Live updates/game thread: MBB vs. South Carolina State
For the first time under Lamont Paris, South Carolina is playing a basketball game that counts.
The Gamecocks take on South Carolina State at 7 p.m. on the SEC Network Tuesday, each team’s season opener.
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From South Carolina media relations
A New Chapter of South Carolina men’s basketball gets underway on Tuesday night as the Gamecocks host South Carolina State in the first game of the Lamont Paris era. Tip is set for 7 p.m. (ET) on SEC Network. Doors will open one hour prior at Colonial Life Arena.
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GAME INFORMATION
Matchup: South Carolina vs. SC State (SC leads all-time series 21-0)
Time: Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
Venue: Colonial Life Arena
Tickets: click here
TV: SEC Network
Radio: 107.5 The Game (SiriusXM 138 or 190/SXM App 961)
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TIPOFF NOTABLES
Lamont Paris, who has been a part of nine NCAA Division I Tournaments and 17 twenty-win seasons as a college head and assistant coach, was named the University of South Carolina’s 33rd head coach by Director of Athletics Ray Tanner on Thursday, March 24, 2022.
In 114 previous seasons of basketball at Carolina, the Gamecocks are 84-30 all-time in season openers. Tuesday marks the second time in school history the team has opened the season against SC State. The last matchup in game one between the Gamecocks and Bulldogs came on Nov. 10, 2006, a 55-52 Carolina victory.
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This new-look Gamecock squad features eight new players (four transfers and four freshman) headlined by standout freshman forward Gregory “GG” Jackson II, the highest rated recruit in program history (recruit rankings started in early 2000s). He joined former Carolina standout PJ Dozier (2015-17) as the only five-star signees in program history.
Carolina began the season with an 80-41 exhibition win over Mars Hill on Nov. 2 at CLA. Meechie Johnson led all scorers in the contest with 16 points. Chico Carter Jr. (13), GG Jackson (11) and Zachary Davis (10) all scored in double figures for Carolina. Benjamin-Bosmans Verdonk led the team with 12 rebounds. The Gamecock defense limited the Lions to just 27.9 percent shooting (17-for-61) and 6.3 percent (1-for-16) shooting from behind the arc. Carolina outscored Mars Hill 44-20 in the second half.
The Lions were led by first-year head coach Larry Davis, a former Gamecock great (1995-97) and one of the stars on the 1997 SEC Championship squad. His two-year scoring mark of 1,068 points still remains the second most points scored by any two-year player in program history. Davis originally attended North Carolina before transferring to South Carolina and head coach Eddie Fogler.
