The Arkansas Razorbacks face off with the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday in Columbia in a all-important 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
South Carolina
Arena Name: Colonial Life Arena
Capacity: 18,000
Year Opened: 2002
Game Date/Time
Saturday, February 4, 2023, 3:30 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
Arkansas
74.8
65.3
9.5
68.2
47.4
69.7
30.8
15.4
5.0
22.0
16.2
40.9
31.2
19.0
4.2
10.4
26.0
36.4
1.0
15.2
0.517
South Carolina
63.7
73.1
-9.4
36.4
39.4
63.9
32.1
9.6
7.7
15.0
24.0
47.3
34.9
16.4
-0.4
12.4
22.5
34.9
0.8
10.8
0.459
Players and Stats
Arkansas
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Ricky Council
1
JR
G
6-6
205
17.3 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 2.4 Ast
Anthony Black
0
FR
G
6-7
198
12.5 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 4.0 Ast
Davonte Davis
4
JR
G
6-3
180
10.9 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 2.9 Ast
Makhi Mitchell
15
SR
F
6-9
230
7.5 Pts, 5.7 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Jordan Walsh
13
FR
F
6-7
205
7.4 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Trevon Brazile
2
SO
F
6-9
215
11.8 Pts, 6.0 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Jalen Graham
11
SR
F
6-9
220
5.0 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Nick Smith
3
FR
G
6-5
185
12.8 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Makhel Mitchell
22
SR
F
6-10
245
3.9 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Joseph Pinion
5
FR
G
6-5
190
2.9 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Kamani Johnson
20
SR
F
6-7
215
2.4 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Derrian Ford
23
FR
G
6-3
205
0.9 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Cade Arbogast
21
JR
G
6-3
170
0.5 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Barry Dunning
12
FR
G
6-6
195
0.1 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Lawson Blake
45
SO
F
6-10
225
0.0 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.0 As
South Carolina
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Gregory “GG” Jackson II
23
FR
F
6-9
215
16.1 Pts, 6.6 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Meechie Johnson
5
SO
G
6-2
172
11.9 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 3.3 Ast
Hayden Brown
10
SR
F
6-5
225
10.6 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Chico Carter
2
SR
G
6-2
190
10.5 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Jacobi Wright
1
SO
G
6-2
180
5.6 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Josh Gray
33
JR
C
6-11
255
3.4 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
31
JR
F
6-8
2.6 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Zachary Davis
12
FR
G
6-8
190
2.5 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Daniel Hankins-Sanford
30
FR
F
6-8
233
2.6 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.3 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
College Basketball Ratings
Arkansas vs. South Carolina Basketball Series History
Arkansas leads 22-15
Arkansas Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Anthony Black
G
6′-7″
198
FR
Duncanville, TX
1
Ricky Council IV
G
6′-6″
205
JR
Durham, NC
2
Trevon Brazile
F
6′-10″
212
SO
Springfield, MO
3
Nick Smith Jr.
G
6′-5″
185
FR
Jacksonville, AR
4
Davonte Davis
G
6′-4″
185
JR
Jacksonville, AR
5
Joseph Pinion
G
6′-5″
190
FR
Morrilton, AR
11
Jalen Graham
F
6′-9″
225
SR
Phoenix, AZ
12
Barry Dunning Jr.
G
6′-6″
195
FR
Mobile, AL
13
Jordan Walsh
G
6′-7″
205
FR
Desoto, TX
15
Makhi Mitchell
F
6′-9″
230
SR
Washington, DC
20
Kamani Johnson
F
6′-7″
230
SR
Brooklyn, NY
21
Cade Arbogast
G
6′-3″
180
JR
Concord, CA
22
Makhel Mitchell
F
6′-10″
240
SR
Washington, DC
23
Derrian Ford
G
6′-3″
205
FR
Magnolia, AR
45
Lawson Blake
F
6′-10″
225
SO
Fayetteville, AR
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
Arkansas Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
N Dakota St
58
Arkansas
76
11/11/2022
Fordham
48
Arkansas
74
11/16/2022
S Dakota St
56
Arkansas
71
11/21/2022
Louisville
54
Arkansas
80
11/22/2022
Creighton
90
Arkansas
87
11/23/2022
Arkansas
78
San Diego St
74
11/28/2022
Troy
61
Arkansas
74
12/3/2022
San José St
59
Arkansas
99
12/6/2022
UNC Greensboro
58
Arkansas
65
12/10/2022
Oklahoma
78
Arkansas
88
12/17/2022
Bradley
57
Arkansas
76
12/21/2022
UNC Asheville
51
Arkansas
85
12/28/2022
Arkansas
57
LSU
60
1/4/2023
Missouri
68
Arkansas
74
1/7/2023
Arkansas
59
Auburn
72
1/11/2023
Alabama
84
Arkansas
69
1/14/2023
Arkansas
84
Vanderbilt
97
1/18/2023
Arkansas
76
Missouri
79
1/21/2023
Ole Miss
59
Arkansas
69
1/24/2023
LSU
40
Arkansas
60
1/28/2023
Arkansas
64
Baylor
67
1/31/2023
Texas A&M
70
Arkansas
81
2/4/2023
Arkansas
South Carolina
2/7/2023
Arkansas
Kentucky
2/11/2023
Mississippi State
Arkansas
2/15/2023
Arkansas
Texas A&M
2/18/2023
Florida
Arkansas
2/21/2023
Georgia
Arkansas
2/25/2023
Arkansas
Alabama
2/28/2023
Arkansas
Tennessee
3/4/2023
Kentucky
Arkansas
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
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
South Carolina
2/7/2023
South Carolina
Missouri
2/11/2023
South Carolina
Ole Miss
2/14/2023
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
2/18/2023
South Carolina
LSU
2/22/2023
Alabama
South Carolina
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
Injuries and Suspensions
Arkansas
[G] Nick Smith Jr. (Knee) – Out
South Carolina
[G] Chico Carter JR (Undisclosed) – Questionable
Source: statfox.com
Arkansas-South Carolina Prediction
Arkansas 78, South Carolina 71
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Saturday‘s game tips off at 3:30 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.
