2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

2009–10 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record15–16 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neill Berry
  • Michael Boynton
  • Cypheus Bunton
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky 14 2   .875 35 3   .921
No. 21 Vanderbilt 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
No. 15 Tennessee 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
Florida 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
South Carolina 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Georgia 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
West
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 24 12   .667
Mississippi 9 7   .563 24 11   .686
Arkansas 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Alabama 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Auburn 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
LSU 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
2010 SEC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 South Carolina men's basketball team represented University of South Carolina during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The head coach was Darrin Horn who was in his second season with the Gamecocks. The team played its home games at the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. All games were produced and broadcast locally by the Gamecock Sports Radio Network. They finished the season 15–16, 6–10 in Southeastern Conference play and lost in the first round of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament to Alabama. The Gamecocks were not invited to a post season tournament. The highlight of the season was a home upset of #1 Kentucky on January 26.