The 1988–89 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the
University of South Carolina as a member of the
Metro Conference
The Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference, popularly known as the Metro Conference, was an NCAA Division I athletics conference, so named because its six charter members were all in urban metropolitan areas, though its later members did n ...
during the
1988–89 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach
George Felton
George Felton (born December 28, 1952) is a former American college basketball coach. He was the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team from 1986 to 1991. Felton has also served as a college scout for the NBA's Indiana ...
and played their home games at
Carolina Coliseum
Carolina Coliseum is a 12,401-seat multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, built in 1968 by the University of South Carolina. The Coliseum was the largest arena in South Carolina at the time of its completion. It was the home of the U ...
in
Columbia, South Carolina. The team received an at-large bid to the
1989 NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the East region – the team's first appearance in the tournament in 15 years. The Gamecocks lost to
NC State in the first round to finish the season with a record of 19–11 (8–4 Metro).
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
References
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South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball seasons
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