South Carolina folded badly last season and played its way out of an expected NCAA Tournament bid.
The current campaign is beginning to look a little bit too familiar to last season's collapse.
The Gamecocks have lost three of their last four games to drop out of the Top 25 and will attempt to end their untimely slide when they visit No. 13 Florida in Tuesday's SEC contest at Gainesville, Fla.
South Carolina (20-7, 10-4 SEC) won with defense while building its strong record but has suddenly lost the ability to slow opponents. The Gamecocks allowed an average of 78.