# 2010–11 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2010–11 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2010-11 college basketball season. Their head coach was Darrin Horn, in his third season with the Gamecocks. The team played its home games at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

## Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2009–10 season 15–16 overall, 6–10 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Alabama.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Year | Hometown/High School |
| 1 | Stephen Spinella | G | 6–4 | 201 | So. | Colts Neck, New Jersey / Apex Academy |
| 2 | Brian Richardson | G | 6–4 | 164 | Fr. | Wilson, North Carolina / Greenfield School |
| 5 | Eric Smith | G | 5–11 | 211 | Fr. | Mullins, South Carolina / Christ School |
| 12 | Ramon Galloway | G | 6–2 | 176 | So. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Dwyer High School |
| 15 | Malik Cooke | F | 6–6 | 213 | RS Jr. | Charlotte, North Carolina / Christ School |
| 23 | Bruce Ellington | G | 5–9 | 197 | Fr. | Moncks Corner, South Carolina / Berkeley High School |
| 24 | Damontre Harris | F | 6–9 | 214 | Fr. | Fayetteville, North Carolina / Trinity Christian High School |
| 30 | Lakeem Jackson | SF | 6–5 | 230 | So. | Charlotte, North Carolina / Christ School |
| 31 | Murphy Holloway | F | 6–7 | 234 | Jr. | Irmo, South Carolina / Dutch Fork High School |
| 32 | Johndre Jefferson | F | 6–9 | 215 | Sr. | Santee, South Carolina / Northwest Florida State College |
| 33 | RJ Slawson | F | 6–8 | 196 | Fr. | Charleston, South Carolina / Fort Dorchester High School |
| 44 | Sam Muldrow | F | 6–9 | 229 | Sr. | Florence, South Carolina / Wilson High School |
| 45 | Carlton Geathers | F | 6–10 | 256 | Fr. | Georgetown, South Carolina / Carvers Bay High School |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 6:30pm, FSC | | Elon | W 94–79 | 1–0 | Colonial Life Arena (12,408) Columbia, SC |
| 11/16/2010* 7:00pm, ESPN | | at No. 2 Michigan State | L 73–82 | 1–1 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/19/2010* 7:00pm, FSC | | Radford | W 85–56 | 2–1 | Colonial Life Arena (10,017) Columbia, SC |
| 11/23/2010* 1:00pm, FSC | | USC Upstate | W 57–41 | 3–1 | Colonial Life Arena (8,643) Columbia, SC |
| 11/27/2010* 7:00pm, HSN | | at Western Kentucky | W 87–85 $^{2OT}$ | 4–1 | E.A. Diddle Arena (6,012) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/01/2010* 7:30pm, FSC | | Delaware State | W 74–61 | 5–1 | Colonial Life Arena (9,207) Columbia, SC |
| 12/05/2010* 7:15pm, Fox | | Clemson | W 64–60 | 6–1 | Colonial Life Arena (10,177) Columbia, SC |
| 12/11/2010* 6:00pm | | Wofford | W 64–53 | 7–1 | Colonial Life Arena (8,813) Columbia, SC |
| 12/18/2010* 5:15pm, CBS | | at No. 2 Ohio State | L 57–79 | 7–2 | Value City Arena (15,497) Columbus, OH |
| 12/22/2010* 7:00pm | | at Furman | L 75–91 | 7–3 | Timmons Arena (2,717) Greenville, SC |
| 12/29/2010* 4:00pm, FSC | | Jacksonville State | W 56–49 | 8–3 | Colonial Life Arena (8,713) Columbia, SC |
| 1/01/2011* 7:30pm, ESPNU | | Boston College | L 70–85 | 8–4 | Colonial Life Arena (8,658) Columbia, SC |
| 1/04/2011* 7:30pm, FSC | | South Carolina State | W 91–56 | 9–4 | Colonial Life Arena (8,631) Columbia, SC |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 1/08/2011 6:30pm, ESPN2 | | No. 22 Vanderbilt | W 83–75 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (1–0) | Colonial Life Arena (10,439) Columbia, SC |
| 1/12/2011 6:00pm, CSS | | at Alabama | L 47–57 | 10–5 (1–1) | Coleman Coliseum (11,572) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1/15/2011 7:00 p.m., SEC | | at Florida | W 72–69 | 11–5 (2–1) | O'Connell Center (12,158) Gainesville, FL |
| 1/19/2011 7:00 p.m., SEC | | Arkansas | W 81–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (3–1) | Colonial Life Arena (11,005) Columbia, SC |
| 1/22/2011 8:00pm, ESPN | | No. 12 Kentucky | L 58–67 | 12–6 (3–2) | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC |
| 1/29/2011 9:00pm, SEC | | Auburn | L 64–79 | 12–7 (3–3) | Colonial Life Arena (10,281) Columbia, SC |
| 2/02/2011 3:00pm, SEC | | LSU | W 64–56 | 13–7 (4–3) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,311) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/05/2011 9:00pm, SEC | | at No. 23 Vanderbilt | L 60–78 | 13–8 (4–4) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| 2/09/2011 6:00pm, SEC | | No. 17 Florida | L 60–79 | 13–9 (4–5) | Colonial Life Arena (10,525) Columbia, SC |
| 2/12/2011 6:30pm, SEC | | Georgia | L 56–60 | 13–10 (4–6) | Colonial Life Arena (11,835) Columbia, SC |
| 2/16/2011 4:00pm, CSS | | at Tennessee | L 67–73 | 13–11 (4–7) | Assembly Hall (18,402) Knoxville, TN |
| 2/19/2011 7:00pm, SEC | | at No. 22 Kentucky | L 59–90 | 13–12 (4–8) | Rupp Arena (24,338) Lexington, KY |
| 2/22/2011 4:00pm, SEC | | Ole Miss | W 79–73 | 14–12 (5–8) | Colonial Life Arena (9,765) Columbia, SC |
| 2/26/2011 7:00pm, CSS | | at Georgia | L 48–64 | 14–13 (5–9) | Stegeman Coliseum (10,355) Athens, GA |
| 3/03/2011 8:30pm, ESPN | | Tennessee | L 69–73 | 14–14 (5–10) | Colonial Life Arena (10,137) Columbia, SC |
| 3/05/2011 4:00pm, ESPN | | at Mississippi State | L 58–60 | 14–15 (5–11) | Humphrey Coliseum (7,955) Starkville, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| 3/10/2011 3:30pm, SEC | (E6) | at (W3) Ole Miss SEC First Round | L 55–66 | 14–16 | Georgia Dome (12,144) Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||