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SEC Network Devotes 50 hours to SEC Basketball Tournament Coverage

SEC Network concludes producing more than 370 regular-season games in the men’s and women’s basketball schedule with first, second, third and quarterfinal Southeastern Conference tournament games airing on the network, accompanied with a live SEC Now desk on-site throughout each. The 2017 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament also marks the end of SEC Inside’s basketball regular-season debut. The series – which…

Gamecocks Host NCAA Tournament Selection Show

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s basketball invites fans to share in the NCAA Tournament selection process at “FAM-demonium” on Mon., March 13, at The Zone at Williams-Brice Stadium. Fans can choose to purchase a Black Ticket, which includes dinner, for $12 or to claim a Garnet Ticket for free beginning on Mon., Feb. 27, for G-Hive and Gamecock…

A’ja Wilson Tabbed SEC Player of the Week

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior forward A’ja Wilson has been tabbed the SEC Player of the Week, the league announced Monday morning. Wilson is the third player to earn a weekly conference honor this season for the No. 7/7 Gamecocks, who captured their fourth-straight SEC Regular-Season Title after topping No. 22/- Kentucky 95-87 Sunday. The Hopkins, S.C.,…

Gamecocks Postgame: Journey to the SEC Championship

After their winning their final game of their regular season on Sunday, beating No. 22 Kentucky 95-87, Dawn Staley’s No. 7 Gamecocks had sealed their fourth-straight SEC Conference Championship. Despite the success their program experienced through their slate, coach and her players say the journey to the top was filled with challenges this season. Click the video above to hear…

Four-Peat! Gamecock Women Take Home Fourth-Straight SEC Title

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Paced by a season-best shooting performance and 20-point outings from juniors A’ja Wilson and Kaela Davis, No. 7/7 South Carolina topped No. 22/- Kentucky 95-87 to capture its fourth-straight SEC Regular-Season Championship Sunday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks, who finished the regular season at 24-4 overall and 14-2 in league play, secured the top seed…

No. 18 Coastal Carolina Rallies for 9-8 win over George Mason

CONWAY (CCU) – Down 8-0 after George Mason scored two runs in the top of the fourth, Coastal Carolina chipped away at the deficit and came out a 9-8 walk-off winner after scoring three runs in the ninth Sunday afternoon at Spring Brooks Stadium. Coastal Carolina (4-4) will conclude the ninth annual Caravelle Resort Tournament by hosting West Virginia Monday at Noon….

Gamecock Baseball Falls 5-1 to Wright State

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Wright State left-hander Danny Sexton limited fourth ranked South Carolina to just one run on six hits and a pair of two-run frames in the third and eighth inning was enough to lift the twenty-fifth ranked Raiders over the Gamecocks in game three of the weekend series at Founders Park on Sunday. Carolina is now…

No. 12 Clemson Blanks Elon 3-0

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Alex Eubanks tossed 7.0 scoreless innings in No. 12 Clemson’s 3-0 win over Elon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0, improved to 5-2 on the season, while the Phoenix fell to 3-4.   Eubanks (1-1) gave up just three hits, no runs and one walk with seven strikeouts to…