COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina senior guard Duane Notice has been named a nominee for the Allstate NABC Good Works Team. It was announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Wednesday morning. The team honors student-athletes for their outstanding community outreach. During his time at South Carolina Notice has been extremely involved in community…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Four South Carolina women’s basketball players have been named to the 2017 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday. Senior Alaina Coates and juniors A’ja Wilson, Allisha Gray and Kaela Davis landed on the 50-player list for the Gamecocks, whose four honorees led all schools. This season marks the second-straight year Wilson…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Carolina Calls with Gamecock men’s basketball coach Frank Martin begins on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and kicks off a full line-up of radio shows for the 2016-17 campaign. Carolina Calls with Frank Martin will be live from Wild Wing Café in The Vista (with the exception of the Dec. 8 show), and is hosted by voice…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Gamecock women’s soccer standouts Savannah McCaskill and Kaleigh Kurtz have been tabbed semifinalists for the 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy, the NSCAA announced on Tuesday afternoon. South Carolina was one of four schools to boast two semifinalists for the annual honor that recognizes the top player in women’s college soccer. The 15 semifinalists were determined based on…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – For the second time in as many weeks, South Carolina senior forward Alaina Coates was named SEC Player of the Week, the league announced today. The Irmo, S.C., native led the offense in both games last week and continues to average a double-double on the season. Coates’ effort both in the box score and in intangibles powered…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID)- The SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC) today announced “Martin’s Math Club,” a partnership with University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin and the University of South Carolina Athletics Department. Martin, a former high school math educator, developed the project designed to help young people learn that math is fun and relevant in their…
USC Men’s Basketball head coach Frank Martin has a family tree with deep roots tied to Cuba. While he was born in the United States, his grandparents and parents fled their homeland under the reign of dictator Fidel Castro, who died Friday at the age of 90. Martin has been a source of conversation and education on Castro’s impact against…
Kentucky and Villanova remain the top two teams in The Associated Press college basketball poll while Baylor made the week’s biggest jump, from No. 20 to ninth. The Kentucky Wildcats (6-0) received 40 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel while Villanova, also known as the Wildcats, was No. 1 on 20 ballots. North Carolina (7-0), which moved…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior guard Sindarius Thornwell has been named SEC Player of the Week after leading the Gamecocks to two wins over ranked opponents last week in No. 25/24 Michigan and No. 18/16 Syracuse. The weekly honor is the second Player of the Week award of his career, while he was also named SEC Freshman…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina baseball has announced the 2017 schedule that features 36 home games at Founders Park as well as 18 games against 2016 NCAA Regional teams. The Gamecocks open the season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting a three-game series vs. UNCG. For the eighth consecutive year, South Carolina and Clemson will meet in a unique…
