The 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by second-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 13,397 in 17 games in 2023-24.

South Carolina achieved its first ranking since 2017, as well as its highest ranking since 1997. The Gamecocks made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2017, losing in the first round to Oregon. Their final total of 26 wins is tied for the most wins in school history. For leading his team to a historic turnaround - from finishing next to last in the SEC the previous season to finishing the 2024 season tied for second place in the conference - Lamont Paris was awarded SEC Coach of the Year.

Previous season The Gamecocks finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in twelfth place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost to Ole Miss in the first round.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Chico Carter Jr. 2 G 6'3" 192 Senior Columbia, SC Graduate transferred to DePaul Tre-Vaugh Minott 4 F 6'9" 258 Junior Montreal, QC Transferred to Portland State Hayden Brown 10 F 6'5" 234 GS Senior Greer, SC Graduated Ja'Von Benson 21 F 6'7" 253 Junior Columbia, SC Transferred to Hampton G. G. Jackson 23 F 6'9 215 Freshman Columbia, SC Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 45th overall by Memphis Grizzlies Daniel Hankins-Sanford 30 F 6'8" 233 Freshman Charlotte, NC Transferred to UMass Ford Cooper Jr. 44 G 6'3" 193 Senior Charlotte, NC Walk-on; graduate transferred to Hampton

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school B.J. Mack 2 F/C 6'8" 245 GS Senior Charlotte, NC Wofford Stephen Clark 4 F 6'8" 205 GS Senior Charlotte, NC The Citadel Myles Stute 10 F 6'7" 215 Senior Washington, D.C. Vanderbilt Ta'Lon Cooper 55 G 6'4" 195 Senior Roebuck, SC Minnesota

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| SEC regular season

!colspan=12 style=""| SEC tournament

!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament

Source

Rankings

See also 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

References