Devan Downey News

Kentucky's Eric Bledsoe had 24 points as he started in place of highly touted fellow freshman John Wall.

Devan Downey scored 23 points and as South Carolina opened its season with a 88-50 win over Alabama A&M on Friday night.

Dominique Archie doesn't dazzle anyone with numbers. Sure, the former Josey start has started all 93 games of his college career at South Carolina.

When the South Carolina men's basketball team takes the court for its exhibition game tonight, there will be a new starter at shooting guard.

Kentucky looks like a national title contender, receiving three first-place votes in The Associated Press' preseason poll.

Sam Muldrow scored 17 points to lead five Gamecocks in double figures, and South Carolina pulled away from Kentucky Wesleyan in the second half to post a 78-55 exhibition win Thursday night at Colonial Life Arena.

Sam Muldrow takes the first tip off of the season over Kentucky Wesleyan's Jay Ivey on Thursday at the Colonial Life Arena.

Last in a series previewing SEC basketball teams BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - South Carolina Coach Darrin Horn calls standout guard Devan Downey fearless.

The South Carolina men's basketball team has been at practice less than a week and already has a full injury report.

For the second-straight season, the Gamecocks return nearly every single player on their roster.

If Darrin Horn needed another reminder of the program-building still to be done, he got it as he sat at his table during Thursday's SEC media day.

The University of South Carolina men's basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the SEC Eastern Division by the sportswriters who cover the conference - a bit of a slap in the face considering the Gamecocks won the division a year ago and return all-SEC star point guard Devan Downey and three other starters from a 20-win team.

South Carolina split the SEC East division title last year, and brings back four starters and five seniors.

South Carolina made a nice step up in the SEC last season, gaining a share of the Eastern Division title with Tennessee .

Why theya TMll make it With seven players returning who started multiple games last season, the Gamecocks will have plenty of quality depth this season.

The nature of basketball recruiting is far from exact. Those who are considered experts have wildly varying opinions about the potential of college prospects, opinions differ on individual players, and few can predict how prospects will actually perform.

Current USC Gamecock Devan Downey has always been known for his scoring prowess.

South Carolina senior point guard Devan Downey has been selected to the 2009-2010 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year Trophy pre-season top 50 candidate list, as announced Wednesday by Richard "Duke" Llewellyn, Wooden Award Chairman and founder.

F Lakeem Jackson, who along with guard Ramon Galloway became South Carolina 's first recruits under coach Darrin Horn -- Horn didn't sign anybody the previous year after taking over for Dave Odom -- is the Gamecocks ' highest-rated signee.

The South Carolina men's basketball team, which is headlining the Charleston Classic in Novemeber, opens the tournament at the College of Charleston's Carolina First Arena on Nov.