The 2020–21 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by ninth-year head coach Frank Martin, and play their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season The Gamecocks finished the 2019–20 season 18–13, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the SEC tournament, they were set to take on Arkansas in the second round before the remainder of the SEC Tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Micaiah Henry 13 F 6'9" 235 Senior Decatur, GA Graduated Maik Kotsar 21 F 6'11" 270 Senior Tallinn, Estonia Graduated Jair Bolden 52 G 6'3" 215 RS Junior Brooklyn, NY Graduate transferred to Butler
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ford Cooper Jr. 44 G 6'3" 187 Sophomore Charlotte, NC Transfer from Missouri State
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Professional basketball player
Schedule and results The exhibition game against Coker scheduled for November 25 was cancelled due to a delay in the delivery of Coker’s COVID-19 testing results.
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!colspan=12 style=| SEC tournament
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