NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sindarius Thornwell scored 18 points and tied his career-high with four 3-pointers as South Carolina beat Missouri 63-54 Wednesday night in the Southeastern Conference tournament.
South Carolina junior Will Starke has been named the SEC Men’s Golfer of the Week, the league office announced Thursday.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is looking for a few good backups.
Deshaun Watson will be the starter after becoming the face of the program despite being sidelined with injuries in his freshman debut season. Behind him, though, Clemson has a little-used backup Nick Schuessler and two freshmen, Kelly Bryant and Tucker Israel, who enrolled early.
The Tigers welcome Notre Dame to Doug Kingsmore Stadium for the first time since 1994 this weekend.
South Carolina (14-3) opens SEC play hosting Kentucky (13-3) in a three-game series at Carolina Stadium. Friday’s first pitch is 7 p.m. with Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s series finale at 1:30 p.m.
South Carolina posted a 63-54 victory over 14th-seed Missouri on Wednesday night to advance to tonight’s second-round matchup vs. sixth-seeded Ole Miss. The Rebels won the only regular-season meeting between the two schools, 65-49 on Jan. 10. Thursday’s contest will be broadcast on the SEC Network with Dave Neal (pxp), Darrin Horn (analyst) and Kaylee Hartung (sideline) on the call.
The Gamecock men’s basketball team weathered its first test of postseason play late Wednesday night, holding off Missouri for a 63-54 win in the first round of the SEC tournament. Though it would lead by as much as 13 in the game, Carolina needed a stout defense in the final five minutes to seal the win and move to 16-15 overall this season The Tigers see their season end with a record of 9-23.
Seventh-ranked South Carolina belted out a season-high 15 hits en route to a 13-3 victory over Penn State on Wednesday night at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks improve to 14-3 on the season while the loss drops the Nittany Lions to 1-10.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teammates Moriah Jefferson, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Breanna Stewart of top-ranked Connecticut are among the nominees for the women’s John R. Wooden Award as college basketball’s player of the year.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin says suspended players Demetrius Henry and Shamiek Sheppard won’t travel with the Gamecocks to the Southeastern Conference tournament this week.
