2014–15South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	17–16 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach	Frank Martin (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Figger Perry Clark Lamont Evans
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kentucky †	18	–	0	1.000	38	–	1	.974
No. 21 Arkansas	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
LSU	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Georgia	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Texas A&M	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Ole Miss	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
Vanderbilt	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Florida	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Tennessee	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
South Carolina	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Auburn	4	–	14	.222	15	–	20	.429
Missouri	3	–	15	.167	9	–	23	.281

†2015 SEC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brenton Williams	1	G	5'11"	172	Senior	Kissimmee, FL	Graduated
Jaylen Shaw	5	G	6'0"	182	Freshman	Hartsville, SC	Transferred toCoastal Carolina
Bruce Ellington	23	G	5'9"	196	Senior	Moncks Corner, SC	Graduated
Desmond Ringer	32	F/C	6'9"	255	Freshman	McDonough, GA	Transferred toMercer
Carlton Geathers	45	F	6'10"	255	RS Junior	Georgetown, SC	Injured

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus Stroman PG	Columbia, SC	Keenan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 2, 2012
Marcus Stroman PG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
TeMarcus Blanton SG	Locust Grove, GA	Luella	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 1, 2013
TeMarcus Blanton SG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
James Thompson C	Baton Rouge, LA	Parkview Baptist	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 28, 2014
James Thompson C	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Shamiek Sheppard SF	Brooklyn, NY	Fishburne Military School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 10, 2014
Shamiek Sheppard SF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 28 Rivals: 23 ESPN: 23
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. RetrievedAugust 4, 2014. "2014 South Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout. RetrievedAugust 4, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN. RetrievedAugust 4, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. RetrievedAugust 4, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals. RetrievedAugust 4, 2014.

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/26/2014* 4:00 pm	Benedict	W 92–47		Colonial Life Arena (10,011) Columbia, SC
Non-conference games
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm	North Florida	W 81–56	1–0	Colonial Life Arena (10,473) Columbia, SC
11/18/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN	Baylor ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	L 65–69	1–1	Colonial Life Arena (13,291) Columbia, SC
11/20/2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Cornell Charleston Classic Quarterfinals	W 69–45	2–1	TD Arena (2,517) Charleston, SC
11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Charlotte Charleston Classic Semifinals	L 63–65	2–2	TD Arena (2,430) Charleston, SC
11/23/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Akron Charleston Classic 3rd Place Game	L 63–68	2–3	TD Arena (1,523) Charleston, SC
11/26/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN	UNC Asheville	W 89–75	3–3	Colonial Life Arena (8,330) Columbia, SC
12/01/2014* 7:30 pm, CBSSN	at Marshall	W 77–59	4–3	Cam Henderson Center (5,013) Huntington, WV
12/06/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPNU	Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 75–49	5–3	Colonial Life Arena (12,007) Columbia, SC
12/19/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN	Clemson Battle of the Palmetto State	W 68–45	6–3	Colonial Life Arena (11,992) Columbia, SC
12/21/2014* 3:30 pm	Coker	W 68–45	7–3	Colonial Life Arena (8,419) Columbia, SC
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm	North Carolina A&T	W 91–54	8–3	Colonial Life Arena (8,156) Columbia, SC
01/03/2015* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. No. 9 Iowa State Brooklyn Hoops Showcase	W 64–60	9–3	Barclays Center (3,546) Brooklyn, NY
Conference games
01/07/2015 7:00 pm, SECN	Florida	L 68–72	9–4 (0–1)	Colonial Life Arena (12,181) Columbia, SC
01/10/2015 5:00 pm, FSN	at Ole Miss	L 49–65	9–5 (0–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum (6,714) Oxford, MS
01/13/2015 7:00 pm, SECN	Alabama	W 68–66	10–5 (1–2)	Colonial Life Arena (11,085) Columbia, SC
01/17/2015 8:30 pm, SECN	at Auburn	L 68–71	10–6 (1–3)	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
01/20/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU	Tennessee	L 62–66	10–7 (1–4)	Colonial Life Arena (12,032) Columbia, SC
01/24/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1 Kentucky	L 43–58	10–8 (1–5)	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
01/28/2015 7:00 pm, SECN	at LSU	L 58–64	10–9 (1–6)	Maravich Center (9,518) Baton Rouge, LA
01/31/2015 4:00 pm, ESPNU	Georgia	W 67–50	11–9 (2–6)	Colonial Life Arena (13,031) Columbia, SC
02/03/2015 9:00 pm, SECN	at Arkansas	L 55–75	11–10 (2–7)	Bud Walton Arena (10,019) Fayetteville, AR
02/07/2015 4:00 pm, FSN	at Vanderbilt	L 50–65	11–11 (2–8)	Memorial Gymnasium (9,259) Nashville, TN
02/10/2015 7:00 pm, SECN	Missouri	W 65–60	12–11 (3–8)	Colonial Life Arena (8,840) Columbia, SC
02/14/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 1 Kentucky	L 43–77	12–12 (3–9)	Rupp Arena (24,305) Lexington, KY
02/17/2015 7:00 pm, SECN	at Georgia	W 64–58	13–12 (4–9)	Stegeman Coliseum (6,263) Athens, GA
02/21/2015 12:00 pm, SECN	Texas A&M	L 52–62	13–13 (4–10)	Colonial Life Arena (12,390) Columbia, SC
02/24/2015 7:00 pm, SECN	at Alabama	L 51–59	13–14 (4–11)	Coleman Coliseum (8,848) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/28/2015 6:00 pm, SECN	Mississippi State	W 81–68	14–14 (5–11)	Colonial Life Arena (14,022) Columbia, SC
03/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 18 Arkansas	L 74–78	14–15 (5–12)	Colonial Life Arena (10,065) Columbia, SC
03/07/2015 4:00 pm, FSN	at Tennessee	W 60–49	15–15 (6–12)	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,042) Knoxville, TN
SEC tournament
03/11/2015 9:30 pm, SECN	vs. Missouri First round	W 63–54	16–15	Bridgestone Arena (10,039) Nashville, TN
03/12/2015 9:30 pm, SECN	vs. Ole Miss Second round	W 60–58	17–15	Bridgestone Arena (15,032) Nashville, TN
03/13/2015 9:30 pm, SECN	vs. Georgia Quarterfinals	L 62–74	17–16	Bridgestone Arena (13,135) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time.

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Venues	College Hall (1908–1912) Carolina Gymnasium (1912–1927) Carolina Fieldhouse (1927–1968) Carolina Coliseum (1968–2002) Colonial Life Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	Clemson
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Garnet Army 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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Before the season

Departures

Recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

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