Bentley still looking for go-to running back
Gamecock running back coach Bobby Bentley said Tuesday after practice that he’s still looking for one of Carolina’s three running backs to separate himself in practice.
South Carolina senior forward A’ja Wilson was named USA Today Sports Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, the organization announced today. With the selection, she becomes Gamecock women’s basketball’s first national player of the year honoree.
Phillip Carr scored 21 points, Tyler Streeter added 14, including a go-ahead 3-pointer late, and Morgan State nearly blew a 17-point lead but held off South Carolina State 83-80 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament opener on Tuesday night.
Joe Chealey had 32 points and the College of Charleston rallied from 17 points down in the second half to win the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament championship and earn its first NCAA Tournament berth in 19 years with an 83-76 overtime win against Northeastern on Tuesday night.
The No. 6 Clemson Tigers scored four runs in the seventh inning on a homer, five walks and a costly error to rally for a 6-3 victory over Wofford at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night.
Gamecock running back coach Bobby Bentley said Tuesday after practice that he’s still looking for one of Carolina’s three running backs to separate himself in practice.
Frank Martin praised Gamecock forward Chris Silva this week for stepping up and becoming a leader on this year’s team.
James Madison Head Coach Mike Houston finalized his coaching staff for the 2018 season with the hiring of Corico Wright (pronounced Cuh-REE-coe) as the program’s cornerbacks coach.
Clemson University men’s basketball redshirt-junior guard Marcquise Reed was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District III team, based on voting from its national membership of 900-plus, announced by the USBWAon Tuesday.
Once again, South Carolina women’s basketball invites fans to FAMdemonium at The Zone at Williams-Brice Stadium to watch the NCAA TOurnament Selection Show on Mon., March 12. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for the event, which features dinner, bingo, a photo booth and an autograph session ahead of the Selection Show airing at 7 p.m.
The University of South Carolina’s game against Appalachian State at BB&T Ballpark in Charlotte, N.C., has been cancelled due to steady rain in North Carolina.