South Carolina to renew former heated ACC rivalry with Maryland this basketball season (VIDEO)

Release from USC:

South Carolina and Maryland have agreed to square off in a non-conference showdown this season on Saturday, Dec. 19 at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Md. This will be the 59^th all-time meeting between the two programs and the first since the former conference foes met in the NIT semifinals on March 29, 2005. The Terrapins currently hold a slight 31-27 edge in the series history.

The Gamecocks and Terps first met on the court during the 1924-25 season as members of the Southern Conference and continued competing as conference opponents until South Carolina left the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1971. This will be just the seventh time in the series history that the Gamecocks and Terps will meet as non-conference opponents. During the current 58-game history, the Gamecocks hold the advantage when playing on a neutral court with an all-time record of 8-1. This season marks the first-ever meeting between the two programs in Baltimore.

TV information and tip-off time will be announced at a later date.

This is the second official non-conference game to be announced for the Gamecocks this season. South Carolina has also announced its road game at N.C. State (Dec. 1) as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Gamecocks will compete in The Acrisure Series in Palm Springs, Calif. from Nov. 21-26, with the opponents to be announced at a later time.