Gamecock MBB: The seasons we have been ranked inside the Top 15

kingofnerf · Feb 13, 2024

The 1966-97 and 1969-70 seasons have been referenced by the media in terms of our W-L record, but nothing about the times we have been inside the Top 15, so here we go.

Basically it's two seasons of the Eddie Fogler era and multiple seasons in the Frank McGuire era, so Lamont is in rare air right now.

Let's start with the 1969-70 season, the year we won the ACC Championship under McGuire but were not selected for the NCAAT because on conference tournament champions were selected for the NCAAT. We lost the ACC Tournament to NC State 42-39 in 2OT that season, so we didn't go to the NCAAT.

Year	Date	School	Rank		Opponent	Rank	W-L	PTS	OPP
1969-70	12/1/1969	South Carolina	1	@	Auburn		W	86	64
1969-70	12/6/1969	South Carolina	1		Tennessee		L	54	55
1969-70	12/10/1969	South Carolina	8	@	East Carolina		W	68	49
1969-70	12/13/1969	South Carolina	8	@	Virginia		W	62	51
1969-70	12/15/1969	South Carolina	5	@	Maryland		W	101	68
1969-70	12/18/1969	South Carolina	5		Long Island University		W	89	52
1969-70	12/29/1969	South Carolina	3		New Mexico		W	85	62
1969-70	12/30/1969	South Carolina	3		Notre Dame	13	W	84	83
1969-70	1/5/1970	South Carolina	3		North Carolina	4	W	65	52
1969-70	1/10/1970	South Carolina	3		Maryland		W	55	44
1969-70	1/12/1970	South Carolina	3		Virginia		W	63	42
1969-70	1/14/1970	South Carolina	3	@	Furman		W	59	56
1969-70	1/26/1970	South Carolina	4	@	Clemson		W	97	76
1969-70	1/28/1970	South Carolina	4		Virginia Tech		W	86	54
1969-70	1/31/1970	South Carolina	4	@	Duke		W	67	55
1969-70	2/4/1970	South Carolina	2	@	Temple		W	79	71
1969-70	2/7/1970	South Carolina	2		Clemson		W	99	52
1969-70	2/9/1970	South Carolina	2		Wake Forest		W	81	54
1969-70	2/11/1970	South Carolina	2		Davidson	13	L	62	68
1969-70	2/14/1970	South Carolina	2		Duke		W	82	65
1969-70	2/18/1970	South Carolina	4	@	NC State	12	W	71	69
1969-70	2/21/1970	South Carolina	4	@	North Carolina	13	W	79	62
1969-70	2/23/1970	South Carolina	4	@	Wake Forest		W	67	51
1969-70	2/28/1970	South Carolina	4		NC State	14	W	85	69
1969-70	3/5/1970	South Carolina	3		Clemson		W	34	33
1969-70	3/6/1970	South Carolina	3		Wake Forest		W	79	63
1969-70	3/7/1970	South Carolina	3		NC State	19	L	39	42

kingofnerf · Feb 13, 2024

We won the ACC Tournament Championship and went to the Sweet 16 during the 1970-71 season.

Year	Date	School	Rank		Opponent	Rank	W-L	PTS	OPP
1970-71	12/3/1970	South Carolina	2		Auburn		W	86	69
1970-71	12/5/1970	South Carolina	2	@	Notre Dame	5	W	85	82
1970-71	12/12/1970	South Carolina	2		Duke		W	98	78
1970-71	12/16/1970	South Carolina	2		Maryland		W	96	70
1970-71	12/19/1970	South Carolina	2	@	Virginia Tech		W	78	76
1970-71	12/26/1970	South Carolina	2		Cornell		W	83	60
1970-71	12/28/1970	South Carolina	2		Providence		W	102	86
1970-71	12/30/1970	South Carolina	2		Western Kentucky	5	W	86	84
1970-71	1/2/1971	South Carolina	2		Clemson		W	81	53
1970-71	1/4/1971	South Carolina	2	@	North Carolina	20	L	64	79
1970-71	1/6/1971	South Carolina	2		Temple		W	84	71
1970-71	1/9/1971	South Carolina	2	@	Maryland		L	30	31
1970-71	1/11/1971	South Carolina	6	@	Virginia		L	49	50
1970-71	1/30/1971	South Carolina	10		Virginia	15	W	92	70
1970-71	2/1/1971	South Carolina	7	@	Duke		L	71	82
1970-71	2/4/1971	South Carolina	7		Furman		W	118	83
1970-71	2/6/1971	South Carolina	7	@	Clemson		W	47	44
1970-71	2/10/1971	South Carolina	10		Davidson		W	70	62
1970-71	2/17/1971	South Carolina	7		NC State		W	79	63
1970-71	2/20/1971	South Carolina	7		North Carolina	8	W	72	66
1970-71	2/22/1971	South Carolina	7		Houston		W	88	71
1970-71	2/24/1971	South Carolina	7		Wake Forest		W	84	64
1970-71	2/27/1971	South Carolina	7	@	NC State		W	82	69
1970-71	3/6/1971	South Carolina	6	@	Wake Forest		W	88	73
1970-71	3/11/1971	South Carolina	6		Maryland		W	71	63
1970-71	3/12/1971	South Carolina	6		NC State		W	69	56
1970-71	3/13/1971	South Carolina	6		North Carolina	13	W	52	51
1970-71	3/18/1971	South Carolina	6		Pennsylvania	3	L	64	79
1970-71	3/20/1971	South Carolina	6		Fordham	9	L	90	100

