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Nationally-Ranked Carolina Hosts Vermont Thursday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina returns home for two straight games, beginning on Thursday when Vermont travels to Columbia. The meeting versus the Catamounts marks just the second all-time for Carolina, and the first since the 1979-80 campaign. The Gamecocks look to capture their seventh-straight win to open the season for just the third time since the 2003-04…

Notice Named NABC Good Works Team Nominee

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina senior guard Duane Notice has been named a nominee for the Allstate NABC Good Works Team. It was announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Wednesday morning. The team honors student-athletes for their outstanding community outreach. During his time at South Carolina Notice has been extremely involved in community…

Four Gamecocks Land On Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Four South Carolina women’s basketball players have been named to the 2017 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday. Senior Alaina Coates and juniors A’ja Wilson, Allisha Gray and Kaela Davis landed on the 50-player list for the Gamecocks, whose four honorees led all schools. This season marks the second-straight year Wilson…

Carolina Calls with Frank Martin Starts Wednesday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Carolina Calls with Gamecock men’s basketball coach Frank Martin begins on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and kicks off a full line-up of radio shows for the 2016-17 campaign. Carolina Calls with Frank Martin will be live from Wild Wing Café in The Vista (with the exception of the Dec. 8 show), and is hosted by voice…

Irmo’s McCaskill, Kurtz Tabbed MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalists

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Gamecock women’s soccer standouts Savannah McCaskill and Kaleigh Kurtz have been tabbed semifinalists for the 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy, the NSCAA announced on Tuesday afternoon. South Carolina was one of four schools to boast two semifinalists for the annual honor that recognizes the top player in women’s college soccer. The 15 semifinalists were determined based on…

Coates Named SEC Player of the Week

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – For the second time in as many weeks, South Carolina senior forward Alaina Coates was named SEC Player of the Week, the league announced today. The Irmo, S.C., native led the offense in both games last week and continues to average a double-double on the season. Coates’ effort both in the box score and in intangibles powered…

Gamecocks Announce Martin’s Math Club

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID)- The SC Education Oversight Committee (EOC) today announced “Martin’s Math Club,” a partnership with University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin and the University of South Carolina Athletics Department. Martin, a former high school math educator, developed the project designed to help young people learn that math is fun and relevant in their…