1972–73 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

1972–73 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
1972–73 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NCAA Third Place
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	22–7
Head coach	Frank McGuire (9th season);
Home arena	Carolina Coliseum

1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Providence		–		–	27	–	4	.871
No. 5 Marquette		–		–	27	–	4	.871
No. 13 Houston		–		–	23	–	4	.852
No. 14 Syracuse		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Virginia Tech		–		–	22	–	5	.815
Jacksonville		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Oklahoma City		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Oral Roberts		–		–	21	–	6	.778
		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Marshall		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Northeastern		–		–	19	–	7	.731
St. John's		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Centenary		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Northern Illinois		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Duquesne		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Fairfield		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Cincinnati		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Denver		–		–	17	–	9	.654
George Washington		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Penn State		–		–	15	–	8	.652
Detroit		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Indiana State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Manhattan		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Utah State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Notre Dame		–		–	18	–	12	.600
Air Force		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Creighton		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Hawaii		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Rutgers		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Stetson		–		–	15	–	11	.577
DePaul		–		–	14	–	11	.560
South Alabama		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Trinity (TX)		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Canisius		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Butler		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Charlotte		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Illinois State		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Long Island		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Navy		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Dayton		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	13	–	13	.500
St. Bonaventure		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Portland State		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Georgetown		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Tulane		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Army		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Boston College		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Colgate		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Villanova		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Fordham		–		–	12	–	16	.429
Southern Illinois		–		–	11	–	15	.423
West Virginia		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Cleveland State		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Ball State		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Niagara		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Loyola (IL)		–		–	8	–	15	.348
Holy Cross		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Southern Miss		–		–	8	–	16	.333
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Portland		–		–	9	–	19	.321
Seton Hall		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Georgia Southern		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Saint Peter's		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Georgia Tech		–		–	7	–	18	.280
Iona		–		–	6	–	16	.273
Samford		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Pan American		–		–	4	–	22	.154
Xavier		–		–	3	–	23	.115

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1972–73 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 2	at Tennessee	L 45–55	0–1	Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee
December 4	UNLV	W 76–49	1–1	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
December 9	Michigan State	W 83–64	2–1	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
December 11	Georgia Southern	W 92–77	3–1	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
December 15	vs. Providence	L 64–79	3–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 16	at Utah	W 77–73	4–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
December 22	Indiana	W 88–85	5–2	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
December 26	vs. Villanova	W 80–64	6–2
December 28	vs. Manhattan	W 79–69	7–2	Alumni Gym
December 30	vs. St. John’s	L 79–86	7–3	Madison Square Garden New York
January 3	Lafayette	W 81–48	8–3	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
January 6	Fairfield	W 69–58	9–3	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
January 8	at Virginia Tech	L 68–81	9–4	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
January 13	Davidson	W 90–79	10–4	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
January 20	at Marquette	L 54–71	10–5	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
January 22	DePaul	W 84–66	11–5	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
January 27	at Illinois	W 86–76	12–5	Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois
January 31	Marshall	W 88–71	13–5	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
February 5	at Toledo	W 77–74	14–5	The Field House Toledo, Ohio
February 10	at St. Bonaventure	W 75–74	15–5	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 12	at Niagara	W 84–74	16–5	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 17	Villanova	W 77–53	17–5	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
February 19	Stetson	W 81–52	18–5	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
February 28	Fordham	W 77–72	19–5	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
March 3	at Notre Dame	L 69–73	19–6	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
March 7	Duquesne	W 90–79	20–6	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
March 10	vs. Texas Tech NCAA tournament • First Round	W 78–70	21–6	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
March 15	vs. Memphis State NCAA tournament • Semifinal	L 76–90	21–7	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
March 17	vs. Southwest Louisiana NCAA tournament • Third Place	W 90–85	22–7	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1972-73 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com.
^ "2019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History" (PDF). University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

[1] "1972-73 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com.

[2] "2019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History" (PDF). University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved June 13, 2020.

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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 NBA draftees 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 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics