South Carolina’s guard situation is less than ideal right now. While being down two starters, including starting point guard Jamarii Thomas for the next few weeks, the Gamecocks have had to resort to other options for the time being.

Lamont Paris, head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team, has demonstrated significant potential and capability during his tenure. After a

Lamont Paris’ South Carolina remained winless in SEC play after a 65-60 overtime loss to No. 14-ranked Mississippi State on Saturday.

Following the latest one at 65-60 in overtime to Mississippi State on Saturday, Lamont Paris said the Gamecocks continue to fight, though, through their longest losing streak since two seasons ago. “Well, if it doesn’t break you, it’ll make you stronger, um, and it hasn’t broken our guys,” said Paris.

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team continues to struggle in conference play. The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team made the trip o

But Oklahoma snatched momentum back with an ... we needed to be with them playing their best guys,” head coach Lamont Paris said. “So there’s a little frustration with that.

Murray-Boyles provided a spark defensively with a career-high five steals, ripping the ball from Sooners with a tenacity that kept the Gamecocks afloat early. Still, Oklahoma capitalized on USC’s sloppiness, scoring 19 points off turnovers before the break, compared to just three for the Gamecocks.

It’s been a difficult opening month of SEC play for the South Carolina Gamecocks, going 0-8 to open up SEC play and putting them in last place in the conference. For head coach Lamont Paris, there’s plenty to be frustrated about.

Things haven’t been going well for South Carolina men’s basketball in recent weeks. In Lamont Paris’ third season as head coach, the Gamecocks are under .500 and 0-8 in SEC play going into February. It’s a far cry from this time last year when the program was in the midst of one of its best seasons to date,

With each team desperate to end losing streaks, Georgia hosts South Carolina in Southeastern Conference play on Tuesday in Athens, Ga. Georgia (14-6, 2-5 SEC) entered the Top 25 on

The 0-8 start to conference play is extra maddening for a program that wanted to build off last year’s NCAA Tournament appearance.

One immediate issue seems to be the amount of turnovers that South Carolina is committing. That’s a difference from last season when Ta’Lon Cooper led the backcourt and seems to be an issue more for the team this season. That prompted Paris to challenge his team following the recent loss to Georgia.