kingofnerf · Feb 13, 2024

We competed as an Independent beginning with the 1971-72 season. We went 24-5 and went to the Sweet 16 where we lost to #2 UNC 92-69. We defeated #15 Villanova 90-78 in the Regional Third Place Game. There were only 32 teams in the NCAAT back then.

Year	Date	School	Rank		Opponent	Rank	W-L	PTS	OPP
1971-72	12/1/1971	South Carolina	12	@	Auburn		W	84	63
1971-72	12/10/1971	South Carolina	11	@	Santa Clara		W	77	66
1971-72	12/11/1971	South Carolina	11		California		W	67	59
1971-72	12/18/1971	South Carolina	3		Virginia Tech		W	77	76
1971-72	12/23/1971	South Carolina	3	@	Pittsburgh		W	69	59
1971-72	12/27/1971	South Carolina	3		Fairfield		W	87	69
1971-72	12/28/1971	South Carolina	3		Boston College		W	86	64
1971-72	12/30/1971	South Carolina	3	@	Villanova		L	76	77
1971-72	1/9/1972	South Carolina	4		Marquette	2	L	71	72
1971-72	1/12/1972	South Carolina	4		Manhattan		W	116	78
1971-72	1/17/1972	South Carolina	5		St. Bonaventure		W	61	59
1971-72	1/19/1972	South Carolina	5		Niagara		W	80	69
1971-72	1/22/1972	South Carolina	5		Iowa		L	85	91
1971-72	1/27/1972	South Carolina	11	@	Fordham		W	100	77
1971-72	1/29/1972	South Carolina	11		Northern Illinois	19	W	83	72
1971-72	2/2/1972	South Carolina	8		Stetson		W	98	64
1971-72	2/5/1972	South Carolina	8	@	Clemson		W	62	58
1971-72	2/7/1972	South Carolina	9		DePaul		W	91	67
1971-72	2/12/1972	South Carolina	9		Davidson		W	86	71
1971-72	2/16/1972	South Carolina	7	@	Nevada-Las Vegas		W	84	71
1971-72	2/19/1972	South Carolina	7	@	Houston		L	85	95
1971-72	2/23/1972	South Carolina	9		Toledo		W	94	72
1971-72	2/26/1972	South Carolina	9		Davidson		W	88	82
1971-72	2/28/1972	South Carolina	8		Notre Dame		W	109	83
1971-72	3/1/1972	South Carolina	8		Creighton		W	81	64
1971-72	3/4/1972	South Carolina	8		Clemson		W	77	64
1971-72	3/11/1972	South Carolina	6		Temple		W	53	51
1971-72	3/16/1972	South Carolina	6		North Carolina	2	L	69	92
1971-72	3/18/1972	South Carolina	6		Villanova	15	W	90	78

kingofnerf · Feb 13, 2024

We went 22-5 during the 1973-74 season and lost to Furman 75-67 in the First Round of the NCAAT.

