On Saturday night, the Southeast Conference announced that the men’s basketball competition between Tennessee and South Carolina on January 12 was postponed. due to a “combination of positive tests, contact tracking and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the South Carolina basketball program”. On Thursday, the Gamecocks (3-2, 1-0) were forced to pause all team activities and postpone Saturday’s competition against Ole Miss for the same reason.
This marks the third conference game that Gamecocks have had to postpone due to the COVID-19 protocols. The scheduled debut for the Kentucky conference on December 29 could not be played. Frank Martin’s team came out of quarantine and isolation in time to play Florida A&M on January 2 and Texas A&M on January 6, both winning at home at Colonial Life Arena.
In December alone, Gamecocks had to cancel three games outside the conference against Wofford (10 December), George Washington (19 December) and SC State (23 December). TThe December 19 contest with Clemson is currently considered labeled “postponed” on the team’s official schedule at GamecocksOnline.com, but that game is unlikely to be played.
South Carolina remaining calendar
Saturday, January 16 – at LSU – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, January 19th – in Missouri – 19h
Saturday, January 23 – Auburn – 12:00
Wednesday, January 27 – Georgia 19h
Saturday, January 30 – in Vanderbilt – 8:30 pm
Wednesday, February 3 – in Florida – 6:30 pm
Saturday, February 6 – State of Mississippi – 3:30 pm
Tuesday, February 9 – Alabama – 6:30 pm
Saturday, February 13 – Ole Miss – 18h
Tuesday, February 16 – in Tennessee – 8:30 pm
Saturday, February 20 – Missouri – 2pm or 4pm
Wednesday, February 24 – in the state of Mississippi – 19h
Saturday, February 27 – in Georgia – 1 pm
Tuesday, March 2 – Arkansas – 6:30 pm
TBD – in Kentucky
TBD – in Ole Miss
TBD – Tennessee
March 10-14 – SEC Tournament (Nashville)
* bold denotes home games