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PJ Dozier Named SEC Player Of The Week

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina sophomore guard PJ Dozier was named the SEC Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game in wins over Vermont and FIU last week. The honor is the first of Dozier’s career. Dozier posted a career high 21 points, hitting…

WATCH: Muschamp Speaks on Palmetto Bowl Racist Comment Claim

For the first time since claims were made by Bryson Allen-Williams accusing unnamed Clemson players of using racial slurs in the Palmetto Bowl against the Gamecocks, USC head coach Will Muschamp spoke publicly on the matter. Click the video above from ABC Columbia Sports to hear coach’s comments on what happened on that November Saturday night and what he believed…

Gamecocks to Face South Florida in Birmingham Bowl

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The University of South Carolina football team has accepted a bid to play in the 2016 Birmingham Bowl, it was announced today. The Gamecocks will face the South Florida Bulls at 2 pm ETon Thursday, December 29. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. “We’re excited to play in the Birmingham Bowl,” said South…

Notice, Dozier lead No. 20 South Carolina past FIU, 70-54

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — With leading scorer and rebounder Sindarius Thornwell out indefinitely, No. 20 South Carolina turned to Duane Notice and P.J. Dozier to fill the void on Sunday. Notice tied his career high with 27 points and Dozier added 20 as the Gamecocks beat Florida International 70-54. The Gamecocks (8-0) announced before the game that Thornwell had been…

Duke women stun No. 3 Gamecocks, 74-63

South Carolina’s Kaela Davis (3) handles the ball as Duke’s Oderah Chidom (22) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke wants to show it once again belongs among the elite teams in women’s basketball. Beating No. 3 South Carolina is a…

(3) Gamecock Women Close Road Swing at Duke Sunday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 3/3 South Carolina continues its tough stretch of road games, traveling to Duke for a 2 p.m. tipoff on Sun., Dec. 4. The Gamecocks (6-0) have three wins over top-15 opponents, all either on the road or on a neutral court, and have topped the Blue Devils (8-1) in the last two meetings at…

(20) Gamecocks Host FIU On Sunday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The Gamecocks finish a two-game home stand when FIU visits Columbia on Sunday. The matchup is the second for Carolina head coach Frank Martin versus his alma mater during his time in Columbia. The Gamecocks look to extend their winning streak to eight games to start the 2016-17 campaign and aim for their seventh-straight at…

Dozier’s 21 lead (20) Gamecocks to 68-50 win

South Carolina’s PJ Dozier drives down the baseline while defended by Vermont’s Ernie Duncan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — PJ Dozier came to South Carolina last season as coach Frank Martin’s first McDonald’s All-America recruit. Things, however, did not go Dozier’s…