COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (15-5, 3-0 SEC)) returns to SEC action this weekend hosting a three-game series against Alabama (11-10, 0-3 SEC). First pitch for the opener on Friday is 7 p.m. with Saturday’s game at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s at 1:30 p.m. All three games will be available on SEC Network Plus. Dates: Fri. Mar. 24/Sat….
NEW YORK CITY (USC SID) — Seventh-seeded South Carolina scored 65 second-half points in an upset win over the second-seeded Duke Blue Devils last Sunday to advance to its first Sweet 16 (current Tournament format) with an 88-81 victory. The Gamecocks are set to face No. 3 seed Baylor on Friday night at Madison Square Garden (7:29 p.m. ET/TBS) with…
NEW YORK, NY (WOLO) — On Friday night, the 7-seed Gamecocks will face the 3-seed Baylor Bears in the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history. After beating 10-seed Marquette last Friday, then capping off a phenomenal weekend of basketball with a win over 2-seed Duke Sunday in Greenville, Carolina is one of the Cinderella stories of this…
Frank Martin and the Gamecocks’ incredible run in the 2017 NCAA Tournament continues Friday in the Sweet 16, as USC faces Baylor at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Gamecocks have been the story of the Tournament, after knocking off (10) Marquette and (2) Duke to advance to the Sweet 16. The first two rounds of the Tournament…
All throughout the Gamecocks road to the Sweet 16, Carolina’s seniors have made moments and left an impact on their program. Irmo alum Justin McKie, Duane Notice, and SEC Player of the Year Sindarius Thornwell have helped lead Frank Martin’s team to the verge of program history, one win from what would be USC’s first Elite 8 appearance ever in…
NEW YORK CITY (USC SID) – South Carolina fans are invited to spend the afternoon in Times Square on Friday to help celebrate the Gamecocks prior to tomorrow night’s Sweet 16 matchup against Baylor, set for a 7:29 p.m. ET tip-off on TBS from Madison Square Garden. Kick off your afternoon in the Big Apple blocks away from The Garden,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior center Alaina Coates and junior forward A’ja Wilson have been selected as Regional Finalists for the WBCA Coaches’ All-America Team, the organization announced Thursday. The Gamecocks are one of three programs to boast multiple players in contention for the national accolade from Region 2. The selection committee will select the 10-member WBCA…
Pat Kelsey had a change of heart and will not take the UMass coaching job, citing “personal reasons” for his decision. Kelsey had signed a contract to coach at UMass on Tuesday. Athletic director Ryan Bamford said in a statement that Kelsey asked to be released from that contract at 3:30 p.m. ET Thursday — 30 minutes before he was…
Since dropping their final game and the series to rival Clemson back on March 5, Carolina has yet to lose again. On Wednesday night, the Gamecocks (15-5, 3-0) won their eighth-straight by shutting out Charleston Southern 3-0. It is the team’s second time blanking the opposing offense this season. All three of USC’s runs were scored in the bottom of…
Practice. Prep work. Pep rallies. It’s been a busy week for Frank Martin and the Gamecocks men’s basketball program. After making their first trip to the Sweet 16 since the NCAA Tournament expanded past 32 teams, excitement and engagement around the team is at an all-time high as they traveled to New York City Wednesday for their regional semifinal with…
