2016 – 17 South Carolina Gamecocks men 's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team 's head coach , Frank Martin , was in his fifth season at South Carolina . The team played its home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia , South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 26 – 11 , 12 – 6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Alabama . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Marquette , Duke , Baylor and SEC member Florida to advance to their first final four in school history where they lost to Gonzaga . 26 wins is the most wins in school history
SEC Tournament
2017 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team