1971–72 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 1971–72 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. This was the first year in which South Carolina played as an Independent. South Carolina finished 6th in the AP Poll for the third year in a row.[1]

1971–72 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
Record24–5
Head coach
Home arenaCarolina Coliseum
Seasons
1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Oral Roberts   26 2   .929
No. 7 Marquette   25 4   .862
Hawaii   23 4   .852
No. 12 Marshall   23 4   .852
No. 10 Florida State   28 5   .848
Northern Illinois   21 4   .840
No. 6 South Carolina   24 5   .828
Duquesne   20 5   .800
Syracuse   22 6   .786
Providence   21 6   .778
Detroit   18 6   .750
Houston   20 7   .741
Jacksonville   20 8   .714
No. 15 Villanova   20 8   .714
Pan American   17 7   .708
Niagara   21 9   .700
Penn State   17 8   .680
Fordham   18 9   .667
St. Bonaventure   16 8   .667
Cincinnati   17 9   .654
Georgia Southern   17 9   .654
Colgate   15 8   .652
St. John's   19 11   .633
Fairleigh Dickinson   15 9   .625
Illinois State   16 10   .615
Virginia Tech   16 10   .615
Canisius   15 11   .577
Creighton   15 11   .577
Holy Cross   15 11   .577
Oklahoma City   16 12   .571
Loyola (LA)   14 11   .560
Rutgers   14 11   .560
West Virginia   13 11   .542
Hardin–Simmons   14 12   .538
DePaul   12 11   .522
Centenary   13 12   .520
Long Island   13 12   .520
Boston College   13 13   .500
Dayton   13 13   .500
Pittsburgh   12 12   .500
Air Force   12 13   .480
Fairfield   12 13   .480
Saint Francis (PA)   12 13   .480
Saint Peter's   12 13   .480
Indiana State   12 14   .462
St. Francis (NY)   12 14   .462
Utah State   12 14   .462
Xavier   12 14   .462
Army   11 13   .458
Manhattan   11 13   .458
George Washington   11 14   .440
Navy   10 13   .435
Denver   11 15   .423
Portland   10 16   .385
Seton Hall   10 16   .385
Southern Illinois   10 16   .385
Ball State   9 15   .375
Loyola (IL)   8 14   .364
Tulane   8 18   .308
Boston University   7 16   .304
South Alabama   7 17   .292
Iona   6 17   .261
Butler   6 20   .231
Georgia Tech   6 20   .231
Notre Dame   6 20   .231
Stetson   6 20   .231
Georgetown   3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

edit
Name Position Height Year Stats
Tom Riker Forward 6–10 Senior 19.6 Pts, 10.4 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Kevin Joyce Guard 6–2 Sophomore 18.3 Pts, 4.8 Reb, 4.1 Ast
Danny Traylor Center 7–0 Junior 14.3 Pts, 10.7 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Rick Aydlett Forward 6–7 Senior 9.8 Pts, 6.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Brian Winters Guard 6–4 Sophomore 8.3 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 1.9 Ast
Bob Carver Guard 6–2 Junior 7.2 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 2.6 Ast
Ed Peterson Guard 6–4 Senior 4.3 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ricky Mousa Forward 6–5 Junior 1.5 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Casey Manning Guard 6–3 Junior 1.7 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Jimmy Powell Guard 5–11 Junior 0.6 Pts, 0.0 Reb
Billy Grimes Guard 6–5 Senior 0.7 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.1 Ast

[2]

Schedule

edit
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1
No. 12 at Auburn W 84–63  1-0
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
December 10
No. 11 at Santa Clara W 77–66  2-0
 
Santa Clara, CA
December 11
No. 11 vs. Cal W 67-59  3-0
 
 
December 18
No. 3 Virginia Tech W 77–76  4-0
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
December 23
No. 3 at Pitt W 69–59  5-0
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 27
No. 3 vs. Fairfield W 87–69  6-0
 
 
December 28
No. 3 vs. Boston College W 86–64  7-0
 
 
December 30
No. 3 at Villanova L 76–77  7-1
Villanova Field House 
Philadelphia, PA
January 9
No. 4 No. 2 Marquette L 71–72  7-2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 12
No. 4 Manhattan W 116-78  8-2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 17
No. 4 St. Bonaventure W 61–59  9-2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 19
No. 5 Niagara W 80–69  10-2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 22
No. 5 vs. Iowa L 85–91  10-3
 
 
January 27
No. 11 at Fordham W 100–77  11-3
Madison Square Garden 
Manhattan, NY
January 29
No. 11 vs. No. 19 Northern Illinois W 83–72  12-3
 
 
February 2
No. 8 Stetson W 98–64  13-3
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 5
No. 8 at Clemson W 62–58  14-3
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 7
No. 8 DePaul W 91–67  15-3
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 12
No. 9 Davidson W 86–71  16-3
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 16
No. 7 UNLV W 84–71  17-3
Las Vegas Convention Center 
Las Vegas, NV
February 19
No. 7 Houston L 85–95  17-4
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
February 23
No. 9 Toledo W 94–72  18-4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 26
No. 9 vs. Davidson W 88–82  19-4
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
February 28
No. 9 Notre Dame W 109–83  20-4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
March 1
No. 8 Creighton W 81–64  21-4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
March 4
No. 8 Clemson W 77–64  22-4
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
March 11
No. 6 vs. Temple
NCAA tournament
W 53-51  23-4
William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
March 16
No. 6 vs. No. 2 North Carolina
NCAA tournament
L 69-92  23-5
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
March 18
No. 6 vs. No. 15 Villanova
NCAA tournament• Third-place game
W 90-78  24-5
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[3]

Rankings

edit
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP121211333445118979866
Coaches1313833344486647645

[4]

Gamecocks drafted into the NBA

edit
Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1972 1 8 Tom Riker New York Knicks

[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ "1971-72 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "1970-71 South Carolina Gamecock basketball roster". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "1971-72 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "1971-72 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "1972 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.