2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 17–16 6–12 Frank Martin 3rd Matt Figger Perry Clark Lamont Evans Colonial Life Arena The 2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Frank Martin, who was in his third season at South Carolina. The team played their home games at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Georgia. Before the season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brenton Williams 1 G 5'11" 172 Senior Kissimmee, FL Graduated Jaylen Shaw 5 G 6'0" 182 Freshman Hartsville, SC Transferred to Coastal Carolina Bruce Ellington 23 G 5'9" 196 Senior Moncks Corner, SC Graduated Desmond Ringer 32 F/C 6'9" 255 Freshman McDonough, GA Transferred to Mercer Carlton Geathers 45 F 6'10" 255 RS Junior Georgetown, SC Injured Recruits no no 2013 Marcus Stroman PG Columbia, SC Keenan 6 2 170 7/2/2012 4 3 3 3 TeMarcus Blanton SG Locust Grove, GA Luella 6 4 185 9/1/2013 3 4 4 3 James Thompson C Baton Rouge, LA Parkview Baptist 6 9 215 5/28/2014 3 3 3 2 Shamiek Sheppard SF Brooklyn, NY Fishburne Military School 6 6 225 3/10/2014 3 3 3 2 2014 South Carolina 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 South Carolina Basketball Commits ESPN southcarolina 184 2579 28 23 23 August 4, 2014 yes Roster 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks y yes Sindarius Thornwell 0 G 6 5 215 so Lancaster, SC Oak Hill Academy y Marcus Stroman 1 G 6 2 185 fr Columbia, SC Keenan Tyrone Johnson 4 G 6 3 196 sr Plainfield, NJ Montrose Christian SchoolVillanova y basketball TeMarcus Blanton 5 G 6 5 208 fr Locust Grove, GA Luella Duane Notice 10 G 6 2 216 so Woodbridge, ON St. Thomas More School y Shamiek Sheppard 12 G/F 6 6 215 fr Brooklyn, NY Fishburne Military School Laimonas Chatkevicius 14 F 6 11 250 jr Klaipėda, Lithuania South Kent School Reggie Thues, Jr. 15 F 6 6 218 so Los Angeles, CA Fairfax HS Justin McKie 20 G 6 4 196 so Columbia, SC Irmo HS Demetrius Henry 21 F/C 6 9 227 so Miami, FL Faith Baptist Christian Michael Carrera 24 F 6 5 212 jr Anzoátegui, Venezuela Montrose Christian School y Mindaugas Kacinas 25 F 6 7 228 jr Klaipėda, Lithuania Word of Life School y Austin Constable 31 G 5 11 180 jr West Chester, PA Henderson HS Brian Steele 35 F 6 5 197 jr Greenville, SC Wade Hampton HS Frank Martin (FIU) Matt Figger (EKU) Perry Clark (Gettysburg) Lamont Evans (Kansas State) http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/scar-m-baskbl-mtt.html# Schedule and results Source: yes no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 10/26/2014 4:00 pm yes no Benedict Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 92–47 10,011 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference games 11/14/2014 7:00 pm yes no North Florida Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 81–56 10,473 1–0 11/18/2014 12:00 pm yes no Baylor Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon ESPN 65–69 13,291 1–1 11/20/2014 7:30 pm yes yes no Cornell TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic Quarterfinals ESPN3 69–45 2,517 2–1 11/21/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Charlotte TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic Semifinals ESPNU 63–65 2,430 2–2 11/23/2014 6:30 pm yes yes no Akron TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 3rd Place Game ESPNU 63–68 1,523 2–3 11/26/2014 8:00 pm yes no UNC Asheville Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 89–75 8,330 3–3 12/01/2014 7:30 pm yes yes no Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV CBSSN 77–59 5,013 4–3 12/06/2014 12:00 pm yes no Oklahoma State Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPNU 75–49 12,007 5–3 12/19/2014 7:00 pm yes no Clemson Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Battle of the Palmetto State SECN 68–45 11,992 6–3 12/21/2014 3:30 pm yes no Coker Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 68–45 8,419 7–3 12/30/2014 7:00 pm yes no North Carolina A&T Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 91–54 8,156 8–3 01/03/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Iowa State 9 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Hoops Showcase CBSSN 64–60 3,546 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference games 01/07/2015 7:00 pm no Florida Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 68–72 12,181 9–4 (0–1) 01/10/2015 5:00 pm yes no Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS FSN 49–65 6,714 9–5 (0–2) 01/13/2015 7:00 pm no Alabama Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 68–66 11,085 10–5 (1–2) 01/17/2015 8:30 pm yes no Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 68–71 9,121 10–6 (1–3) 01/20/2015 9:00 pm no Tennessee Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPNU 62–66 12,032 10–7 (1–4) 01/24/2015 12:00 pm no Kentucky 1 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN 43–58 18,000 10–8 (1–5) 01/28/2015 7:00 pm yes no LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA SECN 58–64 9,518 10–9 (1–6) 01/31/2015 4:00 pm no Georgia Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPNU 67–50 13,031 11–9 (2–6) 02/03/2015 9:00 pm yes no Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN 55–75 10,019 11–10 (2–7) 02/07/2015 4:00 pm yes no Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN FSN 50–65 9,259 11–11 (2–8) 02/10/2015 7:00 pm no Missouri Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 65–60 8,840 12–11 (3–8) 02/14/2015 2:00 pm yes no Kentucky 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN 43–77 24,305 12–12 (3–9) 02/17/2015 7:00 pm yes no Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 64–58 6,263 13–12 (4–9) 02/21/2015 12:00 pm no Texas A&M Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 52–62 12,390 13–13 (4–10) 02/24/2015 7:00 pm yes no Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL SECN 51–59 8,848 13–14 (4–11) 02/28/2015 6:00 pm no Mississippi State Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 81–68 14,022 14–14 (5–11) 03/05/2015 7:00 pm no Arkansas 18 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN2 74–78 10,065 14–15 (5–12) 03/07/2015 4:00 pm yes no Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN FSN 60–49 16,042 15–15 (6–12) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | SEC tournament 03/11/2015 9:30 pm yes no Missouri Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN First round SECN 63–54 10,039 16–15 03/12/2015 9:30 pm yes no Ole Miss Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Second round SECN 60–58 15,032 17–15 03/13/2015 9:30 pm yes no Georgia Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Quarterfinals SECN 62–74 13,135 17–16 AP Poll Eastern Time See also 2014–15 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team References Category:South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball seasons South Carolina Game Game