USC Men's Basketball

Two in-state Gamecocks set to enter transfer portal, leave men’s basketball roster

South Carolina Guard Zachary Davis (2) plays Georgia at Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
South Carolina Guard Zachary Davis (2) plays Georgia at Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. jboucher@thestate.com

Two more members of the South Carolina men’s basketball team plans to enter the transfer portal.

Junior guard Zachary Davis will be leaving the program, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The State on Friday. 247Sports and On3 Sports and were the first to report the news.

Later on Friday, Arden Conyers told The State he is going to leave the program. Conyers had indicated after the SEC Tournament that he intended to return for next season.

The two players, though, can’t officially enter the portal until Monday, when the 30-day transfer portal window opens for non-graduates.

Davis and Conyers join guard Austin Herro, who announced Thursday that he would be leaving the program after two seasons.

Davis was a three-star prospect coming out of Denmark-Olar High and was the Class A Player of the Year in South Carolina for his senior season.

The 6-foot-7 Davis appeared in 95 games in his three seasons, including 32 this year, and was a key contributor for the Gamecocks. He averaged 8.2 points and 4.6 rebounds a game. He had a career-high 22 points against Florida in January.

He started 19 games in the 2024-25 season.

Conyers was a three-star prospect coming out of Westwood High School, where he averaged 21.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a senior.

Conyers redshirted his first season but saw an increased role this year and appeared in 23 games, averaging 4.3 points. He scored 10 or more points four times this year including 13 against Auburn.

This story was originally published March 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM.

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Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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