South Carolina Basketball

The Surprise Of The Final Four

... __link__. South Carolina celebrates their win over Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina celebrates their NCAA Tournament win over Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks forward Chris Silva (30) cuts part of the net after the team's win over Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. USC's PJ Dozier demands that the crowd throw up four fingers to signify their Final Four spot in the NCAA tournament after their win over Florida. C. Rush Special to The State. Gamecocks fans celebrate the men's basketball team's big NCAA tournament win over Florida. C. Rush Special to The State. USC's Sindarius Thornwell speaks to the crowd during the Gamecocks return celebration after their NCAA win over Florida. C. Rush Special to The State. USC players and ...

This One Is Forever

... __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks guard Sindarius Thornwell (0) goes up for a shot in the second half of their NCAA Tournament game against Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Frank Martin yells out instructions in the second half of their NCAA Tournament game against Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks forward Maik Kotsar (21) scores in the first half of their NCAA Tournament game against Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Frank Martin talks to his assistant coaches in the first half of their NCAA Tournament game against Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. Florida Gators forward Kevarrius Hayes (13) can't get his shot past South Carolina Gamecocks forward Maik Kotsar (21) in the first half of their NCAA Tournament game inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. Florida Gators ...

Gamecocks Women Look To Book Own Trip To Final Four

... beat one Florida team to advance to its first Final Four in program history, South Carolina’s women are looking to beat another Florida team to get to its second national semifinal. Dawn Staley and her team will face Sue Semrau’s Florida State Seminoles in a rematch of the 2015 Greensboro Regional final; the winner heads to Dallas to the Women’s Final Four to take on Stanford on Friday. Tiffany Mitchell and South Carolina defeated Florida State 80-74 in the 2015 Greensboro Regional final to clinch their first-ever Women’s Final Four bid. Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports. Revenge will definitely be on the minds of the Seminoles: it’s the Gamecocks that denied them their first-ever trip to the Final Four with an 80-74 win two years ago on Wednesday. While some of the names have changed (Aleighsa Welch, Tiffany Mitchell, Tina Roy, Adut Bulgak, Maegan Conwright), others are still around (A’ja Wilson, Bianca Cuevas-Moore, Shakayla Thomas, Brittany Brown, Leticia Romero, Ivey Slaughter). Semrau and her older players definitely have the ...

South Carolina's Chris Silva Started In Gabon. Now He's In The Elite Eight

... then is shipped to this country to convert the potential to actual for the ostensible benefit of all involved. But that takes nothing away from the impressive truth of what Silva has done, which he has done for so many reasons, not least of all his own sheer will. On Sunday, some four-and-a-half years after riding across that bridge on the way to playing his first true organized basketball, Silva will take the floor in one of that awesome city's most famous buildings with a chance to reach his sport's grandest amateur stage. South Carolina is playing in its first ever Elite Eight and on the verge of its first Final Four for many reasons, among them a tireless defense, the remarkable guard Sindarius Thornwell and the underappreciated coaching of Frank Martin. One of the least expected is the sophomore, a relative basketball novice, who emerged as a forceful inside presence against Duke’s fleet of future pros and Baylor’s previously dominant frontline. “He’s been our piece of deciding whether we’re gonna win or lose,” ...

South Carolina Basketball Gets Same 'ridiculous' Fan Support In New York

... what has been a steadily increasing fan base in recent years. Martin pointed out Friday, as he has many times before, that South Carolina was 13 th in attendance nationally this season. “Our fans are just ridiculous,” coach Frank Martin said. “They are awesome. I’m just happy that the country gets to see how great Gamecock fans are, not just in football, but for everyone else. I’m ecstatic. Understand, we got kinda shut out of tickets down in Greenville last week. Our fans learned really fast. They figured out a way to get into this building. “They were phenomenal. I’m so ecstatic. I’ve gotta think it’s gotta be even more, from what I’m understanding, coming in here Sunday.”. Martin noted that the support from Gamecock fans ranges from soccer games to women’s basketball to volleyball, praising the love that fans have for South Carolina. And now as the Gamecocks advance to the Elite 8 against Florida on Sunday, Martin and the Gamecocks are looking forward to hopefully ...

