Program history
South Carolina
in the tournament.
South Carolina appears in 10 tournaments in this archive, between 1971 and 2024, with an all-time record of 6–10. It has reached the national semifinals once — 2017 — without reaching the title game.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2017, when a 7th seed beat the 2nd-seeded Duke 88–81. The reverse happened in 1997: as a 2nd seed it lost to the 15th-seeded Coppin State 78–65.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 4, from 1971 to 1974. Its longest absence ran 15 years, between 1974 and 1989.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 2nd seed and as low as a 12th.
- 10 Appearances
- 6–10 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | — | 23–6 | Frank McGuire | Atlantic Coast Conference | Regional Fourth Place |
| 1972 | — | 24–5 | Frank McGuire | Independent | Regional third place |
| 1973 | — | 22–7 | Frank McGuire | Independent | Regional third place |
| 1974 | — | 22–5 | Frank McGuire | Independent | First round |
| 1989 | 12 | 19–11 | George Felton | Metro Conference (1975–1995) | lost in the Round 1 to NC State, 66–81 |
| 1997 | 2 | 24–8 | Eddie Fogler | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Coppin State, 65–78 |
| 1998 | 3 | 23–8 | Eddie Fogler | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Richmond, 61–62 |
| 2004 | 10 | 23–11 | Dave Odom | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Memphis, 43–59 |
| 2017 | 7 | 26–11 | Frank Martin | Southeastern Conference | lost in the national semifinal to Gonzaga, 73–77 |
| 2024 | 6 | 26–8 | Lamont Paris | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Oregon, 73–87 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 0–3 |
| Round of 64 | 3–6 |
| Round of 32 | 1–0 |
| Round of 8 | 1–0 |
| Semifinal | 1–1 |
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