1970–71 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1970–71 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 6 6 23–6 10–4 Frank McGuire 7th Carolina Coliseum ACC Tournament champion NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1970–71 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1970–71 men's college basketball season. South Carolina won the ACC tournament championship, defeating North Carolina in the championship game 52–51.5 greates wins in South Carolina history http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/david-cloninger-blog/article140116828.html thestate.com January 24, 2018 This was the last season South Carolina ever played in the ACC. The success South Carolina achieved on the court brought resentment and anger from fellow ACC schools, especially those on "Tobacco Road," as the conference members of the state of North Carolina were known. The hostility of the road crowds, the unfriendly behavior of coaches and athletic directors in the conference, and the discrepancies in eligibility standards led head coach Frank McGuire to support South Carolina becoming an Independent before the 1971–72 season.South Carolina leaving the ACC dumbest move in history http://thebiglead.com/2017/03/27/bob-ryan-was-right-about-south-carolina-and-the-acc/ thebiglead.com January 24, 2018 Despite South Carolina leaving the ACC in 1971, (as of 2018) they still remain the only school in the state of South Carolina to win an ACC tournament championship, even though Clemson, still remains in the ACC.ACC Champions Index https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/acc/ sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Roster Name Position Height Year Stats John Roche Guard 6–3 Senior 21.6 Pts, 2.3 Reb Tom Owens Center 6–10 Senior 15.0 Pts, 12.9 Reb Tom Riker Forward 6–10 Junior 14.0 Pts, 8.0 Reb Kevin Joyce Guard 6–2 Sophomore 12.1 Pts, 4.8 Reb Rick Aydlett Forward 6–7 Junior 7.8 Pts, 3.5 Reb Bob Carver Guard 6–2 Junior 7.2 Pts, 2.0 Reb John Ribock Forward 6–8 Senior 1.8 Pts, 2.3 Reb Danny Traylor Center 7–0 Sophomore 1.8 Pts, 2.1 Reb Casey Manning Guard 6–3 Sophomore 0.7 Pts, 0.7 Reb Jimmy Powell Guard 5–11 Junior 0.6 Pts, 0.0 Reb Dennis Powell Center 6–0 Junior 0.2 Pts, 0.2 Reb 1970-71 South Carolina Gamecock basketball roster https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-carolina/1971.html Sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Schedule 1 December 3 yes 2 Auburn 86–69 1-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC December 5 yes 2 yes 5 Notre Dame 85–82 2-0 Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center South Bend, IN December 12 2 Duke 98-78 3-0 1-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC December 16 2 Maryland 96–70 4-0 2-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC December 19 yes 2 yes Virginia Tech 78–76 5-0 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA December 26 yes 2 yes Cornell 83–60 6-0 December 28 yes 2 yes Providence 102–86 7-0 December 30 yes 2 yes 5 Western Kentucky 86–84 8-0 January 2 2 Clemson 81–53 9-0 3-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC January 4 2 yes North Carolina 64–79 9-1 3-1 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC January 6 yes 2 Temple 84–71 10-1 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC January 9 2 yes Maryland 30–31 10-2 3-2 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD January 11 2 yes Virginia 49–50 10-3 3-3 University Hall Charlottesville, VA January 30 10 15 Virginia 92–70 11-3 4-3 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 1 10 yes Duke 71–82 11-4 4-4 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC February 4 yes 7 yes Furman 118–83 12-4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 6 7 yes Clemson 47–44 13-4 5-4 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC February 10 yes 9 yes Davidson 70–62 14-4 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC February 17 7 North Carolina State 79–63 15-4 6-4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 20 7 8 North Carolina 72–66 16-4 7-4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 22 yes 7 Houston 88–71 17-4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 24 7 Wake Forrest 84–64 18-4 8-4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 27 7 yes NC State 82–69 19-4 9-4 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC March 6 6 Wake Forrest 88–73 20-4 10-4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC March 11 yes 6 yes Maryland ACC tournament 71–63 21-4 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC March 12 yes 6 yes NC State ACC tournament 69–56 22-4 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC March 13 yes 6 yes 13 North Carolina ACC tournament 52-51 23-4 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC March 18 yes 6 yes 3 Penn NCAA tournament 64-79 23-5 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC March 20 yes 6 yes 9 Fordham NCAA tournament • Third Place Game 90-100 23-6 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC 6 1970-71 South Carolina Gamecock basketball schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-carolina/1971-schedule.html sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Rankings AP 0 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 11 10 7 10 7 7 6 6 6 Coaches 0 16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 8 9 7 9 9 7 6 7 6 1970-71 polls https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1971-polls.html sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Gamecocks drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA Club 1971 1 14 John Roche Phoenix Suns 1971 4 58 Tom Owens Houston Rockets 1971 NBA Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1971.html basketball-reference.com January 24, 2018 References Category:South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball seasons South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina