The upward battle for South Carolina men’s basketball at the SEC Tournament begins Wednesday. The Gamecocks (12-19 overall) finished 2-16 in SEC after falling to No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday afternoon. They’ve now secured the No. 16 seed in the conference tournament.

South Carolina hasn’t been very good away from home this season. Coming into Saturday’s game at Tennessee, it only had one road win all year, which came back on Dec. 3. Despite all this, the Gamecocks (12-19,

South Carolina dropped both games remaining on their regular season schedule against Georgia and Tennessee to sit at 12-19 overall, as well as 2-16 in SEC play. The Gamecocks are now the conference's No. 16 seed, and will face Arkansas on Mar. 12 in the first round.

Tennessee defeated South Carolina on Saturday afternoon, clinching a top-4 seed in the 2025 SEC Tournament in the process.

The SEC Tournament's bracket is set and Auburn basketball now knows now how it'll start postseason play. Here's who the Tigers will face in Nashville.

As is, the SEC looks solid with 12 bids, which would beat the Big East record of 11 set in 2011. Arkansas locked itself in — and sent warning signals that this has become a dangerous team — with wins at Vanderbilt and in thrilling fashion over Mississippi State. Georgia won at South Carolina, then outlasted Vanderbilt on Saturday at home.

The Gamecocks finish 2-16 in conference play and now turn their attention to the SEC Tournament that starts Wednesday.

Tennessee basketball is the No. 4 seed in the SEC Tournament after earning a double-bye. The Vols will pay Friday.