COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced on Wednesday the signing of Rakym Felder (G – 6-0 – 180 – Lincoln High School – Brooklyn, N.Y.), Hassani Gravett (G – 6-2 – 180 – Villa Rica, Ga./Alexander/Hargrave Military Academy/Pensacola State College), Khadim Gueye (C – 7-1 – 220 – Senegal/Bradenton, Fla./Victory…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Junior forward Jaron Blossomgame is headed to Chicago for the NBA Draft Combine, held Wednesday through Sunday. The event will be televised live by ESPN2 on Thursday and Friday from 3-7 p.m. Blossomgame has not signed with an agent in order to retain his final season of eligibility. He and other early entries will have…
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (WOLO) — A familiar face to Columbia-area basketball is switching high schools. Tuesday, Westwood High School announced Jeff DiBattisto as its new head boys basketball coach. DiBattisto makes the move from Dreher where he was the head boys basketball coach for the past three seasons. He takes over at Westwood for Terry Dozier, a former Gamecock standout basketball…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina signee Tyasha Harris (Noblesville, Ind./Heritage Christian) is one of 27 athletes invited to USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team Trials that will take place May 28-30 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. It marks the third-straight season a current or future Gamecock has been invited to a USA Basketball…
COLUMBIA, S.C.(USC SID) — South Carolina senior forward Sarah Imovbioh has been invited to participate in Nigeria National Team Training Camp ahead of the country’s bid to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. The 25 players invited to camp will be narrowed down to a roster of 12 who will play in the FIBA Women’s Qualifying Tournament in Nantes,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin announced the hiring of Bruce Shingler as an assistant coach. Shingler recently finished his fourth season as an assistant at Towson. He also has coached at Morgan State and worked with Martin at Kansas State as an administrative assistant. “I am so excited to add…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Frank Martin announced Saturday that he’s hired Towson’s Bruce Shingler to fill a coaching vacancy on Carolina’s staff. Let’s all give @CoachBruceTU a big time Gamecock welcome as our new Assistant Coach. Also I have 2 quote @CoachWMuschamp again #SpursUp — Frank Martin (@FrankMartin_SC) April 30, 2016 Shingler served as an assistant under Martin for one…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina women’s basketball team is scheduled to be recognized in both chambers of the South Carolina Legislature on Thu., April 28. Head coach Dawn Staley and team members will arrive at the State House at approximately 10 a.m. to appear in the House of Representatives and then the Senate. Categories: Local…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Frank Martin is traveling down a familiar road for Gamecock basketball coaches. He’s hoping it works out as well as it has in the past. Tuesday afternoon Kory Holden committed to Carolina basketball. The Delaware guard made the announcement on Twitter. Holden averaged 17.7 points and 4.2 assists as a sophomore last season. He picked USC…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina will face Syracuse at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Nov. 26 as part of the 2016 Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational. The meeting will be the fifth all-time between the two schools and the first since the 2001-02 campaign. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster. Syracuse owns a 3-1 lead in…
