The 2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Frank Martin who was in his fourth season at South Carolina. The team played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They 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.
Previous season The Gamecocks finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Georgia.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Tyrone Johnson 4 G 6'3" 196 Senior Plainfield, NJ Graduated Shamiek Sheppard 12 G/F 6'6" 215 Freshman Brooklyn, NY Suspended Reggie Theus Jr. 15 F 6'6" 218 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Cal State Northridge Demetrius Henry 21 F/C 6'9" 227 Sophomore Miami, FL Suspended Austin Constable 31 G 5'11" 180 Junior West Chester, PA Left team
Recruits
Roster
Schedule Source:
!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference games
!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | SEC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | NIT
Rankings
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Awards
Player Position Award electors Michael CarreraForwardAll-SEC 2nd Team Associated Press Duane Notice Guard SEC Sixth Man of the Year Associated Press Sindarius Thornwell Guard SEC All-Defense Associated Press Source: CBB Reference
See also 2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team
References