Keyshawn Bryant had 26 points and seven rebounds, and AJ Lawson had 22 points, five rebounds and five assists, scoring 18 in the first half for South Carolina.
Per South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster's Executive Order of July 29, 2020, stadiums and athletics venues were permitted to open and exceed the order's guidelines if the department "can satisfactorily demonstrate an ability to comply with federal and state COVID-19 procedures and protocols to the Department of Commerce."
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved four new athletics contracts Friday morning, paving the way for an almost complete coaching staff.
The Southeastern Conference revised a schedule for women's basketball games to be played on Thu., Jan. 21, as a result of postponements during the 2021 season due to the impact of COVID-19.
The Gamecocks (9-1, 4-0) have won 20 straight after going undefeated in league play last season, and they are four wins away from their longest SEC winning streak.
Wilson led the Gamecocks to their only national championship in program history in 2017, and was the only player in South Carolina history to be selected No. 1 in the WNBA Draft in 2018.
South Carolina head women's basketball forward Aliyah Boston was named SEC co-Player of the Week, the league office announced today. The sophomore shares the honor with Texas A&M's Aaliyah Wilson.
First-place South Carolina (8-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) won its fifth in a row just days after postponing a game against Georgia because of a positive coronavirus test in the program.
Day, who has experience at both the collegiate and professional levels, comes to Carolina after spending the 2020 season as the head strength & conditioning coach at Marshall University, his second stint with the Thundering Herd.
The matchup against Virginia Tech will represent South Carolina's first-ever appearance in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game and the Gamecocks will be the seventh different SEC program to play in the game.