Gamecocks Host Coker In Exhibition Wednesday

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina will host Coker on Wednesday in an exhibition contest at Colonial Life Arena.  Tip time is set for 6:30 p.m. ET.

GAME INFORMATION
Arena:  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Broadcast: SEC Network+
  Play-By-Play: Burch Antley
  Analyst: Alex English
Radio: Gamecock Radio Network
  In Columbia: 107.5 The Game
  Play-By-Play: Derek Scott
  Analyst: Casey Manning
  Sirius: – | XM: 191 | Internet: 962
Watch: WatchESPN/ESPN App
Live Stats: GamecocksOnline.com

TIPOFF NOTABLES
> South Carolina will host Coker on Wednesday in an exhibition before officially opening the season on Saturday versus Liberty at the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City.  The Gamecocks will go on to face TCU or Tulsa on Sunday to conclude action at the T-Mobile Center. 
> Head coach Frank Martin is in his ninth season leading the Gamecocks in 2020-21.  He is joined by assistant coaches Will Bailey, Chuck Martin and Bruce Shingler, while Andy Assaley is the director of operations for the squad.
> A pair of Gamecocks collected preseason honors from both the media and SEC coaches in the last two weeks.  Junior guard AJ Lawson earned preseason All-SEC Second-Team accolades from the media, while Lawson (First Team) and Couisnard (Second Team) were honored by the SEC coaches on the preseason teams.
>  South Carolina returns a core group from last season’s squad that finished the shortened campaign with an 18-13 overall record.  The Gamecocks return three of their top five scorers, including Lawson (13.4 ppg), Couisnard (12.1 ppg) and junior forward Keyshawn Bryant (9.1 ppg).  Junior forward Justin Minaya, who missed nine games last season due to injury, added 7.8 points per game in 2019-20.
> Other home non-conference matchups for Carolina include: Wofford (Dec. 10), Clemson (Dec. 19), SC State (Dec. 23) and Florida A&M (Jan. 2).

COMING UP NEXT
> South Carolina officially begins the 2020-21 season when it travels to the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City this weekend.  Carolina will face Liberty on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET from the T-Mobile Center, before facing either TCU or Tulsa on Sunday afternoon.