Last season, South Carolina wore a number of uniform combinations, not repeating one until the 11th game of the year. The 2025 Gamecocks have repeated just once. On Saturday, as Williams-Brice Stadium plays host to an SEC showdown with the Alabama Crimson Tide,

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss travels to South Carolina for a non-conference matchup. South Carolina went 12-20 overall with a 10-8 record at home during the 2024-25 season. The Gamecocks averaged 69.8 points per game while shooting 42.7% from the field and 31.6% from behind the arc last season.

Meechie Johnson, in his second game back with South Carolina men’s basketball, was the hero the Gamecocks needed, putting up a career-high 33 points to lift USC past Southern Mississippi in an overtime rally. USC escaped Southern Miss. in an 83-79 win Sunday night.