South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley, in a very public way, has been working hard to complete her team's 2024-2025 schedule. With other teams not too keen on playing the Gamecocks, Staley even took to social media to fill the final game on the docket.
The SEC released the conference schedule several weeks ago, but the slow trickle of news out of Coach Staley's office for the non-conference schedule continued. On Monday, the news finally stopped. The 2024-2025 season is set for the Gamecocks.
The South Carolina basketball schedule will include two preseason exhibitions, one for charity on the road against the Memphis Tigers and one at home against Clayton State. Both scrimmages will be in October, and the regular season will begin the first week of November. The SEC schedule will begin after New Year's Day, but the annual rivalry game against the UConn Huskies will interrupt conference play in February.
Tuesday, October 15th: @ Memphis Tigers (off-campus at FedEx Forum; Charity Exhibition, Hoops for St. Jude Tip-Off Classic)
Monday, October 28th: Clayton State Lakers (Exhibition)
Monday, November 4th: Michigan Wolverines (neutral site in Las Vegas, Nevada; Hall of Fame Series)
Sunday, November 10th: NC State Wolfpack (neutral site in Charlotte, North Carolina; Ally Tip-Off)
Thursday, November 14th: Coppin State Bald Eagles
Sunday, November 17th: East Carolina Pirates
Wednesday, November 20th: @ Clemson Tigers
Sunday, November 24th: @ UCLA Bruins
Thursday, November 28th: Iowa State Cyclones (neutral site in Fort Myers, Florida; Fort Myers Tip-Off)
Saturday, November 30th: Purdue Boilermakers (neutral site in Fort Myers, Florida; Fort Myers Tip-Off)
Thursday, December 5th: Duke Blue Devils (ACC/SEC Challenge)
Sunday, December 8th: @ TCU Horned Frogs (off-campus at Dickies Arena)
Sunday, December 16th: South Florida Bulls
Thursday, December 19th: Charleston Southern Buccaneers
Sunday, December 29th: Wofford Terriers
Thursday, January 2nd: @ Missouri Tigers
Sunday, January 5th: @ Mississippi State Bulldogs
Thursday, January 9th: Texas A&M Aggies
Sunday, January 12th: Texas Longhorns
Thursday, January 16th: @ Alabama Crimson Tide
Sunday, January 19th: Oklahoma Sooners
Thursday, January 23rd: LSU Tigers
Monday, January 27th: @ Tennessee Volunteers
Sunday, February 2nd: Auburn Tigers
Thursday, February 6th: @ Georgia Bulldogs
Sunday, February 9th: @ Texas Longhorns
Thursday, February 13th: Florida Gators
Sunday, February 16th: UConn Huskies
Thursday, February 20th: Arkansas Razorbacks
Sunday, February 23rd: @ Vanderbilt Commodores
Thursday, February 27th: @ Ole Miss Rebels
Sunday, March 2nd: Kentucky Wildcats
Wednesday, March 5th-Sunday, March 9th: SEC Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina
Sunday, March 16th: NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday
Wednesday, March 19th-Sunday, April 6th: NCAA Tournament