The Price Tag For Celebrating With The Gamecocks In Phoenix

... his players after their NCAA Tournament win over Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks guard Duane Notice (10) celebrates in the locker room after their win over Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks guard Sindarius Thornwell (0) is interviewed in the locker room after the team's win over Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks senior guards Justin Mc Kie (20), Duane Notice (10) and Sindarius Thornwell (0) celebrate with the NCAA regional trophy after beating Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina gathers before the start of the second half of their NCAA Tournament game against Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks forward Chris Silva (30) dunks the ball in the second half of their NCAA Tournament game against Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez ...

How Crazy Would It Be If Tar Heels, Gamecocks Meet In Ncaa Title Game? This Crazy

... think: Gamecocks vs. Tar Heels. Charleston vs. Asheville. Peaches vs. tobacco. Pat Conroy vs. Thomas Wolfe. Strom Thurmond vs. Jesse Helms. Refrigerator Perry vs. Michael Jordan. More? Barbecue vs. barbecue. David Pearson vs. Richard Petty. Lee Dedmon vs. Kevin Joyce. The Confederate flag vs. HB 2. Vanna White vs. Andy Griffith. Darius Rucker vs. James Taylor. Speaking of Rucker, the lead singer of the Hootie & the Blowfish anthem “Let Her Cry,” was crying himself in the stands in the waning seconds of South Carolina clinching its first-ever Final Four berth. Even @dariusrucker is getting a little emotional after that win! #Final Four __link__/Vlqrl Kav S 5. — Gamecock Athletics (@Gamecocks Online) March 26, 2017. Like many Gamecocks fans, Rucker was never sure he would see this day. But seventh-seeded South Carolina has become this tournament’s “Sin-derella” story, led by all-everything senior guard Sindarius Thornwell of Lancaster, S. C. Thornwell and UNC’s unlikely last-shot hero, Luke Maye, once played on a Charlotte-based travel team together. That is one of the many connections between the two border states. Yeahhhh lukeeeeee my ...

How 'bout That?' South Carolina Basketball Crashes Into First Final Four

... a group of players led by players from South Carolina, who love to represent the state to the point that Thornwell yelled “this is my state” on the court in Greenville a handful of times in wins against Marquette and Duke. It’s a group who bought into Martin and all that South Carolina could be — even if this possibility was near impossible and farfetched at best. It is, as Notice said, built from a pride in defense, a brutally physical, bludgeoning style that does not relent and has worn down the nation’s top 3-point shooting team, preseason No. 1 team and a high-powered offense before having to grind through an opponent that knew what to expect from the Gamecocks. Now, it’s paired with an offense pouring in points and led by Thornwell’s 103 points through four games. And it’s a group that has shown it won’t back off or throw in the towel when the moment gets tough, proven in coming back from halftime deficits in three games in the tournament. That comes from lots of losing ...

Gamecocks Crash Into Final Four

... Gamecocks forward Chris Silva (30) tries to block a shot by Florida Gators guard Kasey Hill (0) in the first half of their NCAA Tournament game inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. Florida Gators guard Ke Vaughn Allen (5) collides with South Carolina Gamecocks guard Rakym Felder (4) in the first half of their NCAA Tournament game inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks guard PJ Dozier (15) goes up for a shot in traffic in the second half of their NCAA Tournament game against Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks forward Chris Silva (30) tries to block a shot attempt by Florida Gators guard Kasey Hill (0) in the first half of their NCAA Tournament game inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks guard Sindarius Thornwell (0) scores in the first half of their NCAA Tournament game against Florida inside Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. Gerry Melendez __link__. South Carolina Gamecocks forward Chris Silva ...