Gamecock MBB set to open 2023-’24 season Monday night
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina opens the 2023-24 season on Monday night at Colonial Life Arena against USC Upstate. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. (ET) against the Spartans. Doors will open 1 hour prior at 6 p.m.
It’s year two of the Lamont Paris era with an experienced group taking the floor in this new chapter of Gamecock men’s basketball. The team’s four transfers (Stephen Clark, Ta’Lon Cooper, B.J. Mack and Myles Stute) have played a combined 430 games at the Division I level with 299 starts across the quartet of players.
The entire team’s 480 combined Division I starts ranks third in the SEC behind only Mississippi State (514) and Texas A&M (502) entering the 2023-24 season. Last year’s team ranked 269th in the final KenPom standings for Division I experience.
GAME INFORMATION
VENUE: Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
BROADCAST: SEC Network+
IN COLUMBIA: 107.5 The Game
SERIES: SC leads, 7-1
in COLUMBIA: SC leads, 3-1
SERIES TREND: Gamecocks have won by an average of 15.4 ppg in seven wins all-time over the Spartans dating back to 11/8/04
LAST MEETING: 68-53, SC win on Nov. 25, 2022 at Colonial Life Arena
UP NEXT
The Gamecocks return to the court on Friday for the Hall of Fame Series in downtown Charlotte. Carolina will face Virginia Tech with a 9:30 p.m. (ET) tip. Dave O’Brien (pxp) and Cory Alexander (analyst) will have the call from the Spectrum Center for ACC Network.
