South Carolina’s guard situation is less than ideal right now. While being down two starters, including starting point guard Jamarii Thomas for the next few weeks, the Gamecocks have had to resort to other options for the time being.

Lamont Paris, head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team, has demonstrated significant potential and capability during his tenure. After a

Following the latest one at 65-60 in overtime to Mississippi State on Saturday, Lamont Paris said the Gamecocks continue to fight, though, through their longest losing streak since two seasons ago. “Well, if it doesn’t break you, it’ll make you stronger, um, and it hasn’t broken our guys,” said Paris.

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team continues to struggle in conference play. The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team made the trip o

(AP) — Jalon Moore scored 22 points and Oklahoma pulled away in the second ... season when they tied for second place, earning Lamont Paris coach-of-the-year honors in his second season.

Murray-Boyles provided a spark defensively with a career-high five steals, ripping the ball from Sooners with a tenacity that kept the Gamecocks afloat early. Still, Oklahoma capitalized on USC’s sloppiness, scoring 19 points off turnovers before the break, compared to just three for the Gamecocks.

But Oklahoma snatched momentum back with an ... we needed to be with them playing their best guys,” head coach Lamont Paris said. “So there’s a little frustration with that.

South Carolina needed something positive. Not that the Gamecocks were left for dead, but things couldn’t have gotten much worse. They hadn’t won an SEC game, let a monumental upset against Auburn slip through their fingers and were coming off a loss to Oklahoma that included surrendering 15-straight points late in the game.

The defense evaporated in a home upset against Missouri but returned to normal on Saturday for No. 5 Florida. Coming off another standout defensive showing, the Gators will attempt to contain South Carolina on Wednesday night in a Southeastern Conference contest in Columbia,

SEC home teams continued to dominate. John Calipari picked up a huge win, and much more after Week 3 of SEC play.

Jeremiah Fears had 16 points and Jalon Moore scored the final three points of the game and finished with 13 as Oklahoma rallied to beat Arkansas 65-62.

The Gamecocks’ 4-star recruit, 6-foot-9 forward Okku Federiko, has officially arrived on campus after NCAA clearance delays. With his immense potential, Federiko is set to play a pivotal role in Coach