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| Basketball Players Who Wore 21 | | Season | # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr | Home | Gms | PPG |
| 1946-47 | 21 | Werner Talus | F | | | So | Palmer, MI | 20 | |
| 1947-48 | 21 | Phil Cantore | F | 6-4 | | Sr | New Brunswick, NJ | | |
| 1948-49 | 21 | John Dowdel | C | 6-4 | 210 | So | Columbia, SC | | |
1952-53 | 21 | Jack Neeley | G | 6-1 | | Fr | Columbia, SC | 21 | 7.6 | 1954-55 | 21 | Benny Fannin | G | 6-0 | | Jr | Pikeville, KY | 25 | 10.7 | 1955-56 | 21 | Benny Fannin | G | 6-0 | | Sr | Pikeville, KY | 19 | 8.1 | | 1956-57 | 21 | Ray (Cookie) Pericola | G | 6-2 | 180 | So | Union City, NJ | 29 | 15.0 |
| 1957-58 | 21 | Ray (Cookie) Pericola | G | 6-2 | 195 | Jr | Union City, NJ | 24 | 15.1 |
| 1958-59 | 21 | Ray (Cookie) Pericola | G | 6-2 | | Sr | Union City, NJ | 24 | 12.8 |
1959-60 | 21 | Max Grabenstetter | | | | | Metuchen, NJ | | | 1960-61 | 21 | Max Grabenstetter | | | | | Metuchen, NJ | 16 | 2.0 | 1964-65 | 21 | Earl Lovelace | G | 6-0 | | So | Kingsport, TN | 23 | | | 1966-67 | 21 | Bob Gorgrant | | | | | Binghamton, NY | 21 | 2.1 |
| 1967-68 | 21 | Bobby Cremins | G | | | | New York, NY | 22 | 9.1 |
| 1968-69 | 21 | Bobby Cremins | | 6-2 | | | New York, NY | 27 | 6.9 |
1969-70 | 21 | Bobby Cremins | | 6-2 | | Sr | New York, NY | 28 | 7.3 | 1976-77 | 21 | Bill Gause | | | | | Columbia, SC | 25 | 2.0 | 1980-81 | 21 | Billy Bessoir | G/F | 6-6 | 190 | Fr | Scranton, PA | 23 | 2.0 | | 1989-90 | 21 | Bojan Popovic | | | | | , | 27 | 6.0 |
| 1990-91 | 21 | Bojan Popovic | | | | | , | 30 | 1.8 |
| 1991-92 | 21 | Bojan Popovic | | | | | , | 22 | 1.4 |
1993-94 | 21 | Durrant Williams | | | | | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 25 | 5.1 | 1995-96 | 21 | Leonard (Bud) Johnson | | | | | Columbia, SC | 31 | 5.5 | 1997-98 | 21 | Leonard (Bud) Johnson | F | 6-10 | | Jr | Columbia, SC | 31 | 2.2 | | 2001-02 | 21 | Greg Taylor | G | 6-5 | 180 | So | Simpsonville, SC | 13 | 0.7 |
| 2002-03 | 21 | Tarence Kinsey | G | 6-6 | 180 | Fr | Tampa, FL | 20 | 2.2 |
| 2003-04 | 21 | Tarence Kinsey | So | 6-6 | 189 | So | Tampa, FL | 33 | 8.3 |
2004-05 | 21 | Tarence Kinsey | F | 6-7 | 184 | Jr | Tampa, FL | 32 | 8.9 | 2005-06 | 21 | Tarence Kinsey | F/G | 6-6 | 185 | Sr | Tampa, FL | 38 | 15.8 | 2006-07 | 21 | Dominique Archie | F | 6-7 | 208 | RFr | Augusta, GA | 30 | 8.8 | | 2007-08 | 21 | Dominique Archie | F | 6-7 | 200 | So | Augusta, GA | 32 | 10.6 |
| 2008-09 | 21 | Dominique Archie | F | 6-7 | 200 | Jr | Augusta, GA | 31 | 10.9 |
| 2009-10 | 21 | Dominique Archie | F | 6-7 | 216 | Sr | Augusta, GA | 5 | 14.4 |
2013-14 | 21 | Demetrius Henry | F/C | 6-9 | 215 | Fr | Miami, FL | 34 | 4.0 | 2014-15 | 21 | Demetrius Henry | F | 6-9 | 226 | So | Miami, FL | 20 | 6.1 | 2015-16 | 21 | John Ragin | G | 6-2 | 177 | Fr | Eastover, SC | 4 | 0.5 | | 2016-17 | 21 | Maik Kotsar | F | 6-10 | 245 | Fr | Tallin, EST | 37 | 5.8 |
| 2017-18 | 21 | Maik Kotsar | F | 6-10 | 260 | So | Tallin, EST | 33 | 8.0 |