1973–74 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1973–74
| team = South Carolina Gamecocks
| sport = basketball
| logo = South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
| logo_size = 125
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|conference=Independent
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|CoachRank= 16
|APRank= 19
|record=22–5
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| head_coach = Frank McGuire
| hc_year = 10th
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| arena = Carolina Coliseum
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| tourney = NCAA Tournament
| tourney_result = First Round
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{{1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings}}
The 1973–74 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 1973–74 men's college basketball season.
This is Frank McGuire's 10th season as a head coach. They finished the record of 22-5.
Schedule
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| date = December 1
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| opponent = Toledo
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| score = 74–54
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| record = 1–0
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 5
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| opponent = Georgia Southern
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| score = 91–78
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| record = 2–0
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8
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| opponent = Michigan State
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| score = 74–63
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| record = 3–0
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| site_stadium = Jenison Fieldhouse
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| site_cityst = East Lansing, Michigan
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 12
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| opponent = DePauw
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| score = 104–55
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| record = 4–0
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22
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| opponent = Indiana
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| score = 71–84
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| record = 4–1
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| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
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| site_cityst = Bloomington, Indiana
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 27
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| opponent = Alabama
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| score = 75–77
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| record = 4–2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28
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| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
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| score = 73–58
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| record = 5–2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2
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| opponent = Texas Tech
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| score = 81–65
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| record = 6–2
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5
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| opponent = Marquette
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| score = 60–58
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| record = 7–2
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9
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| opponent = Lafayette
| gamename =
| score = 84–63
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| record = 8–2
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12
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| opponent = Manhattan
| gamename =
| score = 75–61
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| record = 9–2
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16
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| opponent = Davidson
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| score = 59–70
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| record = 9–3
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| site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19
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| opponent = Penn
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| score = 67–57
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| record = 10–3
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 24
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| opponent = Fordham
| gamename =
| score = 79–63
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| record = 11–3
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26
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| opponent = Seton Hall
| gamename =
| score = 75–74
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| record = 12–3
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30
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| opponent = Niagara
| gamename =
| score = 85–60
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| record = 13–3
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4
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| opponent = Canisius
| gamename =
| score = 76–58
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| record = 14–3
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6
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| opponent = Villanova
| gamename =
| score = 63–47
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| record = 15–3
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| site_stadium = Villanova Field House
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| site_cityst = Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 9
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| rank = 13
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| opponent = Dayton
| gamename =
| score = 81–68
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| record = 16–3
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
| attend = 11,983
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13
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| opponent = Georgia Tech
| gamename =
| score = 82–73
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| record = 17–3
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| site_stadium = Alexander Memorial Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16
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| opponent = Notre Dame
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| score = 68–72
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| record = 17–4
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20
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| opponent = Virginia Tech
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| score = 82–71
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| record = 18–4
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24
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| opponent = Duquesne
| gamename =
| score = 67–57
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| record = 19–4
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| site_stadium = Civic Arena
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| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27
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| opponent = Pittsburgh
| gamename =
| score = 67–50
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| record = 20–4
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| site_stadium = Carolina Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2
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| opponent = Houston
| gamename =
| score = 104–86
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| record = 21–4
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| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
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| site_cityst = Houston, Texas
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5
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| opponent = Creighton
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| score = 78–69
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| record = 22–4
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| site_stadium = Omaha Civic Auditorium
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| site_cityst = Omaha, Nebraska
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9
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| opponent = Furman
| gamename = NCAA Tournament • First Round
| score = 69–75
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| record = 22–5
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| site_stadium = Palestra
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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}}{{cite web |title=1973-74 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/south-carolina/1974-schedule.html|publisher=sports-reference.com}}{{cite web |title=2019-20 South Carolina Men's Basketball Records & History |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/documents/2019/11/10/MBB_2019_20_Records_History.pdf |publisher=University of South Carolina Athletics |access-date=June 13, 2020}}
Team players drafted into the NBA
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| 1 | 12 | Brian Winters | Los Angeles Lakers |
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References
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