South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
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| University | University of South Carolina | |||
| Conference | SEC | |||
| Location | Columbia, SC | |||
| Head coach | Frank Martin (5th year) | |||
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Colonial Life Arena (Capacity: 18,000) |
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| Nickname | Gamecocks | |||
| Colors | Garnet and Black |
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| NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
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| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
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| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1971, 1972, 1973, 2017 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2017 | ||||
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| Southern Conference: 1933 ACC Conference: 1971 |
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| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| Southern Conference: 1927, 1933, 1934, 1945 ACC Conference: 1970 SEC Conference: 1997, 2009 (East) |
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The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gamecocks won Southern Conference titles in 1927, 1933, 1934, and 1945, and then they gained national attention under hall of fame coach Frank McGuire, posting a 205-65 record from 1967-1976, which included the 1970 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship, the 1971 ACC Tournament title, and four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 1971-1974. The program also won the 1997 SEC championship, National Invitation Tournament (NIT) titles in 2005 and 2006, and a share of the 2009 SEC Eastern division title. Most recently, the Gamecocks won the 2017 NCAA East Regional Championship, reaching the Final Four for the first time in school history. Frank Martin is the current head coach, and the team plays at the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena.
South Carolina achieved a measure of regional prominence during its tenure in the Southern Conference, winning regular season championships in 1927, 1933, 1934, and 1945. The program also won the conference's tournament championship in 1933. During World War II, the basketball team's success was partially attributed to being assigned outstanding athletes by the U.S. Navy as part of the V-12 program. However, the Navy leaders kept the teams focus towards the war effort, and USC declined an invitation to the Southern Conference Tournament in 1944.
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