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Gamecocks Basketball: Open Letter to Coach Frank Martin

No doubt the South Carolina men's basketball team is struggling and one could only imagine the frustration that Coach Frank Martin is going through. However, one thing is certain and that is we, the fans, must continue to support our beloved Gamecocks. So in that spirit, here is a open letter to Coach Martin: Dear […]

Gamecocks Basketball Recruiting: Update on Demetrius Henry

The South Carolina basketball program is still searching for able bodies to take the program to the next level. Lord knows we need it especially when you are talking about interior play. Well, one suspect that USC is recruiting has made a step towards making this situation better. Demetrius Henry, 6-8, 215-pound power forward, has named USC […]

Gamecocks Basketball: Where do we go now?

Most Gamecock fans think of basketball season as the void between football and baseball season.  This could not be more true if you only started paying attention to Gamecock sports during the Dave Odom or Darren Horn basketball coaching era at USC. Now the "new" coach, Frank Martin, is looking to change this trend and is looking […]

Gamecocks Basketball Loses LaShay Page For Season

From this day forward, the South Carolina men's basketball program will be without guard LaShay Page. The young man has been ruled out for the season due to a "academic eligibility issue." This is a blow to USC and means that the other guards must step up their level of play to make up for […]

South Carolina Defeats Presbyterian: The Good, Bad and Ugly Edition

The South Carolina men's hoops squad defeated the Presbyterian Blue Hose by the score of 76-60. USC is now 9-3 for the 2012-2013 year. The Gamecocks will return to the court next Saturday against South Carolina State at Colonial Life Arena for a 1:30 p.m. tip off with television coverage by Fox Sports Net. Before the team […]

Gamecocks Basketball: Should the LaShay Page Academic Issue Concern Us?

Last night, the South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team beat the Manhattan Jaspers by the score of 63-57. It was a good win for USC but it was a win without one of their top players, LaShay Page. The USC SID reported before the game that the senior guard, a post-graduate student, from Dillon, S.C., […]

Gamecocks Topple Manhattan: Good, Bad, and Ugly Edition

The South Carolina men’s basketball team (8-3) earned a 63-57 victory over Manhattan (3-7) in the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Here is the "good, bad and ugly" with the win: The Good – The Gamecocks had three players with double-digit scoring….junior guard Brenton Williams had 17 points, junior Brenton […]

Expectations for the 2012-2013 Gamecocks Basketball Team

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team is in a rebuilding phase for the 2012-2013 season. The squad has a new coach in Frank Martin with many new faces to go along with a new scheme. So what are the expectations for the Gamecocks in 2012-2013? Well, here is some thoughts… As you could see […]

South Carolina Basketball Will Finish Higher Than 13th

First year USC basketball coach Frank Martin will have the South Carolina Gamecocks finish higher than 13th in the SEC for the 2012-2013 season. Mark our words that Coach Martin will have his boys surprise a few. Not saying they are NCAA bound but I don’t think they finish next to last according to the SEC’s preseason media poll. Here […]

Gamecocks Basketball Recruiting: Justin McKie Video

Shooting guard Justin McKie of Irmo, the son of South Carolina’s all time leading scorer, B.J. McKie, announced a commitment to the South Carolina Gamecocks on Monday. McKie also considered Murray State and Wichita State and had several other offers, but when the chance came to play for the hometown program, he couldn’t let that pass. […]

South Carolina Basketball: Carrera is officially a Gamecock

Michael Carrera has made the grade and now is bound to join the South Carolina basketball program. Carrera had given his verbal pledge to be a member of Coach Frank Martin’s Class of 2012 back in July but official admission was delayed due to a pending academic decision. With that hurdle now cleared, Carrera is officially a Gamecock. […]

South Carolina Basketball: Frank Martin Talks to the AP

The following article is from the Associated Press that we found as a valuable read on South Carolina basketball and Coach Frank Martin. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — New South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin was grateful he had his own day in his new home city. He just wishes he had done more than simply […]

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