# 2011–12 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2011–12 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games in the Colonial Life Arena on the university's Columbia, South Carolina campus.
On March 13, 2012, head coach Darrin Horn was fired after four seasons with the Gamecocks. Horn compiled a 60–63 overall record and a 23–45 SEC record during his tenure.

## Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2010–11 season 14–16 overall, 2–14 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Ole Miss.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2011* 7:00 p.m., SportSouth | | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 69–59 | | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:00 p.m., SportSouth | | Western Carolina | W 75–50 | 1–0 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| November 15, 2011* 7:00 p.m., SportSouth | | at Elon | L 53–58 | 1–1 | Alumni Gym Elon, NC |
| November 20, 2011* 6:00 p.m., SportSouth | | Tennessee State Las Vegas Invitational | L 63–64 | 1–2 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| November 22, 2011* 7:00 p.m., SportSouth | | Mississippi Valley State Las Vegas Invitational | W 61–57 | 2–2 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| November 25, 2011* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 1 North Carolina Las Vegas Invitational | L 62–87 | 2–3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 26, 2011* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. USC Las Vegas Invitational | L 60–63 | 2–4 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 1, 2011* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Providence SEC–Big East Challenge | L 67–76 | 2–5 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| December 4, 2011* 3:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at Clemson | W 58–55 | 3–5 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| December 13, 2011* 7:00 p.m., SportSouth | | Presbyterian | W 66–58 | 4–5 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| December 17, 2011* 12:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 2 Ohio State | L 66–74 | 4–6 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| December 21, 2011* 7:00 p.m., SportSouth | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 62–43 | 5–6 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| December 28, 2011* 7:00 p.m., CSS | | Wofford | W 57–45 | 6–6 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| December 31, 2011* 12:00 p.m., SportSouth | | USC Upstate | W 72–66 | 7–6 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| January 3, 2012* 7:00 p.m. | | South Carolina State | W 79–51 | 8–6 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| SEC Regular Season ||||||
| January 7, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 2 Kentucky | L 64–79 | 8–7 (0–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| January 10, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Vanderbilt | L 57–67 | 8–8 (0–2) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| January 14, 2012 7:00 p.m., CSS | | No. 19 Florida | L 65–79 | 8–9 (0–3) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| January 21, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN | | at Auburn | L 52–63 | 8–10 (0–4) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| January 25, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN | | Alabama | W 56–54 | 9–10 (1–4) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| January 28, 2012 7:00 p.m., FSN | | at Ole Miss | L 62–66 | 9–11 (1–5) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| February 2, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 12 Florida | L 66–74 | 9–12 (1–6) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 4, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 1 Kentucky | L 52–86 | 9–13 (1–7) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| February 8, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Tennessee | L 57–69 | 9–14 (1–8) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| February 11, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | | at Arkansas | L 65–76 | 9–15 (1–9) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 p.m., CSS | | Georgia | W 57–56 | 10–15 (2–9) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| February 18, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | | LSU | L 58–68 | 10–16 (2–10) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| February 22, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 48–59 | 10–17 (2–11) | Memorial Gym Nashville, TN |
| February 25, 2012 8:00 p.m., FSN | | Tennessee | L 64–73 | 10–18 (2–12) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| February 29, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN | | Mississippi State | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 10–19 (2–13) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| March 3, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | | at Georgia | L 55–67 | 10–20 (2–14) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| 2012 SEC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2012 3:30 p.m., SECN | No. (12) | vs. (5) Alabama First Round | L 57–63 | 10–21 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||