South Carolina Gamecocks NCAA Basketball News

Devan Downey scored 23 points as South Carolina opened its basketball season with an 88-50 win over Alabama A&M tonight.

Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stallings gave a brutally honest assessment of last season for SEC basketball .

Darrin Horn concedes his first season at South Carolina might've even gone better than planned.

USC's Zam Fredrick makes a jump shot over Kentucky players in the first period at the Colonial Life Arena.

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

After a sluggish start, the South Carolina Gamecocks polished off Div. II Kentucky Wesleyan 78-55 in exhibition action Thursday night at the 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.

Dave Odom, a former men's basketball coach at East Carolina, Wake Forest and South Carolina , is the new chairman of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

Darrin Horn isn't sure about South Carolina's prospects this season. Don't worry, neither is anyone else.

The 2008-09 men's basketball season turned into a nightmare for the Southeastern Conference.

Freshman guard Ramon Galloway, from left, junior forward Austin Steed and junior forward Malik Cooke show off the Gamecocks' new uniforms.

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.

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

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: G Ramon Galloway, G Stephen Spinella and 6-5 SF Lakeem Jackson aren't going to be the scoring threat that departed Zam Fredrick was, but they will add immediate help in the Gamecocks ' perimeter defense.

Darrin Horn always gets excited this time of year. South Carolina's coach may have even more reason for optimism these days.A The Gamecocks, who shared the top spot in the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division with Tennessee last spring, have four starters back, including speedy star Devan Downey in Horn's second season.A Horn led the ...

Charlene Johnson has been South Carolina State University's athletic director since 2005 and her association with the school spans 25 years.

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.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 30 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news release: This weekend, the University of Tennessee Women's Athletic Department will host "Pat Summitt's Day of 1,000 Stories" at the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville on Sunday, May 3. Scores of former Lady Vol basketball players and staffers will be in town ...

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