The 2009–10 South Carolina men's basketball team represented University of South Carolina during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The head coach was Darrin Horn who was in his second season with the Gamecocks. The team played its home games at the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. All games were produced and broadcast locally by the Gamecock Sports Radio Network. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in Southeastern Conference play and lost in the first round of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament to Alabama. The Gamecocks were not invited to a post season tournament. The highlight of the season was a home upset of #1 Kentucky on January 26.

Regular season On December 21, 2009, it was announced that senior starting forward Dominique Archie would miss the rest of the season due to knee surgery required to repair an injury he suffered early in the Miami game. The Gamecocks played all games in the month of December without Archie and junior starter Mike Holmes after he suffered facial injuries during Thanksgiving break. Holmes was subsequently dismissed from the basketball team on January 1, 2010, for a repeated violation of team rules.Holmes Dismissed From Men's Basketball Team

On January 26, 2010, Carolina won their first game in school history over a #1 ranked team, beating the undefeated (19-0) Kentucky Wildcats, 68-62.

Roster No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYearHometown21Dominique Archie6'7"216FSRAugusta, Georgia31Evaldas Baniulis6'7"215FSRVilnius, Lithuania15Malik Cooke6'6"210FJRCharlotte, North Carolina2Devan Downey5'9"170GSRChester, South Carolina12Ramon Galloway6'1"170GFRPalm Beach Gardens, Florida24Mike Holmes6'7"230F/CJRBishopville, South CarolinaLakeem Jackson6'5"225SFFRCharlotte, North Carolina32Johndre Jefferson6'9"210FJRSantee, South Carolina44Sam Muldrow6'9"220FJRFlorence, South Carolina5Brandis Raley-Ross6'2"194GSRGastonia, North Carolina1Stephen Spinella6'4"190GFRColts Neck, New Jersey25Austin Steed6'8"235FJRHephzibah, Georgia14Robert Wilder6'1"188GSRChapin, South CarolinaTobias Watson5'9175GJrRichland Northeast

2010 Commitments

Schedule and results

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Awards Devan Downey First Team All-SEC (AP and Coaches)Downey Named Unanimous Selection To AP First Team All-SECDowney, Muldrow Earn All-SEC Honors Honorable Mention AP All-AmericanDowney Named Honorable Mention AP All-American Oscar Robertson National Player Of The Week, 1/31/10 SEC Player of the Week, 2/1/10 Bob Cousy Award FinalistDevan Downey Named Cousy Award Finalist Oscar Robertson Trophy FinalistDowney one of 16 finalists for Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason First Team All-SECSEC Basketball Preseason Awards Naismith Trophy Preseason WatchlistNaismith Preseason Watch List John R. Wooden Award Preseason CandidateJohn R. Wooden Award 2009-2010 Men’s Preseason List Dominique Archie Preseason Second Team All-SEC

See also

2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

References