1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team


The 1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1969–70 men's college basketball season. South Carolina won their first ACC Regular season championship after going a perfect 14-0 in ACC play. Although they won the ACC regular season, they were denied a spot in the NCAA tournament after they lost a controversial ACC Championship tournament game to NC State in double overtime. Junior John Roche won ACC player of the year, and was a first team All American. South Carolina began the season ranked 1st in the AP poll, and finished 6th in both AP and Coaches.[1]

1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
ACC regular season champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record25–3 (14–0 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBobby Cremins (senior year)
Home arenaCarolina Coliseum
Seasons
1969–70 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 South Carolina 14 0   1.000 25 3   .893
North Carolina 9 5   .643 18 9   .667
No. 10 NC State 9 5   .643 23 7   .767
Duke 8 6   .571 17 9   .654
Wake Forest 6 8   .429 14 13   .519
Maryland 5 9   .357 13 13   .500
Virginia 3 11   .214 10 15   .400
Clemson 2 12   .143 7 19   .269
1970 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Name Position Height Year Stats
John Roche Guard 6–3 Junior 22.2 Pts, 2.5 Reb
Tom Owens Center 6–10 Junior 15.9 Pts, 14.0 Reb
Tom Riker Forward 6–10 Sophomore 13.8 Pts, 9.0 Reb
Bobby Cremins Guard 6–2 Senior 7.2 Pts, 5.4 Reb
Rick Aydlett Forward 6–7 Sophomore 5.5 Pts, 4.0 Reb
John Ribock Forward 6–8 Junior 5.2 Pts, 6.8 Reb
Bob Carver Guard 6–2 Sophomore 3.5 Pts, 0.8 Reb
Gene Spencer Forward 6–8 Senior 1.5 Pts, 0.9 Reb
Corkey Carnevale Guard 6–3 Senior 1.0 Pts, 0.6 Reb
Tommy Terry Guard 6–2 Senior 0.3 Pts, 1.0 Reb
Dennis Powell Center 6–0 Junior 0.4 Pts, 0.1 Reb
Billy Grimes Guard 6–5 Sophomore 0.0 Pts, 0.9 Reb

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 1*
No. 1 at Auburn W 86–64  1-0
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
December 6*
No. 1 Tennessee L 55–56  1-1
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
December 10*
No. 8 at East Carolina W 68-49  2-1
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
December 13
No. 8 at Virginia W 62–51  3-1
(1-0)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
December 15
No. 8 at Maryland W 101–68  4-1
(2-0)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
December 18*
No. 5 Long Island W 89–52  5-1
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
December 29*
No. 3 vs. New Mexico W 85–62  6-1
 
 
December 30*
No. 3 vs. No. 13 Notre Dame W 84–83  7-1
 
 
January 5
No. 3 No. 4 North Carolina W 65–52  8-1
(3-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 10
No. 3 Maryland W 98–72  9-1
(4-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 12
No. 3 Virginia W 63–42  10-1
(5-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 14*
No. 3 at Furman W 59–56  11-1
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
January 26
No. 3 at Clemson W 97–76  12-1
(6-0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 28
No. 4 Virginia Tech W 86–54  13-1
(7-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 31
No. 4 at Duke W 67–55  14-1
(8-0)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 4*
No. 2 at Temple W 79–71  15-1
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
February 7
No. 2 Clemson W 99–52  16-1
(9-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 9
No. 2 Wake Forest W 81–54  17-1
(10-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 11*
No. 2 No. 13 Davidson L 62–68  17-2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 14
No. 2 Duke W 82–65  18-2
(10-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 18
No. 4 at No. 12 NC State W 71–69  19-2
(11-0)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
February 21
No. 4 at No. 13 North Carolina W 79–62  20-2
(12-0)
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 23
No. 4 at Wake Forest W 67–51  21-2
(13-0)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 28
No. 4 No. 14 NC State W 85–69  22-2
(14-0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
March 5*
No. 3 vs. Clemson
ACC tournament
W 34–33  23-2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 6*
No. 3 vs. Wake Forrest
ACC tournament
W 79–63  24-2
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 7*
No. 3 vs. NC State
ACC tournament
L 39-42 2 OT 24-3
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1185333334224436
Coaches2244333334223336

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References

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  1. ^ "1969-70 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "1969-70 South Carolina Gamecocks roster". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "1969-70 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "1969-70 polls". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.