Sept. 30, 2011

COLUMBIA, S.C. –
Game times and television details have been released for the non-conference portion of the 2011-12 men’s basketball schedule. With the combination of all 16 Southeastern Conference contests televised, the Gamecocks will be featured in at least 29 television broadcasts during the upcoming regular season.

Four of Carolina’s non-conference contests will be televised on the ESPN family of networks. South Carolina’s contest versus North Carolina at the Las Vegas Invitational on Nov. 25 will be televised on ESPN2 at 10 p.m. ET; Carolina’s Dec. 1 contest versus Providence will be televised on ESPNU at 7 p.m. ET; the Dec. 4 contest at Clemson has been picked up for a 3:30 p.m. ET broadcast on ESPNU and South Carolina’s Dec. 17 contest against Ohio State will be a Noon ET start on ESPN.

As part of its multi-year deal with Gamecock IMG Sports Marketing, seven Gamecock home contests, including the exhibition versus Kentucky Wesleyan, will be televised on SportSouth. Below is a complete listing of the 2011-12 Non-Conference television information.

Nov. 3, 2011 – Kentucky Wesleyan, 7 p.m., SportSouth
Nov. 11, 2011 – Western Carolina, 7 p.m., SportSouth
Nov. 15, 2011 – at Elon, 7 p.m., SportSouth
Nov. 20, 2011 – Tennessee State, 6 p.m., SportSouth
Nov. 22, 2011 – Mississippi Valley State, 7 p.m., SportSouth
Nov. 25, 2011 – North Carolina, 10 p.m., ESPN2
Nov. 26, 2011 – Southern California/UNLV, TBD
Dec. 1, 2011 – Providence, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Dec. 4, 2011 – at Clemson, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU
Dec. 13, 2011 – Presbyterian, 7 p.m., SportSouth
Dec. 17, 2011 – Ohio State, Noon, ESPN
Dec. 21, 2011 – SE Louisiana, 7 p.m., SportSouth
Dec. 28, 2011 – Wofford, 7 p.m., CSS
Dec. 31, 2011 – USC Upstate, Noon, SportSouth

All times Eastern and subject to change