South Carolina Men's Basketball 2018 Postseason Capsule

South Carolina Gamecocks

SEC (17-16, 7-11)

 

Big Wins: 1/16 Kentucky (76-68), 1/24 at Florida (77-72), 2/17 Auburn (84-75)
Bad Losses: 11/16 vs Illinois State (65-69), 12/31 at Mississippi (69-74), 1/31 Mississippi State (76-81)
Coach: Frank Martin
 
Probable Starters:
Hassani Gravett, Junior, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 3.6 apg, 3.6 rpg
Frank Booker, Senior, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 1.2 apg, 3.5 rpg
Justin Minaya, Freshman, Forward, 7.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Maik Kotsar, Sophomore, Forward, 8.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Chris Silva, Junior, Forward, 14.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1,4 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Wesley Myers, Senior, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 1.7 apg
Felipe Haase, Freshman, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.8 (270th in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (79, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.6 (347, 14)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.5 (90, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (232, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.2 (268, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.8 (195, 8)
Rebound Margin: 3.0 (78, 6)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (250, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.6 (242, 12)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017    NCAA Round of 64 win over Marquette
2017    NCAA Round of 32 win over Duke
2017    NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Baylor
2017    NCAA Regional Final win over Florida
2017    NCAA National Semifinal loss to Gonzaga
2016    NIT     First Round win over High Point
2016    NIT     Second Round loss to Georgia Tech
2009    NIT     First Round loss to Davidson
2006    NIT     First Round win over Western Kentucky
2006    NIT     Second Round win over Florida State
2006    NIT     Quarterfinal win over Cincinnati
2006    NIT     Semifinal win over Louisville
2006    NIT     Final win over Michigan
2005    NIT     First Round win over Miami
2005    NIT     Second Round win over UNLV
2005    NIT     Quarterfinal win over Georgetown
2005    NIT     Semifinal win over Maryland
2005    NIT     Final win over St. Joseph's
 
*all team stats through 3/4