Year	Date	School	Rank		Opponent	Rank	W-L	PTS	OPP
1973-74	12/22/1973	South Carolina	15	@	Indiana	7	L	71	84
1973-74	1/9/1974	South Carolina	15		Lafayette		W	84	63
1973-74	1/12/1974	South Carolina	15		Manhattan		W	75	61
1973-74	1/16/1974	South Carolina	11		Davidson		L	59	70
1973-74	1/19/1974	South Carolina	11		Pennsylvania		W	67	57
1973-74	1/24/1974	South Carolina	13	@	Fordham		W	79	63
1973-74	1/26/1974	South Carolina	13		Seton Hall		W	75	74
1973-74	1/30/1974	South Carolina	14		Niagara		W	85	60
1973-74	2/4/1974	South Carolina	13		Canisius		W	76	58
1973-74	2/6/1974	South Carolina	13	@	Villanova		W	63	47
1973-74	2/9/1974	South Carolina	13		Dayton		W	81	68
1973-74	2/13/1974	South Carolina	14	@	Georgia Tech		W	82	73
1973-74	2/16/1974	South Carolina	14		Notre Dame	3	L	68	72
1973-74	2/20/1974	South Carolina	14		Virginia Tech		W	82	71
1973-74	2/24/1974	South Carolina	14	@	Duquesne		W	67	57
1973-74	2/27/1974	South Carolina	14		Pittsburgh	11	W	67	50
1973-74	3/2/1974	South Carolina	14	@	Houston		W	104	86
1973-74	3/5/1974	South Carolina	10	@	Creighton	19	W	78	69
1973-74	3/9/1974	South Carolina	10		Furman		L	67	75

We were 22-7 and went to the Sweet 16 the previous season, but were never ranked inside the Top 15 that year. We lost 90-76 to Memphis St. in the Sweet 16 that year (1972-73).

kingofnerf · Feb 13, 2024

The 1974-75 season was the last one of the Frank McGuire era that we were ranked inside the Top 15. We went 19-9 that year and lost in the Second Round of the NIT to Princeton 86-67.

Year	Date	School	Rank		Opponent	W-L	PTS	OPP	OT
1974-75	12/2/1974	South Carolina	5		Bucknell	W	88	74
1974-75	12/7/1974	South Carolina	5	@	Oklahoma	L	84	90
1974-75	12/11/1974	South Carolina	13		Saint Joseph's	W	89	54
1974-75	12/20/1974	South Carolina	14		Princeton	W	65	48
1974-75	12/21/1974	South Carolina	14		Louisiana State	W	77	64
1974-75	12/28/1974	South Carolina	11		St. John's (NY)	L	77	78	1
1974-75	12/30/1974	South Carolina	15		Drake	L	71	92
1974-75	1/4/1975	South Carolina	15		Manhattan	W	82	63

kingofnerf · Feb 13, 2024

The Gamecocks were briefly ranked at #12 during the 1990-91 season under George Felton. Felton's name has come up after our W-L record reached a certain point this year. Felton coached the Gamecocks to an 87-62 record from 1987-1991. His 1988-89 squad lost 81-66 in the First Round of the NCAAT to 5th-seed NC State. His 1990-91 squad was his best team.

Felton's squad started the first half of the 1990-91 season pretty good, being ranked at #21 after a 4-1 start which included wins over #18 Virginia and #4 UNC. LA Lakers' standout Rick Fox from the Shaq/Kobe era was a SR G on Dean Smith's squad that season. The Gamecocks were eventually ranked at #12 prior to a 52-49 win over BYU and a 78-69 loss to an unranked Maryland team.

Year	Date	School	Rank		Opponent	Rank	W-L	PTS	OPP
1990-91	11/23/1990	South Carolina			Nevada		W	63	61
1990-91	11/24/1990	South Carolina			Virginia	18	L	59	65
1990-91	11/25/1990	South Carolina		@	Alaska-Anchorage		W	72	59
1990-91	11/30/1990	South Carolina			North Carolina	4	W	76	74
1990-91	12/1/1990	South Carolina			Houston		W	74	70
1990-91	12/8/1990	South Carolina	21		Temple	24	W	87	63
1990-91	12/10/1990	South Carolina	17		Charleston Southern		W	69	51
1990-91	12/12/1990	South Carolina	17		Furman		W	93	52
1990-91	12/22/1990	South Carolina	16		Saint Joseph's		W	73	61
1990-91	12/27/1990	South Carolina	12		Brigham Young		W	52	49
1990-91	12/28/1990	South Carolina	12		Maryland		L	69	78
1990-91	1/2/1991	South Carolina	20		Mercer		W	103	67
1990-91	1/7/1991	South Carolina	21	@	Louisville		W	67	64
1990-91	1/10/1991	South Carolina	21		Southern Mississippi	19	L	58	64
1990-91	1/12/1991	South Carolina	21		Cincinnati		W	85	69
1990-91	1/16/1991	South Carolina	22		Virginia Tech		W	83	67
1990-91	1/19/1991	South Carolina	22		Florida State		L	80	81
1990-91	1/23/1991	South Carolina	25	@	Davidson		W	85	57
1990-91	1/26/1991	South Carolina	25	@	Memphis		L	52	60

