Carlton Geathers

2012-13 (R-sophomore)
Missed the entire season due to a knee injury suffered during the summer of 2012.

2011-12 (R-freshman)
Saw action in 28 contests with one start on the year … Averaged 1.0 point, 1.5 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 7.8 minutes per game … In SEC play, averaged 0.7 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game … In first career contest, collected six rebounds and tallied four points in season opener vs. Western Carolina (Nov. 11) … Swatted a game-high and career high three blocks against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 22) … Blocked three shots vs. Providence (Dec. 1), matching a season high … Tallied four points, two rebounds and dished his first career assist in win over SC State (Jan. 3) … Saw action at No. 2 Kentucky (Jan. 7) … Collected first two steals of his career vs. Vanderbilt (Jan. 10) … Earned first career start at Vanderbilt (Feb. 22), scored two points and collected two rebounds.

2010-11
Redshirted. Did not see game action.

Pre-South Carolina
Two-year letterwinner at Carvers Bay High School for coach Jeff Mezzatesta … Averaged 10 points, eight rebounds and five blocks during senior season … Helped lead prep squad to Lower State Championship Game in 2010 … First Division I men[apos]s basketball signee in Carvers Bay history … Only played two seasons of organized high school basketball.

Personal
Son of Lucretia Manning and Carl Geathers … Lists his favorite place on campus as the Russell House, and the one food he would never be able to give up is chicken … Favorite NBA team is the LA Lakers, with Kobe Bryant listed as his favorite professional basketball player … Major is sociology … Is the cousin of former Gamecock football standout Clifton Geathers … Cousins Kwame Geathers and Robert Geathers Jr., played football at Georgia, cousins Clayton and Jarvis Geathers played football at UCF, another cousin, Jeremy, played defensive end at UNLV.