Men's Basketball . August 16, 2024

Gamecocks Announce Non-Conference Hoops Slate

South Carolina Athletics

Carolina will play nine of its 13 non-league games at Colonial Life Arena ; season ticket seat selection will take place Sept. 30-Oct. 4

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina announced the non-conference portion of its 2024-25 men’s basketball schedule on Thursday. The Gamecocks will open the season on Monday, Nov. 4 at Colonial Life Arena against North Florida.

The team will play nine of its 13 non-conference games at home highlighted by the in-state rivalry matchup versus Clemson on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The annual Palmetto Series matchup will be presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery, again.

Carolina has a pair of true road games, first traveling to historic Assembly Hall on Saturday, Nov. 16. It’ll be just the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs and the Gamecocks first trip to Bloomington since Dec. 22, 1973.

Head coach Lamont Paris, the 2024 SEC Coach of the Year, and his team will also play on the road at Boston College on Tuesday, Dec. 3 in the second edition of the SEC/ACC Challenge. Carolina defeated Notre Dame, 65-53, at CLA last season in its first challenge contest.

The Gamecocks will compete in another neutral site, multiple-team event at the Fort Myers Tip-Off the week of Thanksgiving. Carolina squares off with Xavier in its opening game on Monday, Nov. 24 at 8:30 p.m. (ET) in Suncoast Credit Union Arena. The Gamecocks will then face either Michigan or Virginia Tech in game two of the MTE on Wednesday, Nov. 27. FS1 will provide TV coverage for all Beach Division games at the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Carolina defeated DePaul and Grand Canyon in the inaugural Arizona Tip-Off last season in Glendale at Desert Diamond Arena.

It was a historic 2023-24 season, as Paris and his staff helped orchestrate the greatest single-season turnaround in program history. South Carolina went 26-8 and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. The 26 victories tied the 2016-17 Final Four team for the most single-season wins in program history. Carolina’s 15-win improvement was tied for the second-best mark in the nation. The team’s 25 regular season wins were a new program record. The Gamecocks went 13-5 in SEC play, good for a T-2^nd finish in the league. The 13 SEC wins tied the 1997 SEC title team for the most SEC wins in program history (Carolina joined the league in 1991-92).

In addition to winning SEC Coach of the Year from both the media and league’s 13 other coaches, Paris was one of four finalists for the 2024 Naismith National Coach of the Year, the first coach in program history to be tabbed a finalist for the prestigious award.

The Gamecocks return five key pieces from last season’s squad in guard Jacobi Wright, guard Zachary Davis, guard Myles Stute, guard Morris Ugusuk and forward Collin Murray-Boyles, who was an SEC All-Freshman selection a season ago. Three key transfers joined the team in the offseason in forward Nick Pringle (Alabama), forward Jordan Butler (Missouri) and guard Jamarii Thomas (Norfolk State). They are joined by talented four-star freshman Cam Scott, who is expected to be a vital cog in the team’s success again this season.

TV information and additional tip times will be available soon.

Season ticket information is available here and fans are encouraged to place deposits now. The renewal deadline for existing season ticket holders is Sept. 13. Seat selections will take place Sept. 30 thru Oct. 4.

2024-25 South Carolina Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule

Monday, Nov. 4 vs. North Florida

Friday, Nov. 8 vs. SC State

Tuesday, Nov. 12 vs. Towson

Saturday, Nov. 16 @ Indiana

Thursday, Nov. 21 vs. Mercer

Monday, Nov. 25 vs. Xavier – Fort Myers Tip-Off – 8:30 p.m. on FS1

Wednesday, Nov. 27 vs. Michigan/Virginia Tech – Fort Myers Tip-Off 6/8:30 p.m. on FS1

Tuesday, Dec. 3 @ Boston College – SEC/ACC Challenge – TBD

Saturday, Dec. 7 vs. East Carolina

Saturday, Dec. 14 vs. USC Upstate

Tuesday, Dec. 17 vs. Clemson