2008–09 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2008–09 South Carolina Gamecocks Basketball South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference East SEC 21–10 10–6 Darrin Horn 1st Michael Boynton Cypheus Bunton Scott Cherry Colonial Life Arena SEC East Division champion NIT First Round vs. Davidson L 63-70 The 2008–09 South Carolina men's basketball team represented University of South Carolina. The head coach was Darrin Horn, who was in his first season with the Gamecocks. The team played its home games in the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. The Gamecocks won the SEC Eastern Division Championship. Regular season On November 14, 2008, Carolina defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 89–76 to win the first game of the Darrin Horn Era at USC. On December 2, 2008, Carolina defeated Princeton 84–58, handing the Tigers their worst defeat in Jadwin Gym since it opened in 1969. On January 2, 2009, Carolina defeated #19 Baylor, 85–84. On January 21, 2009, Carolina defeated #24 Florida, 70–69. On January 31, 2009, Carolina defeated #24 Kentucky, 78–77, the Gamecocks' second win in history at Rupp Arena. On February 25, 2009, Carolina defeated Kentucky 77–59, setting a school-record for blocked shots with 16, and sweeping the season series with the Wildcats for only the second time (1997) since joining the SEC. Roster No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYearHometown21Dominique Archie6'7"200FJRAugusta, Georgia, United States31Evaldas Baniulis6'7"210FJRVilnius, Lithuania55Mitchell Carter6'10"260CJRMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States12Branden Conrad6'2"180GSRCharlotte, North Carolina, United States2Devan Downey5'9"175GJRChester, South Carolina, United States20Zam Fredrick6'0"203GSRSt. Matthews, South Carolina, United States24Mike Holmes6'7"230F/CSOBishopville, South Carolina, United States44Sam Muldrow6'9"216FSOFlorence, South Carolina, United States5Brandis Raley-Ross6'2"193GJRGastonia, North Carolina, United States25Austin Steed6'8"215FSOHephzibah, Georgia, United States14Robert Wilder6'1"185GJRChapin, South Carolina, United States 2009 Commitments no no 2009 Ramon Galloway PG Palm Beach Gardens, FL William T. Dwyer HS 6 2 175 9/13/2008 3 3 89 Lakeem Jackson SF Arden, NC Christ School 6 5 215 7/16/2008 4 3 91 Johndre Jefferson PF Niceville, FL Northwest Florida State College 6 9 210 3/5/2009 2 2 Steve Spinella SG Pennsauken, NJ Apex Academy 6 5 180 1/23/2009 3 3 86 2009 South Carolina Basketball Commitments 2009 South Carolina Basketball Commits ESPN southcarolina 576 2579 yes Schedule and results yes yes yes yes Fri, Nov. 7 7:00pm yes Kentucky Wesleyan Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Exhibition 75–55 3,053 |- !colspan=9| Regular season Fri, Nov. 14 7:00pm yes Jacksonville State Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportsSouth 89–76 1–0 11,439 Sun, Nov. 16 4:00pm yes Winthrop Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportsSouth 86–63 2–0 7,231 Sat, Nov. 22 1:00pm yes USC Upstate Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportsSouth 75–53 3–0 5,573 Tue, Nov. 25 7:00pm yes Gardner-Webb Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportsSouth 85–70 4–0 9,545 Fri, Nov. 28 7:00pm yes yes College of Charleston Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC CSS 80–82 OT 4–1 5,032 Tue, Dec. 2 7:00pm yes yes Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 84–58 5–1 1,984 Fri, Dec. 5 6:00pm yes Furman Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 72–48 6–1 9,031 Tue, Dec. 16 8:00pm yes North Carolina Central Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportsSouth 90–43 7–1 9,065 Sat, Dec. 20 5:00pm yes The Citadel Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportsSouth 80–66 8–1 9,493 Tue, Dec. 23 7:00pm yes Presbyterian Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportsSouth 75–56 9–1 9,404 Tue, Dec. 30 7:00pm yes Clemson 16 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Carolina-Clemson Rivalry FSN 87–98 9–2 16,168 Fri, Jan. 2 5:30pm yes yes Baylor 19 Ferrell Center Waco, TX FSN 85–84 10–2 6,149 Tue, Dec. 30 7:00pm yes Wofford Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportsSouth 78–61 11–2 9,165 Sat, Jan. 10 7:00pm Auburn Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 68–56 12–2 (1–0) 11,725 Wed, Jan. 14 8:00pm yes LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA CST 68–85 12–3 (1–1) 11,393 Sat, Jan. 17 6:00pm yes Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN FSN 79–82 12–4 (1–2) 20,203 Wed, Jan. 21 7:00pm Florida 24 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Raycom 70–69 13–4 (2–2) 12,825 Sat, Jan. 24 8:00pm Mississippi Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC FSN 82–71 14–4 (3–2) 14,527 Wed, Jan. 28 7:00pm Vanderbilt Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 86–76 15–4 (4–2) 12,766 Sat, Jan. 31 3:00pm yes Kentucky 24 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Raycom 78–77 16–4 (5–2) 24,322 Tue, Feb. 3 9:00pm yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 93–97 16–5 (5–3) 11,152 Sat, Feb. 7 7:00pm Georgia Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC FSN 79–68 17–5 (6–3) 18,000 Sat, Feb. 14 3:00pm yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Raycom 75–73 18–5 (7–3) 10,224 Wed, Feb. 18 8:00pm yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 70–75 18–6 (7–4) 7,369 Sat, Feb. 21 7:00pm Arkansas Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 82–78 OT 19–6 (8–4) 16,507 Wed, Feb. 25 7:00pm Kentucky Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Raycom 77–59 20–6 (9–4) 16,035 Sat, Feb. 28 9:00pm yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPNU 83–96 20–7 (9–5) 13,963 Thu, Mar. 5 7:00pm Tennessee Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN 70–86 20–8 (9–6) 18,000 Sat, Mar. 7 7:00pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA Raycom 68–51 21–8 (10–6) 7,110 |- !colspan=9| Postseason Thu, Mar. 12 3:15pm yes Mississippi State St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL SEC tournament Raycom 68–82 21–9 13,306 Tue, Mar. 17 7:00pm yes Davidson Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC NIT • First Round ESPN2 63–70 21–10 7,251 yes Coaches Poll Eastern Time Awards SEC Post-Season Awards Devan Downey – First Team All-SEC, All-Defensive TeamSEC Coaches Postseason Awards Announced, Four Gamecocks Garner Honors http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031009aab.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090316181332/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031009aab.html 2009-03-16 live 2009-03-14 Dominique Archie – Second Team All-SEC, All-Defensive Team Zam Fredrick, Jr. – Second Team All-SEC Brandis Raley-Ross – Sixth Man of the Year SEC Pre-Season Awards Devan Downey – First Team All-SEChttp://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_article_id=11717&change_well_id=2 Men's Basketball Southeastern Conference SEC Men's Basketball Preseason Awards Announced 2009-02-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090316042555/http://secsports.com/index.php?s= March 16, 2009 Dominique Archie – Second Team All-SEC SEC Player of the Week Devan Downey – February 2, 2009http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=3&url_article_id=12118&change_well_id=2 Men's Basketball Southeastern Conference This Week In SEC Men's Basketball – 2/2 2009-02-24 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090316042555/http://secsports.com/index.php?s= March 16, 2009 References South Carolina South Carolina Category:South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball seasons South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball