South Carolina gets No. 1 seed in SEC tournament after winning coin flip with Texas
Texas coach Vic Schaefer questioned Sankey’s assertion that he practiced for two hours ahead of the coin flip.
“So what was he practicing? Was he practicing for South Carolina to be heads up or Texas to be heads up?” Schaefer said. “I mean, why do you have to practice for two hours? What are you trying to get accomplished?”
This is the ninth time in the past 12 tournaments the Gamecocks have been the No. 1 seed.
South Carolina has the advantage of playing the early game on Friday at noon EST, which gives the team more rest before the semifinals than Texas, which tips off six hours later.
However, the Longhorns potentially have the easier path to the final.
Third-seeded LSU, which a potential foe for Texas in the semifinals if both teams win their first two games, will be without star Flau’jae Johnson for the tournament with a shin injury. Johnson is averaging a team-high 18.9 points per game.
