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University of South Carolina Gamecocks Mens Basketball Tickets

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 based on 148 reviews

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South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball History

The University of South Carolina first fielded a men's basketball team in 1908, and achieved success in the Southern Conference in the 1920s and '30s, before founding the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953. The legendary Frank McGuire, who had previously led St. John's and UNC to Final Four appearances, coached the Gamecocks from 1964 until his retirement in 1980. During McGuire's reign, South Carolina reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for three consecutive years from 1971 to 1973, in addition to winning one ACC regular season title and tournament championship apiece in their final two seasons in the conference. 

After over a decade of independent play, South Carolina moved to the Metro Conference in 1983 and its current home in the Southeastern Conference in 1991. Coach Eddie Fogler led the Gamecocks to an SEC regular season championship in 1997, while his successor, Dave Odom, brought the team two NIT titles, in 2005 and 2006, after reaching their first NIT Finals game in 2002. In 2017, under head coach Frank Martin, the Gamecocks made their first appearance in the Final Four, beating Marquette, Duke, Baylor and Florida before bowing to Gonzaga in the national semifinal. South Carolina made its 10th appearance in the NCAA March Madness tournament in 2024.

South Carolina Gamecocks Team Info

Conference: SEC

Team Colors: Garnet and black

Team Rivals: Clemson, Auburn

South Carolina Gamecocks at Colonial Life Arena

The University of South Carolina Gamecocks play at Colonial Life Arena, an on-campus venue that opened in 2002. The arena holds 18,000 for basketball games. Besides being the home of the Gamecocks’ men’s and women’s basketball teams, Colonial Life Arena hosts the South Carolina High School Basketball Championships every year.

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Tickets for the 2025-26 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the South Carolina Gamecocks.

The South Carolina Gamecocks men’s basketball team plays at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. The seating chart for Colonial Life Arena can be viewed on Ticketmaster(Opens in new tab).

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 based on 148 reviews
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  • Bad

    by Horrible seats with screaming students Seating chart online did not show student section on 2/2/24Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 1 out of 5

    Horrible way to have a bad evening all caused by not designating student section

  • It was Gamecocktacious!!🏀🔥

    by Tully, Malik &Jabari on 1/3/24Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    Had an AWESOME time!! This was our first Gamecocks basketball game but we will Definitely be back! We went to see a basketball game and Enjoyed sooo much more!! It started with the selfies (A'ja Wilson)🥰,the free concessions were a hit🥤🌭🍿, the "Poppin"interactions with the crowd🎶, the cheerleaders📣,@#Cocky❤️,and just the "Atmosphere of it All"! The Men'sGamecock Basketball were on🔥🔥!! It was the TOTAL package.🏀🏀 #GAMECOCKFAMILY

  • Best place for tickets

    by Rob on 1/2/24Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    I always purchase my tickets from Ticketmaster! Never a problem!

  • A great experience

    by LionelB on 12/26/23Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    My sons and I spent an excellent evening at the Arena. The show was top-notch and everything was done to ensure that the family had a great time. Go Gamecocks!

  • Great Experience

    by SEB on 12/25/23Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    A great atmosphere, exciting game, and free food. What more could you ask for.

  • Great Experience

    by Perry on 12/19/23Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    The free concessions were a hit. All of the staff at Colonial Life were extremely friendly and helpful. Loved the atmosphere of the game. Go Cocks!

  • The whole family loved it!

    by AO on 12/4/23Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    We had a great time cheering on our Gamecocks at Colonial Life Arena. My 3 kids (3, 5, 7) had a blast at their first basketball game. We were front row of the upper deck and had so much room to move around which was awesome for 3 young kids. We will be back for another game soon!

  • Great Time

    by Phil T on 1/2/23Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    Easy to use n check in. Like adding my tickets to my wallet. Easy process

  • Spurs up

    by DrGfromSC on 12/25/22Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    USC always puts on a show and they men’s basketball team was no exception! The intro, the promotions, and the concessions were great! You can smell KiKi’s chicken and waffles from the moment you walk in. Go Gamecocks!

  • OK

    by j. m. on 2/22/22Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 2 out of 5

    Brought me and my 5 year old child to the game. Parking was great. Ease of entering and exiting was great. Food selections and prices were on par with other venues. The sound and special effects were very much too loud. As it started my kid has to hold her hands over her ears. I looked around and so many adults and children with either earplugs or ear coverings of some kind and holding their hands over their ears as well. It wasn't an isolated outburst of sound but rather a continuous event many times through the game. If the sound itself could be reduced it would make it vastly more enjoyable. The other issue is there are many children there and some of the choices of music had profanity in parts or had it poorly bleeped out but could still hear it.

  • The tight experience

    by BigBlueFan322 on 2/11/22Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 3 out of 5

    Really nice venue. Easy to get in and out of. Lots of female restroom. Very small male restrooms which causes long lines. Long lines at concessions and I only saw one Ice cream vendor with a very long lines. The only real compliment is the size of the seats. Very tight even for a normal size person. This did make my enjoyment of the show a little tougher.

  • Good, but still....

    by Dad of four on 1/25/22Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 4 out of 5

    The process of buying the tickets, the event and venue were overall good. My son had a great time and the whole experience was smooth. HOWEVER, I'm an old guy who, only because he had no other choice, begrudgingly had to use the phone-app digital ticket as opposed to being able to print them out. It's not that I'm opposed to using tech, I use it daily and have for years with my job as a data-analyst. It would be nice to have a backup option though, especially since things can (and do) go wrong with technology....and this was a gift for a 12-year-old so I didn't want any problems.

  • Great venue to visit.

    by Bobaru on 1/7/22Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    Great Fans at SC. Everyone was very nice. Beautiful Coliseum. Be sure to check out the Bronze statue in front. Very impressive. I bet she was fun to watch at SC.

  • fuNNtastic

    by Kenn on 12/8/21Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    First off, going to the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia SC is a cool experience and feeling! The atmosphere is super, gives me a really cool vibe just being there! It's home of The Gamecocks Basketball 🏀 and lots of great concerts & events! The tiled Gamecocks "Cocky" at the entrance is neato!!

  • First time going to a game.

    by V. S. on 3/1/20Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    First time at a college and a USC game. Enjoyed myself.

  • Better Urshers

    by K. Y. on 2/25/20Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 4 out of 5

    Overall great venue however the ushers could do better at seating !

  • Great seats!

    by J. T. on 2/11/20Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    We arrived and public parking (10.00) was VERY close to the venue. We walked in and found our seats easily. We sat up high (section 222) and dead center of half court. The view was amazing! The concession stands where very reasonable and facilities were clean. We had a wonderful family outing.

  • Florida Gators Basketball

    by Papichulo on 1/10/20Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    Great seats, view was excellent and my Gators crushed the Gamecocks. Go Gators!!!!

  • Florida Gators

    by Papichulo on 1/10/20Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 5 out of 5

    Great seats, view was excellent and my Gators crushed the Gamecocks. Go Gators!!!!

  • The picture for the seats are very misleading.

    by M. F. on 3/12/19Colonial Life Arena - ColumbiaRating: 1 out of 5

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