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Cooper, Moore Earn Phil Steele Recognition

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (December 21, 2015) — University of South Carolina junior Pharoh Cooper has been selected to Phil Steele Publication’s All-SEC first-team unit as a wide receiver, while junior linebacker Skai Moore garnered a spot on Steele’s All-SEC second team. Cooper a 5-11, 207-pounder from Havelock, N.C., led the team with 66 receptions for 973 yards and eight touchdowns during…

USC Ranked #35 in Preseason Collegiate Baseball Poll

By: USC SID

Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina is ranked No. 35 in the nation in the Collegiate Baseball Preseason Top 40 as announced on Monday morning.  The Gamecocks begin the 2016 season on Friday, Feb. 19 hosting Albany at Founders Park. South Carolina is one of nine SEC schools to be ranked in the preseason poll.  Also ranked is Florida (No. 1),…

Gamecocks Shoot Past East Carolina 88-57

By USC SID

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – No. 2/2 South Carolina got a third-straight double-double from junior center Alaina Coates and a season-high 18 points from senior guard Tiffany Mitchell to collect an 88-57 win over East Carolina Sunday afternoon at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The Pirates (6-6) got into foul trouble early against the inside action by the Gamecocks (11-0), and…

Staley’s Gamecocks Ready for Beach Showdown vs. ECU

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 2/2 South Carolina plays its lone December game away from home on Sun., Dec. 20, as the Gamecocks travel to Myrtle Beach, S.C., for a 1 p.m. tipoff against East Carolina at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Playing as part of the CresCom Bank Carolinas College Women’s Challenge, South Carolina (10-0) will face a…

Dambaugh Grabs Fourth-Place Honors At Dixie Amateur

By USC SID

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – South Carolina women’s golfer Katelyn Dambaugh concluded play at the Dixie Amateur on Saturday, tallying a 3-over (75) at TPC Eagle Trace on her way to fourth place. She totaled a score of 285 (-3) and finished as one of just eight golfers to end the 72-hole event under par. The Goose Creek, S.C., native marks…

No. 25 South Carolina Travels To Clemson Friday Night

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina will have its first true road test when it travels to face intrastate rival Clemson on Friday in Greenville at Bon Secours Arena. The matchup is the 166th all-time between the two schools and the 11th contest in the Palmetto Series this season. GAME STORYLINES – South Carolina is in its 108th season of varsity basketball…

Muschamp Hires Hutzler as Special Teams Coordinator

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp continues to assemble his staff. On the field, Coleman Hutzler will serve as the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach. Off the field, Clyde Wrenn has been named Director of High School Relations and Assistant to Coach Muschamp, while Robbie Liles has been promoted to Director…

McIlwain Commits To Gamecocks

By Sports Department - Tim Hill

Photo: @BFMcIlwainqb12 Long-time USC football verbal commit Brandon McIlwain officially chose to be a Gamecock Thursday afternoon. McIlwain, an Elite 11 high school quarterback from Pennsylvania ranked as one of the best dual-threat QBs in the country, was also weighing a future in professional baseball.  ESPN ranked McIlwain as the #16 high school baseball prospect in the country. “I’ve decided…

USC Women Win 39th Straight Home Game

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 2/2 South Carolina wrapped up its three-game homestand with a convincing 86-48 win over Hampton behind 41 points from its frontcourt duo of junior Alaina Coates and senior Sarah Imovbioh. Coates notched her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Gamecocks (10-0), while Imovbioh tallied a career-high 19 points on…