#70 South Carolina Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
South Carolina Gamecocks

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #70
 
Conference Rank: #16 SEC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 12-20, 2-16
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Lamont Paris
Coach Record: 49-49 at South Carolina, 135-121 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Collin Murray-Boyles, Forward, 16.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.4 apg
Jamarii Thomas, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.0 apg
Nick Pringle, Center, 9.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
Zachary Davis, Forward, 8.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg
Jacobi Wright, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.3 apg
Morris Ugusuk, 5.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.9 apg
Arden Conyers, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 1.2 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Myles Stute, Senior, Forward, 5.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.1 apg
Cam Scott, Sophomore, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
Jordan Butler, Junior, Center, 1.8 ppg, 0.9 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Eli Ellis, Freshman, Guard
Christ Essandoko, Junior, Center, Transfer from Providence
Meechie Johnson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Ohio State
Nordin Kapic, Senior, Forward, Transfer from UC San Diego
Kobe Knox, Senior, Guard, Transfer from South Florida
Mike Sharavjamts, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Utah
Elijah Strong, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Boston College
EJ Walker, Freshman, Forward
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.8 (282nd in nation, 16th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.4 (157, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.7 (283, 15)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.4 (266, 15)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.7 (286, 16)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.6 (302, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.5 (207, 13)
Rebound Margin: 2.1 (131, 9)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (245, 14)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (243, 13)