Frank Martin was reminded of the past when he and his South Carolina basketball team arrived at Crisler Center on Friday for practice.
The Gamecocks came to Ann Arbor for the second leg of their home-and-home series against Michigan on Saturday, some two years after blowing out the Wolverines in Columbia, S.C., on Nov. 23, 2016. That victory was on Martin’s mind as he watched junior point guard Zavier Simpson shooting around on Friday.
Two years ago, Simpson played seven minutes. He took one shot and missed it. He had as many fouls as points. His classmate, then-freshman center Jon Teske, didn't fare much better in his four minutes.