John Jones lifts Gamecocks over Arkansas
By Bobby Balboni | March 20, 2016South Carolina secured the series sweep with a comeback win against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
South Carolina secured the series sweep with a comeback win against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
The 31-1 Gamecocks will be the overwhelming favorites in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, but they will face a soaring opponent in Jacksonville.
March Madness is one of the most unpredictable major sporting events of the year, so rather than spending three weekends yelling at your television because your bracket is wrong, simply enjoy the wonderful basketball spectacle with which you have been gifted.
South Carolina advanced to 16-2 with a victory over South Carolina Upstate at a neutral location in Greenville, S.C.
Led by 30 points from senior forward Laimonas Chatkevicius, a short-handed Gamecock men's basketball team pulled away from High Point in the second half to advance in the NIT.
USC men's basketball coach Frank Martin has announced that five players have been suspended from the team indefinitely just hours before the school's first postseason appearance since 2009.
South Carolina's absence isn't the only issue with the NCAA Tournament.
To the fans' dismay, South Carolina's women's basketball team won't play the postseason in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Gamecocks missed the NCAA Tournament, but are a No. 1 seed in the NIT.
The Gamecocks earned three convincing wins against Charleston Southern in the final weekend before conference play. The Gamecocks now sit at 15-2 overall.
Coming off their second consecutive SEC Tournament championship, the Gamecock women's basketball team is expected to be announced as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They will await the announcement alongside students and fans at the Colonial Life Arena.
Without senior forward Michael Carrera, the South Carolina men's basketball team was unable to move on in the SEC Tournament, falling to Georgia for the third time this season.
The South Carolina upperclassmen over-performed this season and were rewarded by the SEC.
After South Carolina got off to a perfect 10-0 start, Clemson stole the final two games of the Palmetto Series from the Gameocks.
The South Carolina women's basketball team accomplished the first of many postseason goals Sunday, defeating the Mississippi State Bulldogs 66-52 to claim their second consecutive SEC Tournament title.
South Carolina finished the regular season with a 24-7 record, after its win over Arkansas on Saturday.
The South Carolina women's basketball team dominated Kentucky Saturday, cruising into the SEC Championship with a 93-63 win.
