)	Colonial Life Arena (13,834) Columbia, SC
Wed, Mar. 3 7:00pm, ESPNU		Alabama	L 70–79	14–15 (5–10)	Colonial Life Arena (11,109) Columbia, SC
Sat, Mar. 6 2:00pm, ESPN2		at No. 19 Vanderbilt	W 77–73	15–15 (6–10)	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
SEC tournament
Thu, Mar. 11 1:00pm, SEC Network	(E5)	vs. (W4) Alabama First Round	L 63–68	15–16	Bridgestone Arena (15,152) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Devan Downey

First Team All-SEC (AP and Coaches)^[5]^[6]
Honorable Mention AP All-American^[7]
Oscar Robertson National Player Of The Week, 1/31/10^[8]
SEC Player of the Week, 2/1/10^[9]
Bob Cousy Award Finalist^[10]
Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalist^[11]
Preseason First Team All-SEC^[12]
Naismith Trophy Preseason Watchlist^[13]
John R. Wooden Award Preseason Candidate^[14]

Dominique Archie

Preseason Second Team All-SEC

References

[1] "Archie to miss rest of season". Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.

[2] Holmes Dismissed From Men's Basketball Team

[3] South Carolina's Downey scores 30 as No. 1 Kentucky suffers first loss

[4] Gamecocks Ink Top 10 Recruiting Class During Fall Signing Period

[5] Downey Named Unanimous Selection To AP First Team All-SEC

[6] Downey, Muldrow Earn All-SEC Honors

[7] Downey Named Honorable Mention AP All-American

[8] Downey Named Oscar Robertson National Player Of The Week

[9] Downey Named SEC Player Of The Week

[10] Devan Downey Named Cousy Award Finalist

[11] Downey one of 16 finalists for Oscar Robertson Trophy^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[12] SEC Basketball Preseason Awards

[13] Naismith Preseason Watch List

[14] John R. Wooden Award 2009-2010 Men’s Preseason List

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