South Carolina's basketball program dates to 1908, and the 'Gamecocks' nickname — one of the most unique in college sports — was adopted in honor of Revolutionary War hero Thomas Sumter, known as the 'Fighting Gamecock' for his aggressive tactics. The program first rose to national prominence under Frank McGuire, whose 1969-70 Gamecocks went 25-3 and unbeaten in ACC regular-season play. South Carolina joined the SEC in 1991 and has been building its basketball tradition in one of football's most dominant conferences.
Named in honor of Revolutionary War general Thomas Sumter, called the 'Fighting Gamecock' by the British for his fierce combat style
The 2017 NCAA Tournament run to the Final Four under Frank Martin, the first Final Four in school history
South Carolina is the only SEC school with a Gamecock mascot — the live rooster mascot Sir Big Spur has appeared at Gamecock games since debuting in 1999
The South Carolina Gamecocks compete in the SEC and hold an all-time record of 1530–1364 (.529 winning percentage) across 118 recorded seasons dating back to 1908-09. The program has reached 2 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 13-19 | 4-14 (SEC) | Lamont Paris | |
| 2024-25 | 12-20 | 2-16 (SEC) | Lamont Paris | |
| 2023-24 | 26-8 | 13-5 (SEC) | Lamont Paris | AP #11 |
| 2022-23 | 11-21 | 4-14 (SEC) | Lamont Paris | |
| 2021-22 | 18-13 | 9-9 (SEC) | Frank Martin | |
| 2020-21 | 6-15 | 4-12 (SEC) | Frank Martin | |
| 2019-20 | 18-13 | 10-8 (SEC) | Frank Martin | |
| 2018-19 | 16-16 | 11-7 (SEC) | Frank Martin | |
| 2017-18 | 17-16 | 7-11 (SEC) | Frank Martin | |
| 2016-17 | 26-11 | 12-6 (SEC) | Frank Martin | AP #16 |
| 2015-16 | 25-9 | 11-7 (SEC) | Frank Martin | AP #19 |
| 2014-15 | 17-16 | 6-12 (SEC) | Frank Martin | |
| 2013-14 | 14-20 | 5-13 (SEC) | Frank Martin | |
| 2012-13 | 14-18 | 4-14 (SEC) | Frank Martin | |
| 2011-12 | 10-21 | 2-14 (SEC) | Darrin Horn | |
| 2010-11 | 14-16 | 5-11 (SEC) | Darrin Horn | |
| 2009-10 | 15-16 | 6-10 (SEC) | Darrin Horn | |
| 2008-09 | 21-10 | 10-6 (SEC) | Darrin Horn | |
| 2007-08 | 14-18 | 5-11 (SEC) | Dave Odom | |
| 2006-07 | 14-16 | 4-12 (SEC) | Dave Odom | |
| 2005-06 | 23-15 | 6-10 (SEC) | Dave Odom | |
| 2004-05 | 20-13 | 7-9 (SEC) | Dave Odom | |
| 2003-04 | 23-11 | 8-8 (SEC) | Dave Odom | AP #23 |
| 2002-03 | 12-16 | 5-11 (SEC) | Dave Odom | |
| 2001-02 | 22-15 | 6-10 (SEC) | Dave Odom | |
| 2000-01 | 15-15 | 6-10 (SEC) | Eddie Fogler | |
| 1999-00 | 15-17 | 5-11 (SEC) | Eddie Fogler | |
| 1998-99 | 8-21 | 3-13 (SEC) | Eddie Fogler | |
| 1997-98 | 23-8 | 11-5 (SEC) | Eddie Fogler | AP #5 |
| 1996-97 | 24-8 | 15-1 (SEC) | Eddie Fogler | AP #4 |
| 1995-96 | 19-12 | 8-8 (SEC) | Eddie Fogler | |
| 1994-95 | 10-17 | 5-11 (SEC) | Eddie Fogler | |
| 1993-94 | 9-19 | 4-12 (SEC) | Eddie Fogler | |
| 1992-93 | 9-18 | 5-11 (SEC) | Steve Newton | |
| 1991-92 | 11-17 | 3-13 (SEC) | Steve Newton | |
| 1990-91 | 20-13 | 5-9 (Metro) | George Felton | AP #12 |
| 1989-90 | 14-14 | 6-8 (Metro) | George Felton | |
| 1988-89 | 19-11 | 8-4 (Metro) | George Felton | AP #16 |
| 1987-88 | 19-10 | 6-6 (Metro) | George Felton | |
| 1986-87 | 15-14 | 5-7 (Metro) | George Felton | |
| 1985-86 | 12-16 | 2-10 (Metro) | Bill E. Foster | |
| 1984-85 | 15-13 | 6-8 (Metro) | Bill E. Foster | |
| 1983-84 | 12-16 | 5-9 (Metro) | Bill E. Foster | |
| 1982-83 | 22-9 | Ind | Bill E. Foster | |
| 1981-82 | 14-15 | Ind | Bill E. Foster | |
| 1980-81 | 17-10 | Ind | Bill E. Foster | |
| 1979-80 | 16-11 | Ind | Frank McGuire | |
| 1978-79 | 15-12 | Ind | Frank McGuire | |
| 1977-78 | 16-12 | Ind | Frank McGuire | |
| 1976-77 | 14-12 | Ind | Frank McGuire | |
| 1975-76 | 18-9 | Ind | Frank McGuire | |
| 1974-75 | 19-9 | Ind | Frank McGuire | AP #5 |
| 1973-74 | 22-5 | Ind | Frank McGuire | AP #10 |
| 1972-73 | 22-7 | Ind | Frank McGuire | AP #16 |
| 1971-72 | 24-5 | Ind | Frank McGuire | AP #3 |
