2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team


The 2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Frank Martin who was in his fourth season at South Carolina. The team played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Georgia. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated High Point in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Georgia Tech.

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Georgia.

Departures

Recruits

Roster

Schedule

Source:
!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference games
!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | SEC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | NIT

Rankings

PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
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