The 2017–18 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The team's head coach, Frank Martin, was in his sixth season at South Carolina. The team played its home games at

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as a member of the

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. They finished the season 17–16, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They defeated

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in the first round of the SEC tournament before losing in the second round to

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Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2016–17 season 26–11, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed in the East region. In the First Round, they defeated No. 10-seeded Marquette, the school's first NCAA Tournament win since

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. They then defeated No. 2-seeded

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to earn a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they blew out No. 3 seed and No. 12-ranked Baylor by 20 points to earn a trip the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they defeated fellow SEC-member No. 4-seeded

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to advance to the first Final Four in school history. There the Gamecocks lost to the West Region's No. 1 seed,

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. The 26 wins marked the most wins in school history.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2017 recruiting class

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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