The Gamecocks fell out of the Top 25 following a loss to unranked Memphis and lost 7 of their last 12 games in the regular season to finish at 19-12, losing to Siena in the Second Round of the NIT.

kingofnerf · Feb 13, 2024

The non-conference part of the legendary 1996-97 season included five losses to UVA, #14 UNC, #8 Clemson, UNC Asheville, and Charleston Southern for a 6-5 pre-conference record.

The Gamecocks came in at #25 after a 7-0 start to SEC play. They rose to #12 prior to a loss to unranked UGA and a bounce-back win over #8 Cincinnati. The Gamecocks would remain in the Top 10 all the way up to an upset loss to Coppin St. in the First Round of the NCAAT, despite winning the SEC regular season championship.

Year	Date	School	Rank		Opponent	Rank	W-L	PTS	OPP
1996-97	11/25/1996	South Carolina			Virginia		L	70	93
1996-97	11/26/1996	South Carolina		@	Chaminade		W	64	55
1996-97	11/27/1996	South Carolina			Louisiana State		W	74	68
1996-97	12/2/1996	South Carolina			Wofford		W	64	41
1996-97	12/6/1996	South Carolina		@	Charlotte		W	75	60
1996-97	12/7/1996	South Carolina		@	North Carolina	14	L	75	86
1996-97	12/17/1996	South Carolina			Clemson	8	L	39	58
1996-97	12/19/1996	South Carolina			UNC Asheville		L	74	80
1996-97	12/21/1996	South Carolina			South Carolina State		W	79	60
1996-97	12/28/1996	South Carolina			Charleston Southern		L	81	85
1996-97	12/30/1996	South Carolina			Furman		W	100	62
1996-97	1/4/1997	South Carolina			Auburn		W	66	56
1996-97	1/8/1997	South Carolina			Tennessee		W	73	41
1996-97	1/11/1997	South Carolina		@	Mississippi State		W	73	65
1996-97	1/15/1997	South Carolina		@	Florida		W	80	79
1996-97	1/18/1997	South Carolina			Georgia	21	W	82	71
1996-97	1/22/1997	South Carolina		@	Alabama		W	62	60
1996-97	1/25/1997	South Carolina			Mississippi		W	86	63
1996-97	1/29/1997	South Carolina	25	@	Vanderbilt		W	65	64
1996-97	2/1/1997	South Carolina	25	@	Louisiana State		W	80	65
1996-97	2/4/1997	South Carolina	19		Kentucky	3	W	84	79
1996-97	2/8/1997	South Carolina	19		Florida		W	76	68
1996-97	2/12/1997	South Carolina	12	@	Georgia		L	74	77
1996-97	2/15/1997	South Carolina	12	@	Cincinnati	8	W	97	83
1996-97	2/18/1997	South Carolina	9		Arkansas		W	78	65
1996-97	2/20/1997	South Carolina	9	@	The Citadel		W	85	55
1996-97	2/22/1997	South Carolina	9	@	Tennessee		W	69	58
1996-97	2/26/1997	South Carolina	6		Vanderbilt		W	74	53
1996-97	3/2/1997	South Carolina	6	@	Kentucky	3	W	72	66
1996-97	3/7/1997	South Carolina	4		Alabama		W	72	61
1996-97	3/8/1997	South Carolina	4		Georgia	24	L	63	78
1996-97	3/14/1997	South Carolina	6		Coppin State		L	65	78

kingofnerf · Feb 13, 2024

Despite the early exit from the NCAAT the prior season, the Gamecocks would remain in the Top 15 for all but two games of the entire 1997-98 season, and that still close at #16. Despite receiving an at-large bid as a #3 seed to the NCAAT, the Gamecocks would suffer a tough 62-61 loss to the 14th-seed Richmond Spiders in the First Round.

