1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks basketball South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference East SEC 14 6 24–8 15–1 Eddie Fogler 4th Barclay Radebaugh 3rd Carolina Coliseum SEC regular season champions NCAA tournament round of 64 The 1996–97 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1996–97 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Eddie Fogler and played their home games at Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. The team finished first in the SEC regular season standings and received an at-large bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as No. 2 seed in the East region. The Gamecocks lost to 15 seed Coppin State in the first round to finish the season with a record of 24–8 (15–1 SEC). Roster 1996 South Carolina Gamecocks y BJ McKie y 10 G 6 2 185 So Irmo, South Carolina https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-carolina/1997.html Eddie Fogler Barclay Radebaugh (East Tennessee State) 1996-97 South Carolina Gamecocks Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-carolina/1997.html Sports-reference.com June 13, 2020 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=South Carolina Gamecocks | Regular season Nov 25, 1996 yes yes Virginia Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational 70–93 0–1 Nov 26, 1996 yes 1996 men Chaminade Silverswords Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational 64–55 1–1 Nov 27, 1996 yes yes 1996 men LSU Tigers LSU Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational 74–68 2–1 Dec 2, 1996 yes 1996 men Wofford Terriers Wofford Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 64–41 3–1 Dec 6, 1996 yes yes UNC Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 75–60 4–1 Dec 7, 1996 yes yes North Carolina 14 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 75–86 4–2 Dec 17, 1996 yes Clemson 8 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 39–58 4–3 Dec 19, 1996 yes 1996 men UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 74–80 4–4 Dec 21, 1996 yes 1996 men South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 79–60 5–4 Dec 28, 1996 yes Charleston Southern Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 81–85 5–5 Dec 30, 1996 yes 1996 men Furman Paladins Furman Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 100–62 6–5 Jan 4, 1997 yes 1996 men Auburn Tigers Auburn Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 66–56 7–5 1–0 Jan 8, 1997 1996 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 73–41 8–5 2–0 Jan 11, 1997 yes 1996 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 73–65 9–5 3–0 Jan 15, 1997 yes 1996 men Florida Gators Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 80–79 10–5 4–0 Jan 18, 1997 Georgia 21 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 82–71 11–5 5–0 Jan 22, 1997 yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 62–60 12–5 6–0 Jan 25, 1997 1:00 p.m. JP Sports Ole Miss Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 86–63 13–5 7–0 Jan 29, 1997 yes 25 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 65–64 14–5 8–0 Feb 1, 1997 yes 25 LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 80–65 15–5 9–0 Feb 4, 1997 19 Kentucky 3 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 84–79 OT 16–5 10–0 Feb 8, 1997 19 Florida Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 76–68 17–5 11–0 Feb 12, 1997 yes 12 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 74–77 17–6 11–1 Feb 15, 1997 yes yes 12 Cincinnati 8 Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 97–83 18–6 Feb 18, 1997 9 Arkansas Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 78–65 19–6 12–1 Feb 20, 1997 yes yes 9 The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina 85–55 20–6 Feb 22, 1997 yes 9 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 69–58 21–6 13–1 Feb 26, 1997 6 Vanderbilt Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 74–53 22–6 14–1 Mar 2, 1997 yes 6 Kentucky 3 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 72–66 23–6 15–1 |- !colspan=9 style=South Carolina Gamecocks | SEC Tournament Mar 7, 1997 JP Sports yes yes 4 E1 Alabama W4 Memphis Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Quarterfinals 72–61 24–6 Mar 8, 1997 JP Sports yes yes 4 E1 Georgia 24 E3 Memphis Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee Semifinals 63–78 24–7 |- !colspan=9 style=South Carolina Gamecocks | NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1997 CBS yes yes 6 2 E Coppin State 15 E Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania First round 65–78 24–8 AP Poll Eastern Time E East 1996-97 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-carolina/1997-schedule.html sports-reference.com June 13, 20202019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History https://gamecocksonline.com/documents/2019/11/10/MBB_2019_20_Records_History.pdf University of South Carolina Athletics June 13, 2020 June 13, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200613203528/https://gamecocksonline.com/documents/2019/11/10/MBB_2019_20_Records_History.pdf dead Rankings 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball seasons South Car South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball