2025–26 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2025–26 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
2025–26 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	11–15 (2–11 SEC)
Head coach	Lamont Paris (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tanner Bronson; Eddie Shannon; Will Bailey; David McKinley;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena

2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Florida	11	–	2	.846	20	–	6	.769
No. 25 Alabama	9	–	4	.692	19	–	7	.731
No. 20 Arkansas	9	–	4	.692	19	–	7	.731
Tennessee	9	–	4	.692	19	–	7	.731
No. 19 Vanderbilt	8	–	5	.615	21	–	5	.808
Missouri	8	–	5	.615	18	–	8	.692
Texas A&M	8	–	5	.615	18	–	8	.692
Kentucky	8	–	5	.615	17	–	9	.654
Texas	8	–	5	.615	17	–	9	.654
Georgia	6	–	7	.462	18	–	8	.692
Auburn	5	–	8	.385	14	–	12	.538
Mississippi State	5	–	8	.385	13	–	13	.500
Oklahoma	3	–	9	.250	13	–	12	.520
Ole Miss	3	–	10	.231	11	–	15	.423
LSU	2	–	11	.154	14	–	12	.538
South Carolina	2	–	11	.154	11	–	15	.423

† 2026 SEC tournament winner As of February 18, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by fourth-year head coach Lamont Paris and play their home games at Colonial Life Arena located in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Jordan Butler	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Sr	Christ Church Missouri	Greenville, SC
F	2	Christ Essandoko	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Jr	Winston–Salem CA Providence	Clichy, France
G	4	Kobe Knox	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Tampa Catholic HS South Florida	Tampa, FL
G	5	Meechie Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Garfield Heights HS Ohio State	Cleveland, OH
F	6	EJ Walker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	Fr	Lloyd Memorial HS	Florence, KY
G	7	Abu Yarmah	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Moravian Prep	Roanoke, VA
G	10	Myles Stute	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	221 lb (100 kg)		Gonzaga College HS Vanderbilt	Washington, DC
G	13	Grant Polk	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	St. Albans	Gainesville, VA
G	14	Eli Sparkman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Baylor School	Cleveland, TN
G	15	Eli Ellis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Moravian Prep	Hickory, NC
F	20	Hayden Assemian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Moravian Prep	Greenville, SC
G	23	Cam Scott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Lexington HS	Lexington, SC
F	24	Nordin Kapic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	UC San Diego	Vienna, Austria
F	31	Elijah Strong	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Myers Park HS Boston College	Charlotte, NC
G	55	Mike Sharavjamts	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Int'l Sports Academy Utah	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Head coach

Lamont Paris (Wooster)

Assistant coach(es)

Tanner Bronson (Wisconsin)
Eddie Shannon (Florida)
Will Bailey (UAB)
David McKinley (Ohio)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2025

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	at NC State	L 86–88	–	23 – Ellis	5 – Tied	4 – Johnson	Lenovo Center (8,000) Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	North Carolina A&T	W 91–72	1–0	14 – Johnson	5 – Tied	5 – Ellis	Colonial Life Arena (12,344) Columbia, SC
November 9, 2025* 6:30 p.m., SECN	Southern Miss	W 83–79	2–0	33 – Johnson	7 – Ellis	5 – Knox	Colonial Life Arena (11,420) Columbia, SC
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	Presbyterian	W 81–61	3–0	13 – Sharavjamts	8 – Assemian	4 – Ellis	Colonial Life Arena (11,874) Columbia, SC
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	Radford	W 87–58	4–0	15 – Strong	10 – Sharavjamts	5 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (11,623) Columbia, SC
November 21, 2025* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Butler Greenbrier Tip-Off	L 72–79	4–1	24 – Johnson	6 – Sharavjamts	4 – Knox	The Greenbrier (1,209) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 23, 2025* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Northwestern Greenbrier Tip-Off	L 77–79	4–2	16 – Strong	8 – Sharavjamts	5 – Johnson	The Greenbrier (782) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 28, 2025* 4:00 p.m., SECN+	Charleston Southern	W 74–62	5–2	22 – Strong	9 – Ellis	7 – Sharavjamts	Colonial Life Arena (9,789) Columbia, SC
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN	Virginia Tech ACC–SEC Challenge	L 83–86 ^OT	5–3	18 – Johnson	6 – Johnson	4 – Knox	Colonial Life Arena (11,420) Columbia, SC
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN+	Stetson	W 82–51	6–3	17 – Johnson	7 – Sharavjamts	4 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (9,055) Columbia, SC
December 13, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	The Citadel	W 71–55	7–3	19 – Johnson	7 – Sharavjamts	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (10,199) Columbia, SC
December 16, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Clemson Palmetto Series	L 61–68	7–4	13 – Sharavjamts	7 – Sharavjamts	4 – Johnson	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
December 22, 2025* 4:00 p.m., SECN+	South Carolina State	W 95–70	8–4	15 – Tied	7 – Stute	5 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (10,171) Columbia, SC
December 30, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN	Albany	W 96–67	9–4	15 – Johnson	5 – Assemian	7 – Sharavjamts	Colonial Life Arena (9,501) Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 11 Vanderbilt	L 71–83	9–5 (0–1)	17 – Strong	6 – Stute	6 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (9,760) Columbia, SC
January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at LSU	W 78–68	10–5 (1–1)	30 – Strong	7 – Sharavjamts	6 – Johnson	Pete Maravich Center (6,303) Baton Rouge, LA
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 18 Georgia	L 70–75	10–6 (1–2)	18 – Sharavjamts	10 – Knox	5 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (11,091) Columbia, SC
January 14, 2026 9:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 17 Arkansas	L 74–108	10–7 (1–3)	29 – Johnson	6 – Sharavjamts	6 – Johnson	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Auburn	L 67–71	10–8 (1–4)	17 – Johnson	9 – Tied	6 – Johnson	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN	Oklahoma	W 85–76	11–8 (2–4)	20 – Johnson	7 – Knox	5 – Sharajamts	Colonial Life Arena (10,861) Columbia, SC
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN+	at Texas A&M	L 69–92	11–9 (2–5)	26 – Johnson	5 – Tied	5 – Johnson	Reed Arena (10,357) College Station, TX
January 28, 2026 9:00 p.m., SECN	No. 19 Florida	L 48–95	11–10 (2–6)	13 – Ellis	6 – Walker	2 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (12,686) Columbia, SC
January 31, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN	LSU	L 87–92 ^OT	11–11 (2–7)	21 – Johnson	6 – Sharavjamts	6 – Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (10,738) Columbia, SC
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Texas	L 75–84	11–12 (2–8)	35 – Johnson	7 – Knox	6 – Johnson	Moody Center (10,286) Austin, TX
February 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN	Missouri	L 59–78	11–13 (2–9)	13 – Johnson	6 – Ellis	3 – Sharavjamts	Colonial Life Arena (10,505) Columbia, SC
February 14, 2026 8:30 p.m., SECN	at Alabama	L 75–89	11–14 (2–10)	26 – Johnson	8 – Sharavjamts	6 – Knox	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 12 Florida	L 62–76	11–15 (2–11)	22 – Johnson	6 – Sharavjamts	3 – Ellis	O'Connell Center (10,622) Gainesville, FL
February 21, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN	Mississippi State						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN	Kentucky						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 28, 2026 3:30 p.m., SECN	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN	Tennessee						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN	at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
SEC Tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina Gamecocks. WMT Digital. Retrieved November 14, 2025.

[1] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina Gamecocks. WMT Digital. Retrieved November 14, 2025.

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South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Venues	College Hall (1908–1912) Carolina Gymnasium (1912–1927) Carolina Fieldhouse (1927–1968) Carolina Coliseum (1968–2002) Colonial Life Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	Clemson
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Garnet Army 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics