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The South Carolina Gamecocks face off with the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday in Knoxville in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game, including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.
John H. Sanford, 14Powers SEC Basketball
Venue
Tennessee
Arena Name: Thompson-Boling Arena
Capacity: 21,678
Year Opened: 1987
Game Date/Time
Saturday, February 25, 2023, 6:00 PM ET
Team Statistical Comparison
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
Winning %
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Three Point %
FT Made P/G
Three Pointers P/G
FT Attempts P/G
3-Point Attempts P/G
FG % Defense
3-Point % Defense
Fouls Per Game
Rebound Margin
Rebounds (Off.) P/G
Rebounds (Def) P/G
Rebounds Per Game
Assist/Turnover Ratio
TOs Forced P/G
Effective FG pct
South Carolina
64.1
72.8
-8.7
34.6
39.8
64.5
32.3
10
7.8
15.5
24
46.7
34.4
16.3
-0.8
12.19
22.35
34.54
0.82
10.69
0.465
Tennessee
72.3
56.4
16
76.9
43
72.7
32.7
13.7
7.7
18.9
23.5
35.5
24.7
16.7
7.7
13.62
26.27
39.88
1.36
15.65
0.494
Players and Stats
South Carolina
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Gregory “GG” Jackson II
23
FR
F
6-9
215
15.2 Pts, 6.0 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Meechie Johnson
5
SO
G
6-2
172
12.5 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 3.4 Ast
Hayden Brown
10
SR
F
6-5
225
11.2 Pts, 5.0 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Chico Carter
2
SR
G
6-2
190
9.8 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Jacobi Wright
1
SO
G
6-2
180
6.2 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Josh Gray
33
JR
C
6-11
255
4.2 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
31
JR
F
6-8
2.2 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Zachary Davis
12
FR
G
6-8
190
2.3 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Daniel Hankins-Sanford
30
FR
F
6-8
233
2.7 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ford Cooper
44
SR
G
6-3
183
1.0 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ja’Von Benson
21
JR
F
6-7
251
0.6 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Eli Sparkman
14
FR
G
6-0
153
0.3 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Tre-Vaughn Minott
4
JR
C
6-9
280
0.2 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ebrima Dibba
0
SR
G
6-6
Tennessee
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Zakai Zeigler
5
SO
G
5-9
160
10.9 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 5.5 Ast
Santiago Vescovi
25
SR
G
6-3
188
12.3 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 2.7 Ast
Olivier Nkamhoua
13
SR
F
6-8
223
10.7 Pts, 5.0 Reb, 1.9 Ast
Julian Phillips
2
FR
F
6-8
198
9.0 Pts, 4.8 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Tyreke Key
4
SR
G
6-3
205
8.6 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Josiah-Jordan James
30
SR
G
6-6
207
9.5 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Uros Plavsic
33
SR
C
7-0
262
5.5 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Jonas Aidoo
0
SO
F
6-11
230
5.0 Pts, 5.1 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Jahmai Mashack
15
SO
G
6-4
192
3.5 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Tobe Awaka
11
FR
F
6-8
250
3.4 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 0.3 Ast
B.J. Edwards
1
FR
G
6-3
188
1.5 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Colin Coyne
35
JR
F
6-9
239
0.7 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Kent Gilbert
21
JR
G
6-1
164
0.0 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Alec Kegler
24
SO
G
6-4
212
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Isaiah Sulack
31
SR
G
6-5
170
0.0 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Kidd Brizek
32
FR
G
6-6
D.J. Jefferson
44
FR
G
6-5
Evan Shiflet
3
FR
G
6-2
Stats from 2/17/2023 due to power outages
College Basketball Ratings
South Carolina vs. Tennessee Basketball Series History
Tennessee leads 50-27
South Carolina Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Ebrima Dibba
G
6′-6″
214
SR
–
1
Jacobi Wright
G
6′-2″
188
SO
Fort Mill, SC
2
Chico Carter Jr.
G
6′-3″
192
SR
Columbia, SC
4
Tre-Vaughn Minott
C
6′-9″
258
JR
Montreal, PQ
5
Meechie Johnson
G
6′-2″
180
JR
Cleveland, OH
10
Hayden Brown
F
6′-5″
234
SR
Greer, SC
12
Zachary Davis
G
6′-8″
190
FR
Orangeburg, SC
14
Eli Sparkman
G
6′-0″
153
FR
Cleveland, TN
21
Ja’Von Benson
F
6′-7″
253
JR
Columbia, SC
23
Gregory Jackson II
F
6′-9″
215
FR
Columbia, SC
30
Daniel Hankins-Sanford
F
6′-8″
233
FR
Charlotte, NC
31
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
F
6′-8″
250
JR
–
33
Josh Gray
F
7′-0″
255
JR
Brooklyn, NY
44
Ford Cooper Jr.
