SAVANNAH, GA (SCSU) — The South Carolina State men’s basketball team will play their final regular season contest Thursday (Mar. 2) on the road against Savannah State at Tiger Arena. Tipoff is 8 p.m., immediately following the women’s in a 6 p.m. start. The Bulldogs look to extend their league winning streak to three straight with a win over Savannah…
The Gamecock women left Sunday for the SEC Tournament in Greenville, S.C. Dawn Staley and USC, already the SEC’s regular-season champions, are competing as the number one seed at the Tournament for a fourth-consecutive season, having won back-to-back titles. USC just finished the regular season Sunday with a win over Kentucky, securing a number one seed in Greenville and a…
Clemson commit Clyde Trapp Jr. and Lower Richland face Wren this Saturday in the 4-A State Championship. Trapp, a senior who committed to Clemson last November, is seeking his first state title with the Diamonds, who haven’t won a Championship since 1999. Lower Richland has a tremendous basketball history, winning five state titles, and Trapp embraces the history without pressure….
Frank Martin shared an interesting tidbit with the media after Tuesday night’s win over Mississippi State: Sindarius Thornwell, USC’s leading scorer, almost didn’t play because of the flu. Sin spent the entire day in bed Monday, but fortunately, his fever broke Tuesday morning, just hours before the Gamecocks’ tip with MSU. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Gamecocks
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — After a season of heartbreaking finishes, Clemson came out on top Wednesday with a thrilling 78-74 win over NC State in Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers contested a Dennis Smith three that went wide right and back to the Tigers with three seconds to play. Jaron Blossomgame tacked on two free throws for the final margin, pushing…
Birmingham, Ala. (Claflin)—Triston Thompson scored a game-high 16 points with six rebounds but that was not enough as the Claflin University men’s basketball team fell to Fort Valley State University, 76-58, in the quarterfinal of the 2017 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Championships at the Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Ala. With the loss, the Panthers finish the 2016-17 season…
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (USC SID) – The Newberry men’s basketball team (18-11) saw its season come to a close as the Wolves were defeated by Carson-Newman (19-10) 94-76 Wednesday night in the South Atlantic Conference Championship quarterfinal at Holt Fieldhouse. James Stepp scored a career-high 30 points to lead all scorers. Xavier Hill contributed 12 points, while Mason Spease pulled down a team-high six rebounds. The…
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney today named junior Kelly Bryant the Tigers’ starting quarterback. Bryant only played in four games in 2016, completing 6-9 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. He added a rushing touchdown against the Gamecocks on November 26. Bryant takes over for one of the greatest Clemson quarterbacks of all time, Deshaun Watson, but the junior is…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Benedict College Lady Tigers survived some ice-cold shooting in the second half and escaped with a 66-61 overtime victory over Albany State University in the quarterfinals of the 2017 SIAC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Benedict, now 19-7, advances to a semifinal matchup against the winner between Fort Valley State and Miles, who will play Thursday afternoon. Friday’s…
WILMINGTON, N.C. (CCU) – Kevin Woodall Jr., who was tabbed the Sun Belt Player of the Week on Monday, continued his offensive prowess by delivering a two-run double in the eighth inning to lead #18 Coastal Carolina to a 4-1 over UNC Wilmington Wednesday evening at Brooks Field, CCU’s first road game of the 2017 season. Coastal improves to 5-5 while the…
