COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of South Carolina's most experienced forwards in Alanzo Frink will miss the rest of the men's basketball season due to medical reasons.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The new committee formed by the National Association of Basketball Coaches to address racism and diversity recommended Monday that high schools and colleges establish...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin will chair a new committee formed by the National Association of Basketball Coaches to address issues of race and discrimination not only...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina leading scorer A.J. Lawson is entering the NBA draft for a second straight season.

Gamecocks coach Frank Martin confirmed Sunday that Lawson would not...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Maik Kotsar swished four free throws in the final 21 seconds to deliver an improbable 63-61 win over Tennessee on Saturday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin finally has his “mouthpiece" in freshman Jermaine Couisnard and that could mean more big things ahead for the Gamecocks.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Maik Kotsar, a senior and the last player left from South Carolina's Final Four run of 2017, had his best game of the season. Gamecocks coach Frank Martin says a big assist...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A.J. Lawson scored 19 points for South Carolina and the Gamecocks never trailed but needed an Arkansas missed 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 79-77 victory on Wednesday...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin figured shooting would be a team strength this year.

“Then the season hit, and we couldn’t make a shot to save our lives,”...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Christiaan Jones thought one day he might play for South Carolina. Instead, the Stetson junior handed his hometown school one of its most disappointing losses.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jair Bolden made an early 3-pointer for South Carolina and drew a charge a short time later and paused, staring a Virginia player down after the play.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Maik Kotsar is confident, and South Carolina loves it.

The senior forward and four-year starter was in double figures for the fifth straight game on Sunday, leading the...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard was moping and South Carolina coach Frank Martin called him out. Following a crushing loss to Boston on Tuesday to open the Cancun Challenge, the two had a...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Boston knew it probably couldn’t match South Carolina physically. The Gamecocks, coached by Frank Martin, are always in the opponent’s face.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A.J. Lawson and Jermaine Couisnard scored 12 points each, Jair Bolden had 11 and South Carolina dominated Wyoming defensively in a 66-32 win Sunday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Everyone should shake hands with Ernie Barrett once in their life.

Seriously. If you haven't met him before, you're missing out.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina guard A.J. Lawson is declaring for the NBA draft. He is not signing with an agent and leaving open the option to return to school.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin says freshman guard Jermaine Couisnard will be eligible to play for the Gamecocks next fall.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin was thrilled his team ended its losing streak with a win against Texas A&M on Tuesday night.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Add South Carolina's second leading scorer, A.J. Lawson, to those sidelined for the Gamecocks.

South Carolina coach Frank Martin said Lawson will miss at least the next...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina keeps digging a hole and then the Gamecocks keep finding a way to pull themselves out.

South Carolina (14-12, 9-4 Southeastern Conference) won its fifth...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin has a simple explanation for his team's sudden surge from the outside — the play of forward Chris Silva around the basket.

Martin said Silva has been a take-charge player down low, causing opponents to send several players inside to slow him down and opening up the outside for the Gamecocks to make some shots.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina guard Evan Hinson is giving up his spot on the basketball team to concentrate on football.

Gamecocks basketball coach Frank Martin announced Hinson's decision to stop playing two sports Wednesday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No one else might have believed in South Carolina as they entered Southeastern Conference play as the only team with a losing record, but Gamecocks coach Frank Martin made sure his team didn't lose faith.

Keyshawn Bryant scored 15 points and Chris Silva added 14 points as South Carolina (8-7, 3-0 SEC) continued its surprising league start with an 85-75 win over Missouri on Sunday. It's only the third time in 28 seasons the Gamecocks have won their first three SEC games.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina freshman point guard T.J. Moss will miss the rest of the season after having ankle and foot surgery earlier this week.

Gamecocks coach Frank Martin said Friday that Moss will take a medical redshirt season. Moss is expected to make a complete recovery and return next season.

Moss suffered a right high ankle sprain and reaggravated a previous foot injury at practice on Dec. 18.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A precision pass the length of the court. A grown-man seal against two defenders. A dunk that stunned the home crowd and sent the South Carolina bench into a frenzy.

It was a final play executed to perfection.

Chris Silva's slam following a full-court pass from Felipe Haase with 2.5 seconds remaining gave South Carolina a 71-69 victory over Florida in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams Saturday night.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a month of defeats, South Carolina was anxious for a win — no matter who it came against.

The Gamecocks got 22 points from freshman A.J. Lawson and 21 from Chris Silva to end a four-game losing streak with a 97-46 rout of Division II North Greenville on Monday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina starting forward Justin Minaya will have surgery on his right knee this week and be out indefinitely.

Gamecocks coach Frank Martin announced Minaya's status Tuesday. Martin says the 6-foot-5 sophomore Minaya would begin rehab immediately, although a timetable for his return would be determined after the operation. Minaya hurt himself in practice this past Sunday. He missed Monday night's 81-61 loss to Southern Conference opponent Wofford.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Senior guard Hassani Gravett and freshman guard A.J. Lawson scored 18 points apiece and South Carolina whipped Norfolk State 81-64 Tuesday night in its final tuneup before the conclusion of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Tipoff.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina

Last season: 17-16, missed the postseason after a surprise Final Four run in 2017.

Nickname: Gamecocks.

Coach: Frank Martin.

Conference: Southeastern.

Who's gone: Guard Frank Booker, guard Wesley Myers, guard David Beatty (transfer).

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Expect South Carolina coach Frank Martin to pay more attention to USC Upstate this fall.

New USC Upstate coach Dave Dickerson has announced his first recruiting class, which includes Martin's son Brandon.

The younger Martin is a 6-foot-6 forward who averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds during his senior year of high school. He then played a post-graduate season at a prep school in Connecticut.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's leading scorer and rebounder Chris Silva is withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to the Gamecocks for his senior year.

The 6-foot-9 forward from Gabon, South Carolina, was named to the all-Southeastern Conference first team after averaging 14.3 points and eight rebounds last season. He declared for the draft last month and met with several NBA teams. Silva was not part of the league's draft combine last week.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina point guard Rakym Felder is no longer part of the Gamecocks basketball team.

Felder, a key freshman reserve for South Carolina's Final Four team two years ago, was dismissed from the program by coach Frank Martin on Monday.

The 5-foot-10 Felder, from Brooklyn, New York, was suspended last summer after his second arrest in less than a year. Felder was not enrolled last fall. He was allowed to return in the spring semester although he did not play.