Updated numbers, heights, weights for South Carolina men's basketball
South Carolina basketball is set to hit the road next week for its foreign tour to the Bahamas, and before the Gamecocks head out they updated their roster.
It’s the first chance to see what numbers the swath of newcomers will wear plus who gained and lost weight from last season. Here are a few notes from the roster.
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Returners
There are no number changes but a few guys did gain and lose weight in the process.
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Jacobi Wright is down six pounds from his listed weight last year, listed now at 182 pounds after being 188 last season on the roster. Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk also slimmed down, listed as 12 pounds lighter than he was last season.
South Carolina listed Bosmans-Verdonk at 250 last season and he’s 238 pounds on the updated roster. The rest of the returners gained weight from last season.
Zachary Davis is up two pounds to 194 while Meechie Johnson is up to 184 pounds, four pounds heavier than his listed weight last season. Eli Sparkman gained seven pounds from his listed weight last season, up to 160 pounds this offseason.
Josh Gray is still 7-foot and 10 pounds heavier than last year, the biggest jump or loss of any of the returners. He’s up to 265 now after being listed at 255 heading into last season.
The Gamecocks list Ebrima Dibba, who missed last year with an Achilles injury, at 6-foot-5 and the same weight (214 pounds) as last season.
Transfers
The Gamecocks’ four-man transfer class has its numbers. They will be: BJ Mack, No. 2; Stephen Clark, No. 4; Myles Stute, No. 10; Ta’Lon Cooper, No. 55.
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South Carolina lists Mack at 6-foot-8, 270 pounds this offseason. Wofford listed Mack at the same height but at 245 pounds last season.
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Clark is the same height and three pounds heavier than what The Citadel listed him as last season. He’s up to 208 pounds on the Gamecocks’ updated roster. South Carolina lists Stute at 6-foot-6 and 209 pounds, six pounds lighter than his listed weight at Vanderbilt last season.
South Carolina lists Ta’Lon Cooper at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds. Last season at Minnesota he was listed at 6-foot-4, 195 pounds.
Freshmen
Four-star forward Collin Murray-Boyles checks in at 6-foot-7, 231 pounds in his roster debut. The top-150 player will wear No. 30 his freshman season with the Gamecocks.
Freshman wing Arden Conyers will wear No. 21 and is listed at 6-foot-7 and 204 pounds. Morris Ugusuk–who will arrive on campus this weekend–is listed at 6-foot-4 with no weight yet. He’s listed at No. 15 on the roster.
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Freshman walk-on Austin Herro will wear No. 13 and is listed at 6-foot-1 with no weight listed. Another non-scholarship player, Danny Grajzl, will wear No. 20. South Carolina lists him at 6-foot and 175 pounds.