Year	Date	School	Rank		Opponent	Rank	W-L	PTS	OPP
1997-98	11/14/1997	South Carolina	7		Maryland		W	76	72
1997-98	11/21/1997	South Carolina	6		The Citadel		W	77	58
1997-98	12/1/1997	South Carolina	5		Belmont		W	72	61
1997-98	12/5/1997	South Carolina	5		Virginia Tech		W	74	73
1997-98	12/6/1997	South Carolina	5		Chattanooga		W	67	55
1997-98	12/17/1997	South Carolina	6	@	Clemson		L	57	62
1997-98	12/20/1997	South Carolina	6		Saint Joseph's		W	77	65
1997-98	12/23/1997	South Carolina	10		South Carolina State		W	90	85
1997-98	12/30/1997	South Carolina	11		Towson		W	65	55
1997-98	1/3/1998	South Carolina	11	@	Mississippi	16	L	54	73
1997-98	1/7/1998	South Carolina	16		Vanderbilt		W	71	70
1997-98	1/10/1998	South Carolina	16		Louisiana State		W	70	53
1997-98	1/13/1998	South Carolina	14	@	Kentucky	6	L	70	91
1997-98	1/18/1998	South Carolina	14	@	Georgia		W	68	60
1997-98	1/21/1998	South Carolina	14		Tennessee		W	81	51
1997-98	1/24/1998	South Carolina	14	@	Auburn		W	61	56
1997-98	1/26/1998	South Carolina	13	@	Furman		W	79	52
1997-98	1/28/1998	South Carolina	13		Florida		W	74	72
1997-98	2/1/1998	South Carolina	13		Cincinnati	18	W	67	65
1997-98	2/3/1998	South Carolina	13	@	Vanderbilt		W	65	61
1997-98	2/7/1998	South Carolina	13	@	Tennessee		L	69	70
1997-98	2/11/1998	South Carolina	15		Alabama		W	74	63
1997-98	2/14/1998	South Carolina	15		Mississippi State		W	76	65
1997-98	2/18/1998	South Carolina	13	@	Arkansas	16	L	88	96
1997-98	2/21/1998	South Carolina	13	@	Florida		W	79	74
1997-98	2/24/1998	South Carolina	14		Georgia		W	78	76
1997-98	2/28/1998	South Carolina	14		Kentucky	7	L	57	69
1997-98	3/6/1998	South Carolina	15		Florida		W	71	60
1997-98	3/7/1998	South Carolina	15		Mississippi	10	W	87	77
1997-98	3/8/1998	South Carolina	15		Kentucky	7	L	56	86
1997-98	3/12/1998	South Carolina	14		Richmond		L	61	62

GMB2USC23 · Feb 13, 2024

2/15/97 the Larry Davis show, what a show he put on that day against Cincinnati and a little known freshman spread his wings and became a legend as he became like Mike and dunked on the entire Cincinnati team, Herbert Lee was his name damn Herbert Lee Davis

kingofnerf · Feb 14, 2024

Antonio Grant's buzzer beater against #18 Cincinnati on 2/1/1998 at the Carolina Coliseum. Love that old floor design.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5_WRm3DUdk

The Round 1 loss to Richmond makes you forget how good the 1997-98 team was, but they were pretty good, too.

kingofnerf · Feb 14, 2024

From the 1996-97 season.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP52g6zKZZQ

kingofnerf · Feb 14, 2024

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPsbiKg8SB4

kingofnerf · Feb 14, 2024

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg4juhq2aU8

kingofnerf · Feb 14, 2024

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7dVeIG2Avw

kingofnerf · Feb 14, 2024

At UK.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvIqB2oFuA

kingofnerf · Feb 14, 2024

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7GdCFhYCXo

GMB2USC23 · Feb 14, 2024

Those are some great memories!! Thank you, Coach Fogler was a great one, the trio of McKie, Watson and Davis produced some absolute thrilling moments in GAMECOCK history

kingofnerf · Feb 14, 2024

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzh1432i2HY

kingofnerf · Feb 14, 2024

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfEf4O2VyH8

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_OwIngFtJI

kingofnerf · Feb 14, 2024

Found this little gem from the 1974-75 season. The first game is our 78-77 loss to unranked St. John's in OT on the road when we were ranked #11 at the time.

The second game is our dominating 82-63 win over Manhattan at the Carolina Coliseum when we were ranked 15th at the time.

Different era, so no dunks or 3-pointers, but the ball movement from the unselfish passes against Manhattan is very similar to what we are seeing this year.

Alex English, Mike Dunleavy Sr, Tom Boswell, Nate Davis, and Jackie Gilloon (a great ballhandler).

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j_-v6QCXnc

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