After playing his first two pro seasons in Los Angeles, former Gamecock star Sindarius Thornwell was released by the Los Angeles Clippers Saturday night.
Gamecocks guard AJ Lawson impressed on the international stage Wednesday, scoring a game-high 31 points for Canada in a 90-79 win over Senegal in the FIBA U19 World Cup.
After becoming the first British player to win the NCAA men's singles national championship, Gamecock tennis star, Paul Jubb, returned to his home country to play in its most prestigious tennis tournament.
The 2019 NBA Summer League begins on Monday, July 1, and a pair of former Gamecocks are set to participate this summer. Recent graduate, Chris Silva (2015-19), will play with the Miami Heat in both the California Classic in Sacramento, and the Las Vegas Summer League, while former Gamecock Duane Notice (2013-17) will play with the Toronto Raptors in Las Vegas.
A’ja Wilson scored a career-high 39 points and Liz Cambage had 12 of her 16 points in overtime to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 102-97 on Saturday night.
The University of South Carolina has won the Certified SC Grown Palmetto Series for the fourth year in a row. The Palmetto Series is an annual points competition between the state's flagship universities in head-to-head athletic events. Points were also awarded for highest team GPA and for a food drive tackling hunger in their communities.
George Rogers gave USC a Heisman Trophy, left a career that's kept him home on top of the program's record book, and provided memories and moments that will be idolized forever in Carolina lore. It's not enough for arguably the greatest Gamecock of all time. He wants to give more.
Gamecock head baseball coach Mark Kingston will serve as an assistant coach on the United States Collegiate National Team, USA Baseball announced Friday afternoon.