2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference East SEC 15–16 6–10 Darrin Horn 2nd Neill Berry Michael Boynton Cypheus Bunton Colonial Life Arena The 2009–10 South Carolina men's basketball team represented University of South Carolina during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The head coach was Darrin Horn who was in his second season with the Gamecocks. The team played its home games at the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. All games were produced and broadcast locally by the Gamecock Sports Radio Network. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in Southeastern Conference play and lost in the first round of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament to Alabama. The Gamecocks were not invited to a post season tournament. The highlight of the season was a home upset of #1 Kentucky on January 26. Regular season On December 21, 2009, it was announced that senior starting forward Dominique Archie would miss the rest of the season due to knee surgery required to repair an injury he suffered early in the Miami game. The Gamecocks played all games in the month of December without Archie and junior starter Mike Holmes after he suffered facial injuries during Thanksgiving break.http://www.thestate.com/local/story/1080554.html Archie to miss rest of season 2009-12-21 https://archive.today/20120912081539/http://www.thestate.com/local/story/1080554.html 2012-09-12 dead Holmes was subsequently dismissed from the basketball team on January 1, 2010, for a repeated violation of team rules.Holmes Dismissed From Men's Basketball TeamAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot On January 26, 2010, Carolina won their first game in school history over a #1 ranked team, beating the undefeated (19-0) Kentucky Wildcats, 68-62.https://archive.today/20120709035107/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300262579 South Carolina's Downey scores 30 as No. 1 Kentucky suffers first loss Roster No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYearHometown21Dominique Archie6'7"216FSRAugusta, Georgia31Evaldas Baniulis6'7"215FSRVilnius, Lithuania15Malik Cooke6'6"210FJRCharlotte, North Carolina2Devan Downey5'9"170GSRChester, South Carolina12Ramon Galloway6'1"170GFRPalm Beach Gardens, Florida24Mike Holmes6'7"230F/CJRBishopville, South CarolinaLakeem Jackson6'5"225SFFRCharlotte, North Carolina32Johndre Jefferson6'9"210FJRSantee, South Carolina44Sam Muldrow6'9"220FJRFlorence, South Carolina5Brandis Raley-Ross6'2"194GSRGastonia, North Carolina1Stephen Spinella6'4"190GFRColts Neck, New Jersey25Austin Steed6'8"235FJRHephzibah, Georgia14Robert Wilder6'1"188GSRChapin, South CarolinaTobias Watson5'9175GJrRichland Northeast 2010 Commitments no no 2010 Bruce Ellington PG Moncks Corner, SC Berkeley HS 5 10 185 9/11/2009 4 4 91 Damontre Harris PF Fayetteville, NC Trinity Christian School 6 9 225 9/21/2009 4 4 94 Brian Richardson SG Wilson, NC Greenfield School 6 5 180 9/21/2009 3 3 88 R.J. Slawson PF North Charleston, SC Fort Dorchester HS 6 8 190 7/16/2009 4 3 93 Eric Smith PG Arden, NC Christ School 6 0 185 8/28/2009 3 3 89 2010 South Carolina Basketball Commitments 2010 South Carolina Basketball Commits ESPN southcarolina 576 2579 10 13 2009-11-15 yes http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111109aaa.html Gamecocks Ink Top 10 Recruiting Class During Fall Signing Period November 15, 2009 November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091116105705/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111109aaa.html dead Schedule and results yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=6 style=South Carolina Gamecocks| Exhibition Thurs, Nov. 5 7:00pm w yes Kentucky Wesleyan Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Exhibition 78–55 5,493 |- !colspan=6 style=South Carolina Gamecocks| Non-conference regular season Fri, Nov. 13 7:00pm w yes Alabama A&M Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 88–50 1–0 10,769 Mon, Nov. 16 7:00pm w yes Georgia Southern Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 90–66 2–0 10,212 Thu, Nov. 19 9:30pm w yes yes La Salle Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic ESPNU 78–68 3–0 2,115 Fri, Nov. 20 9:30pm w yes yes South Florida Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic CSS 69–66 4–0 2,391 Sun, Nov. 22 6:00pm l yes yes Miami (FL) Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic ESPN2 70–85 4–1 2,531 Fri, Nov. 27 7:00pm w yes Jacksonville Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 97–93 5–1 10,318 Wed, Dec. 2 7:00pm w yes Western Kentucky Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 74–56 6–1 