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2016-17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
2016–17 record 26–11 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach Frank Martin (5th year)
Assistant coach Matt Figger
Assistant coach Perry Clark
Assistant coach Bruce Shingler
Home arena Colonial Life Arena
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kentucky 16 2   .889     32 6   .842
No. 20 Florida 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
Arkansas 12 6   .667     26 10   .722
South Carolina 12 6   .667     26 11   .703
Ole Miss 10 8   .556     22 14   .611
Alabama 10 8   .556     19 15   .559
Vanderbilt 10 8   .556     19 16   .543
Georgia 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
Texas A&M 8 10   .444     16 15   .516
Tennessee 8 10   .444     16 16   .500
Auburn 7 11   .389     18 14   .563
Mississippi State 6 12   .333     16 16   .500
LSU 2 16   .111     10 21   .323
Missouri 2 16   .111     8 24   .250
2017 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach, Frank Martin, was in his fifth season at South Carolina. The team played its home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference. This season was notable for the program reaching the Final Four for the first time in school history.

The Gamecocks finished the season 25–9, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Georgia. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated High Point in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Georgia Tech.

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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings


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