1916–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

1916–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
1916–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	7–8
Head coach	Dixon Foster (1st season);
Home arena	none
	Seasons ← 1915–16 1917–18 →

1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy		–		–	11	–	0	1.000
Montana State		–		–	20	–	2	.909
Louisiana State		–		–	20	–	2	.909
Canisius		–		–	9	–	1	.900
Creighton		–		–	18	–	2	.900
Virginia Tech		–		–	17	–	2	.895
Georgia		–		–	8	–	1	.889
North Dakota		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Brigham Young		–		–	14	–	2	.875
The Citadel		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Penn State		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Arizona		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Trinity		–		–	20	–	4	.833
Seton Hall		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Syracuse		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Clemson		–		–	8	–	2	.800
Colgate		–		–	15	–	4	.789
Lehigh		–		–	15	–	4	.789
Indiana State		–		–	13	–	4	.765
Oklahoma State		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Dayton		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Duquesne		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Michigan State		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Boston		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Georgetown		–		–	8	–	4	.667
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	6	.667
Tennessee		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Bradley		–		–	10	–	6	.625
Oklahoma		–		–	13	–	8	.619
Notre Dame		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Ole Miss		–		–	11	–	7	.611
Wake Forest		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Virginia		–		–	7	–	5	.583
St. John's (NY)		–		–	11	–	8	.579
North Carolina		–		–	5	–	4	.556
North Carolina State		–		–	10	–	8	.556
Butler		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Temple		–		–	10	–	9	.526
Auburn		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Idaho		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Utah		–		–	3	–	3	.500
West Virginia		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Wyoming		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Manhattan		–		–	7	–	8	.467
South Carolina		–		–	7	–	8	.467
Rutgers		–		–	4	–	5	.444
Alabama		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Buffalo		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Connecticut		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Kentucky		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Southern California		–		–	8	–	12	.400
William & Mary		–		–	4	–	9	.308
Niagara		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Army		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Cincinnati		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Vanderbilt		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Montana		–		–	4	–	11	.267
Texas Christian		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Wichita State		–		–	2	–	11	.154
Ohio		–		–	2	–	14	.125
Arizona State		–		–	0	–	1	.000


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1916–17 South Carolina men's basketball team represents University of South Carolina during the 1916–17 college men's basketball season. The head coach was, coaching the Gamecocks in his first season. The team finished with an overall record of 7–8.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
1/13/1917*	Wofford	L 23–38	0–1	Columbia, SC
1/17/1917*	College of Charleston	W 53–9	1–1	Columbia, SC
1/20/1917*	Presbyterian	W 32–29	2–1	Columbia, SC
1/24/1917*	Clemson	W 34–19	3–1	Columbia, SC
2/8/1917*	Porter Military Acad.	W 40–35 ^OT	4–1	Columbia, SC
2/13/1917*	Columbia Outlaws	W 63–25	5–1	Columbia, SC
2/17/1917*	The Citadel	W 36–23	6–1	Columbia, SC
2/19/1917*	at Newberry	L 19–73	6–2	Greenville, SC
2/20/1917*	at Presbyterian	L 28–34	6–3	Clinton, SC
2/21/1917*	at Wofford	L 28–44	6–4	Spartanburg, SC
2/22/1917*	at Clemson	L 27–51	6–5	Clemson, SC
2/28/1917*	Newberry	L 33–44	6–6	Columbia, SC
3/2/1917*	at The Citadel	L 17–47	6–7	Charleston, SC
3/3/1917*	at College of Charleston	W 36–6	7–7	Charleston, SC
3/3/1917*	Porter Military Acad.	L 32–34	7–8	Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ "1916–17 Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball media guide" (PDF). Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[1] "1916–17 Schedule and Results". Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[2] "South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball media guide" (PDF). Retrieved January 10, 2023.

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v t e South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball
Venues	College Hall (1908-1912) Carolina Gymnasium (1912-1927) Carolina Fieldhouse (1927–1968) Carolina Coliseum (1968–2002) Colonial Life Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	Clemson
Culture & lore	Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Garnet Army 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics