2015 – 16 South Carolina Gamecocks men 's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team 's head coach was Frank Martin who was in his fourth season at South Carolina . The team played their home games at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia , South Carolina as a member of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 25 – 9 , 11 – 7 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for third place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Georgia . They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated High Point in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Georgia Tech
SEC Tournament
2016 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team