G
6′-3″
193
SR
Charlotte, NC
Tennessee Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Jonas Aidoo
F
6′-11″
241
SO
Durham, NC
1
B.J. Edwards
G
6′-3″
188
FR
Knoxville, TN
2
Julian Phillips
F
6′-8″
198
FR
Blythewood, SC
3
Evan Shiflet
G
6′-2″
197
FR
Nashville, TN
4
Tyreke Key
G
6′-2″
211
SR
Celina, TN
5
Zakai Zeigler
G
5′-9″
171
SO
Long Island, NY
11
Tobe Awaka
F
6′-8″
250
FR
Hyde Park, NY
13
Olivier Nkamhoua
F
6′-9″
236
SR
–
15
Jahmai Mashack
G
6′-4″
201
SO
Fontana, CA
21
Kent Gilbert
G
6′-1″
178
JR
Greenville, NC
24
Alec Kegler
F
6′-4″
212
SO
Clarksville, TN
25
Santiago Vescovi
G
6′-3″
192
SR
–
30
Josiah-Jordan James
G
6′-6″
224
SR
Charleston, SC
31
Isaiah Sulack
G
6′-5″
192
JR
Knoxville, TN
32
Kidd Brizek
G
6′-6″
194
FR
Powdersville, SC
33
Uros Plavsic
F
7′-1″
265
SR
–
35
Colin Coyne
F
6′-9″
239
JR
Fredericksburg, VA
44
D.J. Jefferson
G
6′-5″
207
FR
Richardson, TX
South Carolina Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/8/2022
SC State
77
South Carolina
80
11/11/2022
Clemson
58
South Carolina
60
11/17/2022
Colorado St
85
South Carolina
53
11/18/2022
South Carolina
60
Davidson
69
11/20/2022
Furman
79
South Carolina
60
11/25/2022
SC Upstate
53
South Carolina
68
11/30/2022
South Carolina
55
G Washington
79
12/3/2022
South Carolina
74
Georgetown
71
12/11/2022
Presbyterian
57
South Carolina
68
12/14/2022
South Carolina
70
UAB
84
12/17/2022
East Carolina
64
South Carolina
56
12/22/2022
Western KY
58
South Carolina
65
12/30/2022
E Michigan
64
South Carolina
74
1/3/2023
South Carolina
79
Vanderbilt
84
1/7/2023
Tennessee
85
South Carolina
42
1/10/2023
South Carolina
71
Kentucky
68
1/14/2023
Texas A&M
94
South Carolina
53
1/17/2023
Ole Miss
70
South Carolina
58
1/21/2023
Auburn
81
South Carolina
66
1/25/2023
South Carolina
60
Florida
81
1/28/2023
South Carolina
78
Georgia
81
1/31/2023
Mississippi State
66
South Carolina
51
2/4/2023
Arkansas
65
South Carolina
63
2/7/2023
South Carolina
74
Missouri
83
2/11/2023
South Carolina
64
Ole Miss
61
2/14/2023
Vanderbilt
75
South Carolina
64
2/18/2023
South Carolina
82
LSU
73
2/22/2023
Alabama
78
South Carolina
76
2/25/2023
South Carolina
Tennessee
2/28/2023
South Carolina
Mississippi State
3/4/2023
Georgia
South Carolina
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
Tennessee Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Tennessee Tech
43
Tennessee
75
11/13/2022
Colorado
78
Tennessee
66
11/16/2022
FGCU
50
Tennessee
81
11/23/2022
Butler
45
Tennessee
71
11/24/2022
Tennessee
73
USC
66
11/25/2022
Tennessee
64
Kansas
50
11/30/2022
McNeese
40
Tennessee
76
12/4/2022
Alcorn St
40
Tennessee
94
12/7/2022
E Kentucky
49
Tennessee
84
12/11/2022
Maryland
53
Tennessee
56
12/17/2022
Tennessee
70
Arizona
75
12/21/2022
Austin Peay
44
Tennessee
86
12/28/2022
Tennessee
63
Ole Miss
59
1/3/2023
Mississippi State
53
Tennessee
87
1/7/2023
Tennessee
85
South Carolina
42
1/10/2023
Vanderbilt
68
Tennessee
77
1/14/2023
Kentucky
63
Tennessee
56
1/17/2023
Tennessee
70
Mississippi State
59
1/21/2023
Tennessee
77
LSU
56
1/25/2023
Georgia
41
Tennessee
70
1/28/2023
Texas
71
Tennessee
82
2/1/2023
Tennessee
54
Florida
67
2/4/2023
Auburn
43
Tennessee
46
2/8/2023
Tennessee
65
Vanderbilt
66
2/11/2023
Missouri
86
Tennessee
85
2/15/2023
Alabama
59
Tennessee
68
2/18/2023
Tennessee
54
Kentucky
66
2/21/2023
Tennessee
63
Texas A&M
68
2/25/2023
South Carolina
Tennessee
2/28/2023
Arkansas
Tennessee
3/4/2023
Tennessee
Auburn
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
Injuries and Suspensions
South Carolina
[G] Chico Carter JR (Knee) – Questionable
[G] Ford Cooper Jr (Thigh) – Out
Tennessee
[G] Josiah-Jordan James (Ankle) – Probable
[F] Julian Phillips (Hip) – Probable
[G] D.J. Jefferson (Redshirt) – Out
Source: statfox.com
South Carolina-Tennessee Prediction
Tennessee 78, South Carolina 69
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Saturday‘s game tips off at 6:00 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.
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