2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	11–21 (4–14 SEC)
Head coach	Lamont Paris (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tanner Bronson Tim Buckley Eddie Shannon
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena

2022–23 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Alabama†	16	–	2		.889			31	–	6		.838
No. 17 Texas A&M	15	–	3		.833			25	–	10		.714
Kentucky	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
No. 23 Missouri	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
No. 20 Tennessee	11	–	7		.611			25	–	11		.694
Vanderbilt	11	–	7		.611			22	–	15		.595
Auburn	10	–	8		.556			21	–	13		.618
Florida	9	–	9		.500			16	–	17		.485
Mississippi State	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Arkansas	8	–	10		.444			22	–	14		.611
Georgia	6	–	12		.333			16	–	16		.500
South Carolina	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
Ole Miss	3	–	15		.167			12	–	21		.364
LSU	2	–	16		.111			14	–	19		.424
† 2023 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Lamont Paris, and played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in twelfth place. As the No. 12 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost to Ole Miss in the first round.

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2021–22 season 18–13, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a five-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 7 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost to Mississippi State in the second round.

On March 14, 2022, the school fired head coach Frank Martin.[1] On March 24, the school named Chattanooga head coach Lamont Paris the team's new head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
James Reese V	0	G	6'4"	170	GS Senior	Eastover, SC	Graduated
Jermaine Couisnard	5	G	6'4"	211	RS Junior	East Chicago, IN	Transferred to Oregon
Erik Stevenson	10	G	6'4"	209	Senior	Lacey, WA	Graduate transferred to West Virginia
AJ Wilson	12	F	6'7"	234	GS Senior	Laurel, MD	Graduated
Mike Green	13	G	6'2"	190	Junior	Myrtle Beach, SC	Walk-on; transferred to The Citadel
Brandon Martin	14	F	6'5"	232	Senior	Miami, FL	Graduate transferred to Massachusetts
Wildens Leveque	15	F/C	6'10"	255	Junior	Brockton, MA	Transferred to Massachusetts
Devin Carter	23	G	6'3"	188	Freshman	Miami, FL	Transferred to Providence
Keyshawn Bryant	24	F	6'6"	187	Senior	Winter Haven, FL	Transferred to South Florida
Ta'Quan Woodley	55	F	6'8"	280	Freshman	Camden, NJ	Transferred to Massachusetts

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ebrima Dibba	0	G	6'6"	205	RS Senior	Bredäng, Skarholmen	Coastal Carolina
Meechie Johnson Jr.	5	G	6'2"	172	Junior	Cleveland, OH	Ohio State
Hayden Brown	10	F	6'5"	225	GS Senior	Greer, SC	The Citadel
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk	13	F	6'8"	235	RS Junior	Lommel, Belgium	Illinois

2022 Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
G. G. Jackson #1 PF	Columbia, SC	Ridge View High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 22, 2022
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Zachary Davis SF	Denmark, SC	Denmark-Olar High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 21, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Daniel Hankins-Sanford SF	Charlotte, NC	Julius L. Chambers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 9, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "South Carolina 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021. "2022 South Carolina Gamecocks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

2023 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Arden Conyers SF	Columbia, SC	Westwood High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 8, 2022
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Collin Murray-Boyles SF	Columbia, SC	A. C. Flora High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 7, 2022
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "South Carolina 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021. "2023 South Carolina Gamecocks Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

Roster

2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ebrima Dibba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Sr St. Benedict's Preparatory Coastal Carolina Bredäng, Sweden G 1 Jacobi Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Legacy Early College Fort Mill, SC G 2 Chico Carter Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Cardinal Newman HS Murray State Columbia, SC C 4 Tre-Vaughn Minott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Jr NBA Academy Latin America Montreal, QC G 5 Meechie Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Garfield Heights HS Ohio State Cleveland, OH F 10 Hayden Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 234 lb (106 kg) GS Bynes HS The Citadel Greer, SC G 12 Zachary Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Denmark-Olar HS Denmark, SC G 14 Eli Sparkman (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 153 lb (69 kg) Fr Baylor School Cleveland, TN F 21 Ja'Von Benson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Ridge View HS Columbia, SC F 23 G. G. Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Ridge View HS Columbia, SC F 30 Daniel Hankins-Sanford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Julius L. Chambers HS Charlotte, NC F 31 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr KA Pegasus Illinois Lommel, Belgium C 33 Josh Gray 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy LSU Brooklyn, NY G 44 Ford Cooper Jr. (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr United Faith Christian Academy Missouri State Charlotte, NC	Head coach Lamont Paris (Wooster) Assistant coach(es) Tanner Bronson (Wisconsin) Tim Buckley (Bemidji State) Eddie Shannon (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Mars Hill	W 80–41		14 – Davis	7 – Jones	2 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN		South Carolina State	W 80–77	1–0	21 – Brown	10 – Jackson II	4 – Wright	Colonial Life Arena (12,012) Columbia, SC
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Clemson Rivalry	W 60–58	2–0	16 – Carter Jr.	10 – Gray	3 – Carter Jr.	Colonial Life Arena (13,380) Columbia, SC
November 17, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Colorado State Charleston Classic Quarterfinals	L 53–85	2–1	20 – Jackson II	7 – Jackson II	4 – Johnson Jr.	TD Arena (5,017) Charleston, SC
November 18, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPNews		vs. Davidson Charleston Classic Consolation Round	L 60–69	2–2	26 – Carter Jr.	9 – Jackson II	2 – Tied	TD Arena (3,459) Charleston, SC
November 20, 2022* 10:30 a.m., ESPNews		vs. Furman Charleston Classic 7th Place Game	L 60–79	2–3	19 – Jackson II	6 – Jackson II	5 – Johnson	TD Arena (1,621) Charleston, SC
November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 68–53	3–3	22 – Jackson II	9 – Brown	4 – Bosmans-Verdonk	Colonial Life Arena (9,347) Columbia, SC
November 30, 2022* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at George Washington	L 55–79	3–4	13 – Carter Jr.	6 – Tied	4 – Wright	Charles E. Smith Center (2,216) Washington, D.C.
December 3, 2022* 12:00 p.m., FS1		at Georgetown	W 74–71 ^OT	4–4	22 – Jackson	8 – Tied	8 – Johnson	Capital One Arena (5,391) Washington, D.C.
December 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 68–57	5–4	18 – Jackson II	7 – Gray	4 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (9,276) Columbia, SC
December 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UAB	L 70–84	5–5	20 – Jackson II	7 – Gray	7 – Johnson	Bartow Arena (5,126) Birmingham, AL
December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		vs. East Carolina Greenville Classic	L 56–64	5–6	15 – Brown	7 – Gray	3 – Johnson	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,117) Greenville, SC
December 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN		Western Kentucky	W 65–58	6–6	25 – Johnson	16 – Jackson II	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (9,163) Columbia, SC
December 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 74–64	7–6	24 – Jackson II	9 – Jackson II	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (9,023) Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 79–84 ^OT	7–7 (0–1)	24 – Carter Jr.	7 – Jackson II	3 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (6,344) Nashville, TN
January 7, 2023 3:30 p.m., SECN		No. 8 Tennessee	L 42–85	7–8 (0–2)	19 – Johnson	5 – Gray	2 – Davis	Colonial Life Arena (10,704) Columbia, SC
January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Kentucky	W 71–68	8–8 (1–2)	26 – Johnson	6 – Johnson	6 – Johnson	Rupp Arena (19,393) Lexington, KY
January 14, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN		Texas A&M	L 53–94	8–9 (1–3)	13 – Davis	3 – Tied	3 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (10,883) Columbia, SC
January 17, 2023 6:30 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss	L 58–70	8–10 (1–4)	15 – Jackson II	7 – Jackson II	3 – Jackson II	Colonial Life Arena (9,171) Columbia, SC
January 21, 2023 3:30 p.m., SECN		No. 16 Auburn	L 66–81	8–11 (1–5)	30 – Jackson II	8 – Tied	5 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (13,048) Columbia, SC
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Florida	L 60–81	8–12 (1–6)	20 – Jackson II	13 – Gray	2 – Tied	O'Connell Center (7,831) Gainesville, FL
January 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Georgia	L 78–81 ^OT	8–13 (1–7)	18 – Jackson II	10 – Brown	5 – Johnson	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
January 31, 2023 6:30 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State	L 51–66	8–14 (1–8)	15 – Jackson II	14 – Gray	2 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (9,129) Columbia, MO
February 4, 2023 3:30 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	L 63–65	8–15 (1–9)	20 – Tied	14 – Gray	4 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (11,558) Columbia, SC
February 7, 2023 9:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	L 74–83	8–16 (1–10)	23 – Jackson II	7 – Gray	5 – Johnson	Mizzou Arena (8,830) Columbia, MO
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss	W 64–61	9–16 (2–10)	18 – Brown	13 – Gray	4 – Wright	SJB Pavilion (5,928) Oxford, MS
February 14, 2023 6:30 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt	L 64–75	9–17 (2–11)	19 – Johnson	12 – Gray	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (8,906) Columbia, SC
February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU	W 82–73	10–17 (3–11)	20 – Tied	8 – Jackson II	6 – Johnson	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,024) Baton Rouge, LA
February 22, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 2 Alabama	L 76–78 ^OT	10–18 (3–12)	19 – Jackson II	6 – Gray	4 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (11,242) Columbia, SC
February 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 11 Tennessee	L 45–85	10–19 (3–13)	18 – Brown	10 – Gray	3 – Wright	Thompson–Boling Arena (20,273) Knoxville, TN
February 28, 2023 9:00 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State	L 68–74	10–20 (3–14)	22 – Jackson II	8 – Jackson II	4 – Johnson	Humphrey Coliseum (7,280) Starkville, MS
March 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia	W 61–55	11–20 (4–14)	18 – Johnson	13 – Gray	7 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (10,211) Columbia, SC
SEC tournament
March 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN	(12)	vs. (13) Ole Miss First round	L 61–67	11–21	24 – Jackson II	6 – Gray	5 – Johnson	Bridgestone Arena (14,326) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

• 2022–23 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

References

1. "Martin fired as South Carolina basketball coach". ESPN.com. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
2. Whiteman, Marc (March 24, 2022). "South Carolina officially hires Lamont Paris as Head Men's Basketball Coach". WYFF. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
3. "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". /gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.