The NCAA is lurching toward a temporary, patchwork solution in addressing name, image and likeness compensation for athletes, a hyperlocal approach to allow everyone to earn money off their fame starting July 1 without uniform national rules.
The Gamecock women’s basketball program added another Olympic bound alumna with Allisha Gray being named to the inaugural USA Basketball women’s 3×3 team, USA Basketball officials announced on Wednesday.
Five University of South Carolina football players earned spots on Phil Steele’s 2021 preseason All-SEC teams, it was announced Tuesday.
Wes Clarke was named to PG’s All-America third team while Will Sanders (first team) and Jack Mahoney(second team) were named Freshman All-Americans by the website.
Wilson will be the second Gamecock to represent the U.S. in women’s basketball in an Olympic Games and the fourth to compete in the Olympics in program history.
Jon Rahm is the first Spaniard to win the U.S. Open. Two monumental birdie putts clinched it.
Gamecock baseball junior Wes Clarke was named a Third Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), the organization announced this morning.
Clarke hit .271 with 23 home runs, 56 runs scored, nine doubles, 55 RBI and 50 walks this season. He was named to the All-SEC second team and was a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy.
The Department of Athletics has successfully added women’s golf and softball in recent years, while the University has also seen consistent growth in its female student population.
Martin was the head coach at Marist for five seasons (2008-13), and has been an assistant coach at Indiana (2014-17) and Memphis (2006-08), in addition to stops at Manhattan, UMass, Drexel and St. John’s.
