1971–72 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1971–72 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Independent 5 6 24–5 Frank McGuire 8th Carolina Coliseum NCAA Sweet Sixteen The 1971–72 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. This was the first year in which South Carolina played as an Independent. South Carolina finished 6th in the AP Poll for the third year in a row.1971-72 polls https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1972-polls.html sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Roster Name Position Height Year Stats Tom Riker Forward 6–10 Senior 19.6 Pts, 10.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast Kevin Joyce Guard 6–2 Sophomore 18.3 Pts, 4.8 Reb, 4.1 Ast Danny Traylor Center 7–0 Junior 14.3 Pts, 10.7 Reb, 1.0 Ast Rick Aydlett Forward 6–7 Senior 9.8 Pts, 6.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast Brian Winters Guard 6–4 Sophomore 8.3 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 1.9 Ast Bob Carver Guard 6–2 Junior 7.2 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 2.6 Ast Ed Peterson Guard 6–4 Senior 4.3 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.2 Ast Ricky Mousa Forward 6–5 Junior 1.5 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 0.2 Ast Casey Manning Guard 6–3 Junior 1.7 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.2 Ast Jimmy Powell Guard 5–11 Junior 0.6 Pts, 0.0 Reb Billy Grimes Guard 6–5 Senior 0.7 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.1 Ast 1970-71 South Carolina Gamecock basketball roster https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-carolina/1972.html Sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Schedule 12 December 1 12 yes Auburn 84–63 1-0 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL December 10 11 yes Santa Clara 77–66 2-0 Santa Clara, CA December 11 11 yes Cal 67-59 3-0 December 18 3 Virginia Tech 77–76 4-0 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC December 23 3 yes Pitt 69–59 5-0 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA December 27 3 yes Fairfield 87–69 6-0 December 28 3 yes Boston College 86–64 7-0 December 30 3 yes Villanova 76–77 7-1 Villanova Field House Philadelphia, PA January 9 4 2 Marquette 71–72 7-2 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC January 12 4 Manhattan 116-78 8-2 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC January 17 4 St. Bonaventure 61–59 9-2 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC January 19 5 Niagara 80–69 10-2 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC January 22 5 yes Iowa 85–91 10-3 January 27 11 yes Fordham 100–77 11-3 Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY January 29 11 yes 19 Northern Illinois 83–72 12-3 February 2 8 Stetson 98–64 13-3 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 5 8 yes Clemson 62–58 14-3 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC February 7 8 DePaul 91–67 15-3 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 12 9 Davidson 86–71 16-3 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 16 7 UNLV 84–71 17-3 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV February 19 7 yes Houston 85–95 17-4 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX February 23 9 Toledo 94–72 18-4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC February 26 9 yes Davidson 88–82 19-4 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC February 28 9 Notre Dame 109–83 20-4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC March 1 8 Creighton 81–64 21-4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC March 4 8 Clemson 77–64 22-4 Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC March 11 6 yes Temple NCAA tournament 53-51 23-4 William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA March 16 6 yes 2 North Carolina NCAA tournament 69-92 23-5 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV March 18 6 yes 15 Villanova NCAA tournament• Third-place game 90-78 24-5 6 1971-72 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-carolina/1972-schedule.html sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Rankings 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 0 16 12 12 11 3 3 3 4 4 5 11 8 9 7 9 8 6 6 Coaches 0 16 13 13 8 3 3 3 4 4 4 8 6 6 4 7 6 4 5 1971-72 polls https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1972-polls.html sports-reference.com January 24, 2018 Gamecocks drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1972 1 8 Tom Riker New York Knicks 1972 NBA Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1972.html basketball-reference.com January 24, 2018 References Category:South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball seasons South Carol South Carol South Car South Car