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Thursday, October 25, 2012  Frank Martin is representing the University of South Carolina Thursday at the Southeastern Conference Basketeball Media Day.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  He will have to sit out the 2012-13 season under NCAA transfer rules, but will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Frank Martin will take over the Gamecock men's basketball program.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  The Gamecocks finished the season 10-21 and 2-14 in the SEC.  USC finished in last place in the SEC for the second time in six years.

Monday, March 12, 2012  South Carolina sophomore two-sport standout Bruce Ellington announced Monday that he will commit to playing basketball full-time and will no longer be part of the Gamecock football team.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  Trevor Lacey scored 15 points, JaMychal Green added 12 and Alabama played lockdown defense in the final six minutes to beat South Carolina 63-57 in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday.

Monday, March 05, 2012  The Gamecocks, who finished with the 12th seed in the league, play the fifth-seeded Crimson Tide at 3:30 (eastern) pm Thursday in New Orleans.  The winner of the game will play Florida Friday at 3:30 pm.

Saturday, March 03, 2012  Gerald Robinson scored 23 points to lead Georgia to a 67-55 win over South Carolina Saturday in the regular season finale for both teams.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Gamecock senior Malik Cooke scores 11 points in his final home game.

Sunday, February 26, 2012  Tennessee wins 11th straight over USC.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  John Jenkins scored 21 points and Vanderbilt beat South Carolina 59-48 Wednesday night for its third straight victory.

Sunday, February 19, 2012  USC falls to 2-10 in SEC with loss to Tigers.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Malik Cooke had 13 points including the go-ahead basket with 19 seconds left and Damontre Harris blocked a layup attempt by Georgia's Gerald Robinson Jr. to save South Carolina's 57-56 victory Wednesday night.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Frankie Sullivan scored 22 points and Auburn had a big run out of halftime to run away with a 63-52 win over South Carolina on Saturday, keeping the Gamecocks the only winless team in Southeastern Conference play.

Friday, January 06, 2012  Malik Cooke and Damontre Harris scored 11 points each to lead South Carolina's balanced scoring in a 79-51 victory over South Carolina State on Tuesday night.