#53 South Carolina Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
South Carolina Gamecocks
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #53
 
Conference Rank: #11 SEC
 
 
2023-24 Record: 26-8, 13-5
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Lamont Paris
Coach Record: 37-29 at South Carolina, 124-101 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Meechie Johnson, Guard, 14.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.9 apg
B.J. Mack, Forward, 13.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.3 apg
Ta’Lon Cooper, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.2 apg
Josh Gray, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Stephen Clark, Forward, 2.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Collin Murray-Boyles, Sophomore, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.0 bpg
Myles Stute, Senior, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Jacobi Wright, Senior, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.9 apg
Zachary Davis, Junior, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.3 apg
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk, Senior, Forward, 2.5l ppg, 2.9 rpg
Morris Ugusuk, Sophomore, Guard, 2.2 ppg
 
Key New Players:
Jordan Butler, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Missouri
Arden Conyers, Freshman, Guard
Okku Federiko, Freshman, Forward
Austin Herro, Freshman, Guard
Lance Piper, Freshman, Guard
Nick Pringle, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Alabama
Cam Scott, Freshman, Guard
Jamaril Thomas, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Norfolk State
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.1 (221st in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.6 (60, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.9 (226, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.1 (140, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (113, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.9 (183, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.1 (211, 11)
Rebound Margin: 2.9 (88, 7)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (47, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.1 (42, 2)