South Carolina baseball dropped its first conference series of the season against No. 23 Florida, dropping all three games to suffer the first sweep of 2026. The Gamecock pitching staff provided two solid starts on Friday and Saturday, but the offense struggled against the Gators, only managing three runs the entire weekend.
The South Carolina men's basketball team finishes the 2025-26 season, losing at the hands of the Oklahoma Sooners during the first round of the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee. The Gamecocks end the season with an overall record of 13-19 and an SEC record of 4-14.
Lamont Paris will return as the South Carolina men's basketball coach for the 2026-27 season. The team finished the regular season with a 13-18 record, 4-14 in SEC play.
South Carolina baseball earned its first series sweep of the season over the weekend against Princeton. The Gamecocks picked up two solid wins Saturday, winning 10-7 in Game 1 and 4-3 in Game 2. The finale on Sunday saw a dominant 13-1 win to earn the sweep.
South Carolina fell flat in the SEC Championship game, suffering a 17-point loss to Texas. In the midst of struggle, the team's young contributors off the bench provided optimism for the program going forward.
South Carolina women's basketball was defeated 78-61 by Texas in the SEC Championship.
South Carolina and Texas are set to face off in the SEC Championship. The Gamecocks aim for their fourth-consecutive win in the SEC title game in a rematch from last year's championship.
Raven Johnson pioneered a comeback win over LSU in the SEC semifinals, posting a career-high in points while adding eight assists. The senior guard looks for her fourth straight SEC Championship with the Gamecocks.
South Carolina women's basketball defeated LSU 83-77 Saturday, advancing the Gamecocks to the SEC Tournament Championship.
The South Carolina men's basketball team defeated the Ole Miss Rebels on a game-winning 3-pointer from Meechie Johnson. This was the final regular season game of the season before the SEC Tournament next week.
South Carolina defeated Kentucky to advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals on Friday. Strong defense and capitalizing on forced turnovers helped the Gamecocks defeat the Wildcats comfortably compared to how they did so on Sunday.
South Carolina women's basketball defeated Kentucky in the SEC Tournament on Friday, advancing to the tournament semifinals. The matchup was the second in six days between the two teams.
South Carolina finished 6-24 last season in Southeastern Conference play and is set to take on another grueling conference schedule in 2026. The Gamecocks take on 10 SEC programs, with South Carolina facing nine programs who made it to the NCAA Tournament in 2025, including the reigning national champion, LSU.
South Carolina baseball picked up back-to-back midweek wins against USC Upstate and Charleston Southern. The Gamecock offense had 23 hits in the two games, while the pitching staff had 23 combined strikeouts.
South Carolina softball opened the 2026 season with a 15–6 record across four non-conference tournaments: the Gamecock Invitational, Carolina Classic, Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic and Garnet & Black Invitational. The Gamecocks recorded multiple run-rule victories and double-digit scoring performances while receiving balanced production from the lineup and pitching staff.
Seniors Meechie Johnson and Nordin Kapic combine for 33 points in a 78-59 loss against No. 23 Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon.
South Carolina lost 78-59 to the No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers in the final home game of the season Tuesday night.
