Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina has been predicted to finish second in the SEC Eastern Division as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches in the annual preseason poll announced on Thursday. Junior right-hander Tyler Johnson was a first-team Preseason All-SEC selection with junior Alex Destino garnering second-team honors. The Gamecocks open the 2017 season next Friday, Feb….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 6/6 South Carolina enters the final third of the SEC regular season Thursday night when Auburn visits Colonial Life Arena for a 7 p.m. tipoff on SEC Network+. The Gamecocks (20-2, 10-1) lead the SEC standings with five games remaining, while the Tigers (15-9, 5-5) are looking to move out of the middle of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina frontcourt standouts Alaina Coates and A’ja Wilson have been named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 List, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced on ESPNU Wednesday night. The 15-player final ballot for the prestigious honor will be revealed prior to the NCAA Tournament on Sat., March 4. Wilson, one of five…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior center Alaina Coates and junior forward A’ja Wilson are among the 30 players in contention for the 2017 Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year Award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday. The 10 national semifinalists for the honor will be announced on March 2. Wilson was selected as a finalist for the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – A total of 90 South Carolina students made the 2016 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll, as commissioner Greg Sankey released this year’s list on Wednesday. A total of 1,029 students earned a spot, with those students competing in the sports of cross country, football, soccer and volleyball. The list is based on grades from the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Riley Norris scored six of his 11 points in the fourth and final overtime, including the go-ahead free throws with 56 seconds left, and Alabama finally put away No. 19 South Carolina 90-86 on Tuesday night, overcoming a career night by Gamecocks star Sindarius Thornwell. Thornwell finished with career highs of 44 points and 21 rebounds….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior guard Allisha Gray has been selected to the 2017 Dawn Staley Award Mid-Season Watch List, the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia announced. Gray is one of 19 student-athletes in contention for the award, which honors the top guard in NCAA Division I women’s basketball. The national accolade is given to the player who…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina baseball team continues scrimmages this weekend at Founders Park. All three scrimmages are free and open to the public. Friday’s scrimmage is slated for 3 p.m. with Saturday and Sundayscrimmages scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Gamecocks
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina aims for its 20th win of the 2016-17 campaign and its 10th win of the SEC season on Tuesday when it hosts Alabama at Colonial Life Arena (6:30 p.m. ET/SEC Network). The Gamecocks are currently in sole possession of first place in the SEC standings. The meeting against the Crimson Tide is the only…
Carolina sophomore defensive lineman Boosie Whitlow announced on Twitter Monday night that he is transferring from the Gamecocks program. He played in all 12 games as a true freshman, starting three of them, and registering 14 tackles and a sack in the process. But the Opelika, Ala. native did not see the field in 2016 during Will Muschamp’s first season…
