1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 6 6 25–3 14–0 Frank McGuire 6th Bobby Cremins Carolina Coliseum ACC regular season champion The 1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1969–70 men's college basketball season. South Carolina won their first ACC Regular season championship after going a perfect 14-0 in ACC play. Although they won the ACC regular season, they were denied a spot in the NCAA tournament after they lost a controversial ACC Championship tournament game to NC State in double overtime. Junior John Roche won ACC player of the year, and was a first team All American. South Carolina began the season ranked 1st in the AP poll, and finished 6th in both AP and Coaches.1969-70 polls https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1970-polls.html sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Roster Name Position Height Year Stats John Roche Guard 6–3 Junior 22.2 Pts, 2.5 Reb Tom Owens Center 6–10 Junior 15.9 Pts, 14.0 Reb Tom Riker Forward 6–10 Sophomore 13.8 Pts, 9.0 Reb Bobby Cremins Guard 6–2 Senior 7.2 Pts, 5.4 Reb Rick Aydlett Forward 6–7 Sophomore 5.5 Pts, 4.0 Reb John Ribock Forward 6–8 Junior 5.2 Pts, 6.8 Reb Bob Carver Guard 6–2 Sophomore 3.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb Gene Spencer Forward 6–8 Senior 1.5 Pts, 0.9 Reb Corkey Carnevale Guard 6–3 Senior 1.0 Pts, 0.6 Reb Tommy Terry Guard 6–2 Senior 0.3 Pts, 1.0 Reb Dennis Powell Center 6–0 Junior 0.4 Pts, 0.1 Reb Billy Grimes Guard 6–5 Sophomore 0.0 Pts, 0.9 Reb1969-70 South Carolina Gamecocks roster https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-carolina/1970.html sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Schedule 1 December 1 yes 1 yes Auburn 86–64 1-0 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL December 6 yes 1 Tennessee 55–56 1-1 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC December 10 yes 8 yes East Carolina 68-49 2-1 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC December 13 8 yes Virginia 62–51 3-1 1-0 University Hall Charlottesville, VA December 15 8 yes Maryland 101–68 4-1 2-0 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland December 18 yes 5 Long Island 89–52 5-1 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC December 29 yes 3 yes New Mexico 85–62 6-1 Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, LA December 30 yes 3 yes 13 Notre Dame 84–83 7-1 Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, LA January 5 3 4 North Carolina 65–52 8-1 3-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC January 10 3 Maryland 98–72 9-1 4-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC January 12 3 Virginia 63–42 10-1 5-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC January 14 yes 3 yes Furman 59–56 11-1 Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC January 26 3 yes Clemson 97–76 12-1 6-0 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC January 28 4 Virginia Tech 86–54 13-1 7-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC January 31 4 yes Duke 67–55 14-1 8-0 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC February 4 yes 2 yes Temple 79–71 15-1 McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, PA February 7 2 Clemson 99–52 16-1 9-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 9 2 Wake Forest 81–54 17-1 10-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 11 yes 2 13 Davidson 62–68 17-2 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 14 2 Duke 82–65 18-2 10-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 18 4 yes 12 NC State 71–69 19-2 11-0 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC February 21 4 yes 13 North Carolina 79–62 20-2 12-0 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC February 23 4 yes Wake Forest 67–51 21-2 13-0 Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC February 28 4 14 NC State 85–69 22-2 14-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC March 5 yes 3 yes Clemson ACC tournament 34–33 23-2 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC March 6 yes 3 yes Wake Forest ACC tournament 79–63 24-2 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC March 7 yes 3 yes NC State ACC tournament 39-42 2OT 24-3 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC 6 AP Poll 1969-70 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-carolina/1970-schedule.html sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Rankings AP 0 15 1 1 8 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 4 4 3 6 Coaches 0 15 2 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 3 6 1969-70 polls https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1970-polls.html sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 References Category:South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball seasons South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina