CLEMSON, S.C. (SID) — Jaron Blossomgame was named to the All-District III Team on Tuesday by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). It was Blossomgame’s second straight season earning the honor. He was recently named third-team All-ACC as well. He was joined on the all-district team by Joel Berry II and Justin Jackson (North Carolina), Luke Kennard and Jayson Tatum…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina senior guard Sindarius Thornwell was named the 2017 SEC Player of the Year by the league coaches on Tuesday. The postseason awards were announced in advance of this week’s SEC Tournament in Nashville. Thornwell was also honored on the All-SEC First Team, as well as garnering All-Defensive Team accolades. Thornwell becomes…
GAMEDAY SETUP CLEMSON (16-14, 6-12) vs. NC STATE (15-16, 4-14) Date: Tuesday, March 7 Tipoff: 12 p.m. ET Arena: Barclays Center (17,732) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ACCN (Tim Brando-pbp; Mike Gminski-color) / ESPN2 (Karl Ravech-pbp; LaPhonso Ellis-color; Allison Williams-sideline) • Clemson faces NC State in the opening round of the ACC Tournament, held in the state of New…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (7-5) hosts five games this week beginning on Tuesday night vs. The Citadel (3-7). First pitch at Founders Park is 7 p.m. RANKINGS The Gamecocks are ranked No. 7 by Perfect Game, No. 8 by D1Baseball and the NCBWA, No. 10 by Baseball America, No. 13 in the USA Today coaches poll and…
NORFOLK, VA (SC State) – South Carolina State’s Tuesday Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament opener against Florida A&M will be televised live by ESPN3. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs and the Rattlers, seeded 10th, will meet at 6 p.m. in the second men’s contest of the day. Veteran broadcaster Charlie Neal will call the play-by-play, with former SC State head coach Cy Alexander as…
USC closer Tyler Johnson will miss some playing time, according to Chad Holbrook. Coach Holbrooks telling 107.5 The Game Monday that Johnson has been dealing with arm soreness in his throwing arm, which will cause him to miss some time this season. Holbrook didn’t specify how much time the junior righty would miss. Johnson has made 5 appearances this season…
On Tuesday, Sindarius Thornwell could become the first Gamecock to ever win the SEC Coaches’ Player of the Year Award, but would join some elite conference company. Shaq, Jamal Mashburn, Glen Davis, John Wall, Chandler Parsons and Anthony Davis have all won the award. The honor is voted on by the league’s coaches, and Thornwell already has a backer in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – After an outstanding week, Gamecock second baseman Mackenzie Boesel earned the Southeastern Conference’s Freshman of the Week award, the league announced today. The Yorba Linda, Calif., product posted a .550 batting average on the week, leading South Carolina with two home runs, eight RBI and seven runs scored. She thrived against top competition in the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s soccer coach Shelley Smith announced the addition of forward Meaghan Carrigan for the 2017 season Monday afternoon. Carrigan joins the Gamecocks after spending the last three seasons at the University of Richmond. “We are excited to welcome Meaghan to our program,” Smith said. “She has proven herself as an excellent college soccer player….
Courtesy: Clemson Athletic Communications CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – One week after being named to the 2017 ACC All-Freshman Team by the league’s Blue Ribbon Panel, Clemson’s Kobi Thornton has now also been named to the same team, as voted on by the league’s 15 head coaches. Last week, Thornton helped lead the Tigers to a 67-66 win over Virginia Tech…