10,707 Sun, Dec. 6 1:00pm l yes yes Clemson 18 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC Carolina-Clemson Rivalry FS Carolinas 61–72 6–2 10,000 Wed, Dec. 16 7:00pm w yes Richmond Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 76–58 7–2 9,640 Sat, Dec. 19 7:00pm l yes yes Wofford Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC SportSouth 61–68 7–3 3,500 Mon, Dec. 21 7:00pm w yes Furman Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 81–57 8–3 9,674 Wed, Dec. 30 9:00pm l yes yes Boston College Conte Forum Boston, MA ESPNU 76–85 8–4 6,846 Sat, Jan. 2 12:00pm l yes Baylor Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC FS Carolinas 74–85 8–5 11,312 Tue, Jan. 5 7:00pm w yes Longwood Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC FS Carolinas 88–58 9–5 8,652 |- !colspan=6 style=South Carolina Gamecocks| SEC regular season Sat, Jan. 9 1:30pm w yes Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL SEC Network 80–71 10–5 (1–0) 5,638 Wed, Jan. 13 8:00pm w LSU Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SEC Network 67–58 11–5 (2–0) 12,103 Sat, Jan. 16 6:00pm l Vanderbilt Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC CSS 79–89 11–6 (2–1) 13,166 Wed, Jan. 20 9:00pm l yes Mississippi 24 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS CSS 57–66 11–7 (2–2) 6,824 Sat, Jan. 23 6:00pm l yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 56–58 11–8 (2–3) 12,094 Tue, Jan. 26 9:00pm w Kentucky 1 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN 68–62 12–8 (3–3) 18,000 Sat, Jan. 30 7:00pm w Georgia Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC FSN 78–77 13–8 (4–3) 14,013 Sat, Feb. 6 6:00pm l yes Tennessee 14 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN 53–79 13–9 (4–4) 21,003 Wed, Feb. 10 8:00pm w Florida Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SEC Network 77–71 14–9 (5–4) 12,774 Sat, Feb. 13 4:00pm l yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SEC Network 61–66 14–10 (5–5) 7,597 Wed, Feb. 17 9:00pm l yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR CSS 79–92 14–11 (5–6) 13,175 Sat, Feb. 20 1:30pm l Tennessee 18 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SEC Network 55–63 14–12 (5–7) 15,622 Thu, Feb. 25 9:00pm l yes Kentucky 2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN 61–82 14–13 (5–8) 24,355 Sat, Feb. 27 6:00pm l Mississippi State Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN 63–76 14–14 (5–9) 13,834 Wed, Mar. 3 7:00pm l Alabama Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPNU 70–79 14–15 (5–10) 11,109 Sat, Mar. 6 2:00pm w yes Vanderbilt 19 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPN2 77–73 15–15 (6–10) 14,316 |- !colspan=9 style=South Carolina Gamecocks|SEC tournament Thu, Mar. 11 1:00pm l yes E5 Alabama W4 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN First Round SEC Network 63–68 15–16 15,152 yes Coaches Poll Eastern Time Awards Devan Downey First Team All-SEC (AP and Coaches)Downey Named Unanimous Selection To AP First Team All-SECAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Downey, Muldrow Earn All-SEC HonorsAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Honorable Mention AP All-AmericanDowney Named Honorable Mention AP All-AmericanAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Oscar Robertson National Player Of The Week, 1/31/10http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020210aaa.html Downey Named Oscar Robertson National Player Of The Week February 3, 2010 February 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100205154429/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020210aaa.html dead SEC Player of the Week, 2/1/10http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020110aad.html Downey Named SEC Player Of The Week February 1, 2010 February 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100205154424/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020110aad.html dead Bob Cousy Award FinalistDevan Downey Named Cousy Award FinalistAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Oscar Robertson Trophy FinalistDowney one of 16 finalists for Oscar Robertson TrophySeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Preseason First Team All-SECSEC Basketball Preseason Awards Naismith Trophy Preseason WatchlistNaismith Preseason Watch List John R. Wooden Award Preseason CandidateJohn R. Wooden Award 2009-2010 Men’s Preseason List Dominique Archie Preseason Second Team All-SEC See also 2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team References South Carolina Gamecocks Category:South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball seasons Game Game