| 1970-71 | 23-6 | 10-4 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | AP #2 |
| 1969-70 | 25-3 | 14-0 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | AP #1 |
| 1968-69 | 21-7 | 11-3 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | AP #8 |
| 1967-68 | 15-7 | 9-5 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | |
| 1966-67 | 16-7 | 8-4 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | |
| 1965-66 | 11-13 | 4-10 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | AP #10 |
| 1964-65 | 6-17 | 2-12 (ACC) | Frank McGuire | |
| 1963-64 | 10-14 | 7-7 (ACC) | Chuck Noe,Dwane Morrison | |
| 1962-63 | 9-15 | 4-10 (ACC) | Chuck Noe | |
| 1961-62 | 15-12 | 7-7 (ACC) | Bob Stevens | |
| 1960-61 | 9-17 | 2-12 (ACC) | Bob Stevens | |
| 1959-60 | 10-16 | 6-8 (ACC) | Bob Stevens | |
| 1958-59 | 4-20 | 2-12 (ACC) | Walter Hambrick | |
| 1957-58 | 5-19 | 3-11 (ACC) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1956-57 | 17-12 | 5-9 (ACC) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1955-56 | 9-14 | 3-11 (ACC) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1954-55 | 10-17 | 2-12 (ACC) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1953-54 | 10-16 | 2-8 (ACC) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1952-53 | 11-13 | 7-12 (Southern) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1951-52 | 14-10 | 8-7 (Southern) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1950-51 | 13-12 | 12-7 (Southern) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1949-50 | 13-9 | 12-5 (Southern) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1948-49 | 10-12 | 7-6 (Southern) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1947-48 | 12-11 | 8-7 (Southern) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1946-47 | 16-9 | 7-5 (Southern) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1945-46 | 9-11 | 4-7 (Southern) | Dick Anderson | |
| 1944-45 | 19-3 | 9-0 (Southern) | Johnnie McMillan | |
| 1943-44 | 13-2 | 1-2 (Southern) | Henry Findlay | |
| 1942-43 | 13-6 | 6-3 (Southern) | Frank Johnson,Rex Enright | |
| 1941-42 | 12-9 | 8-4 (Southern) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1940-41 | 15-9 | 8-3 (Southern) | Frank Johnson | |
| 1939-40 | 5-13 | 3-10 (Southern) | Ted Petoskey | |
| 1938-39 | 5-18 | 2-8 (Southern) | Ted Petoskey | |
| 1937-38 | 3-21 | 2-12 (Southern) | Ted Petoskey | |
| 1936-37 | 13-7 | 7-4 (Southern) | Ted Petoskey | |
| 1935-36 | 11-8 | 1-6 (Southern) | Ted Petoskey | |
| 1934-35 | 15-9 | 5-7 (Southern) | Rock Norman | |
| 1933-34 | 18-1 | 6-0 (Southern) | Rock Norman | |
| 1932-33 | 17-2 | 4-0 (Southern) | Billy Laval | |
| 1931-32 | 9-7 | 2-2 (Southern) | Rock Norman | |
| 1930-31 | 1-17 | 1-12 (Southern) | Rock Norman | |
| 1929-30 | 6-10 | 0-10 (Southern) | Rock Norman | |
| 1928-29 | 8-13 | 4-10 (Southern) | Rock Norman | |
| 1927-28 | 8-12 | 4-7 (Southern) | Burnet Stoney | |
| 1926-27 | 14-4 | 9-1 (Southern) | Branch Bocock | |
| 1925-26 | 9-5 | 4-2 (Southern) | Branch Bocock | |
| 1924-25 | 10-7 | 4-2 (Southern) | Branch Bocock | |
| 1923-24 | 11-9 | 2-2 (Southern) | Jack Crawford | |
| 1922-23 | 6-13 | 0-3 (Southern) | Jack Crawford | |
| 1921-22 | 7-12 | Ind | Lana Sims | |
| 1920-21 | 7-11 | Southern | Sol Metzger | |
| 1919-20 | 7-11 | Ind | Dixon Foster | |
| 1918-19 | 4-7 | Ind | Dixon Foster | |
| 1917-18 | 8-5 | Ind | Dixon Foster | |
| 1916-17 | 7-8 | Ind | Dixon Foster | |
| 1915-16 | 4-6 | Ind | Charles Farrell | |
| 1914-15 | 2-7 | Ind | L.W. Hill | |
| 1913-14 | 5-4 | Ind | John Blackburn | |
| 1912-13 | 2-3 | Ind | James Driver | |
| 1911-12 | 3-4 | Ind | James Driver | |
| 1910-11 | 1-1 | Ind | ||
| 1909-10 | 0-1 | Ind | F.E. Scofield | |
| 1908-09 | 0-3 | Ind | J.H. Brown |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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