John Jenkins had 14 points and four of Vanderbilt’s 13 3-pointers as the Commodores won their sixth straight game with a 67-57 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night.
Watch USC Head Coach Darrin Horn’s postgame comments here.
Clemson running back Andre Ellington announced Tuesday night that he will return for his senior year. Ellington was Clemson’s leading rusher in 2011 with 1178 yards, the eighth best single season figure in school history. He was a major reason Clemson finished with a 10-4 record, a number-22 national ranking and the program’s first ACC Championship in 20 years.
Lexington High School standout Shaq Roland is one of three SC stars on this year’s 39th Parade All-American team. South Carolina’s Mr. Football led Lexington to its first ever undefeated regular season.
The University of South Carolina football team reached another benchmark in a long-line of “firsts” under head coach Steve Spurrier. The 11-2 Gamecocks finished the season ranked among the nation’s Top-10 teams for the first time in school history.
Michael Harper scored 25 points and Logan Wiens added 23, including going 5 of 6 on 3-pointers, for Coppin State in an easy 82-61 win over South Carolina State on Monday night.
University of South Carolina women’s basketball is ranked No. 24 in the nation this week in the Associated Press poll. It is the first national ranking for the Gamecocks since March 17, 2003. The Gamecocks are 14-2 on the season, including a 3-0 start in SEC play, making it the best start to a season in nearly a decade.
Junior defensive end Devin Taylor has elected to return to the University of South Carolina for his senior season, he announced Monday.
“I still have some things I’d like to accomplish at Carolina before I go on to the next level,” said Taylor.
Dawn Staley gets her first win against Florida as USC head coach as her Gamecocks defeat the Gators on the road 49-44. Carolina improves to 14-2 on the season.
Terrence Jones hit his first eight shots to finish with 20 points and No. 2 Kentucky beat South Carolina 79-64 on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
Clemson started Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 79-59 victory over Florida State on Saturday.
