South Carolina’s men’s basketball game against Kentucky, originally scheduled for December 29, will now be played on March 6. The opening of the conference season was postponed because Gamecocks were on a break from team activities due to the health and safety protocols of COVID-19.
The Gamecocks (5-12, 3-10) play in Georgia on Saturday and host Arkansas on Tuesday before ending the regular season in Lexington. Coach Frank Martin’s team is in a six-game losing streak, prolonged on Wednesday night with a loss in the state of Mississippi. Kentucky is 8-13 overall, with a record 7-7 in the league game. John Calipari’s team has won their last three competitions.
This will be one of Carolina’s three postponed games that receives a rescheduled date. The Gamecocks also had a road dispute on January 9 against Ole Miss and a home dispute on January 12 against Tennessee also postponed.
Launch of South Carolina Athletics Communications and Public Relations
The Southeastern Conference launched in Thursday fights for the weekend of March 6-7, where it was announced that the South Carolina match in Kentucky, originally scheduled for December 29, would be played in Lexington on Saturday, 6 March. Six games will be played on Saturday and one on Sunday, March 7. When the conference schedule was announced, the March 6 weekend was left open to allow a window for makeup games.
Five of the games are rescheduled games that have been postponed throughout the season. Two are new games that mirror the site of previous matches to help balance the team’s calendars at home and away.
Alabama’s game in Georgia on Saturday, March 6, will be at 2 pm Eastern Time and will be available on CBS. The start times and network designations for all other games on that weekend will be announced at a later date.
Saturday, March 6
Alabama in Georgia | CBS | 14:00 ET
LSU in Missouri – originally scheduled for January 9
Mississippi State at Auburn – originally scheduled for February 16
Texas A&M in Arkansas – originally scheduled for February 6
South Carolina in Kentucky – originally scheduled for December 29
Vanderbilt on Ole Miss
Sunday, March 7
Florida in Tennessee – originally scheduled for February 10