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	8–4 (0–0 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. 11 Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	12	–	0	1.000
No. 23 Georgia	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
LSU	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Missouri	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
No. 14 Alabama	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
No. 18 Arkansas	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
No. 19 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Texas	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Auburn	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
No. 22 Florida	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583

† 2026 SEC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 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 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						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
SEC regular season
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	Vanderbilt						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at LSU						Pete Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	Georgia						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 14, 2026 9:00 p.m., SECN	at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN	Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN	Oklahoma						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 24, 2026 3:30 p.m., SECN	at Texas A&M						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 28, 2026 9:00 p.m., SECN	Florida						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 31, 2026 6:00 p.m., SECN	LSU						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Texas						Moody Center Austin, TX
February 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., SECN	Missouri						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 14, 2026 8:30 p.m., SECN	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., SECN	at Florida						O'Connell Center 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