COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 2/2 South Carolina wraps up a three-game homestand with a 7 p.m. tipoff against Hampton on Wed., Dec. 16, at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks have won three of their four home games by double digits so far this season and are tied for the longest active home win streak in the nation at 38 games. Date: Wed.,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina men’s basketball team is 9-0 for the first time in 44 years, after a big second half carried it to a 79-54 win over Drexel (1-7) Tuesday night. Freshman PJ Dozier led the team with 16 points, and the team poured in 47 second-half points to put away a game that was tight throughout the first…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (December 15, 2015) – The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees has approved Phase 1 on the construction of a new Football Operations Facility, it was announced today. “We have completed a feasibility study to construct a premier Football Operations Facility adjacent to the recently completed indoor practice facility and the practice fields,” said Athletics Director Ray…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina will honor former USC football coach Steve Spurrier and his wife by naming USC’s new indoor practice facility after the Spurriers. The USC Board of Trustees agreed Tuesday to name the new $14 million dollar practice facility after Steve and Jerry Spurrier. USC will hold a naming ceremony in the spring. Spurrier…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina returns from a 10-day break for final exams to host Drexel on Tuesday night. The meeting is the first all-time between the two schools. GAME STORYLINES – South Carolina is in its 108th season of varsity basketball in 2015-16. – Carolina is led by fourth-year head coach Frank Martin. Alongside him are associate head coach Matt…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Former University of South Carolina men’s golfers Wesley Bryan and Mark Silvers III earned their Web.com Tour Cards on Sunday after finishing Qualifying School at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., among the top 45. Bryan (2008 to 2012) placed T-9th after shooting a 6-under 280 (67-71-72-70), while Silvers III (2005 to 2009) placed…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina junior Pharoh Cooper has been selected to the Associated Press All-SEC first-team unit as a wide receiver and garnered second-team honors as an all-purpose back, while junior linebacker Skai Moore earned second-team accolades, it was announced today. Cooper a 5-11, 207-pounder from Havelock, N.C., led the team with 66 receptions for…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Shawn Elliott has been retained as the offensive line coach and Jeff Dillman has been named Director of Football Strength & Conditioning, University of South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp announced today. Elliott and Dillman are the latest official additions to Muschamp’s staff that also includes defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson and running backs…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior center Alaina Coates posted the Gamecocks’ first triple-double in 12 years to lead No. 2/2 South Carolina to a 86-37 win over Winthrop Sunday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks (9-0) showed an efficient offense throughout the game, shooting 64.3 percent from the field in the first half and finishing the game at a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (December 10, 2015) — University of South Carolina freshman offensive center Zack Bailey has been named to the Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman team, it was announced today. Bailey, a 6-6, 320-pounder from Summerville, S.C., played in all 12 games in 2015, making five starts. He was pressed into service at Georgia after injuries sidelined the team’s top two centers….
