The 2017-18 South Carolina Gamecocks knew they had a tough act to follow, coming off the program’s first national championship and having lost three key contributors from that team. But while the Gamecocks fell short of playing for another title, they still reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight and won a record fourth-straight SEC Tournament championship — to say nothing of the incredible senior season that star forward A’ja Wilson enjoyed.
Let’s take a look back at the season that was, which ended with a 29-7 (12-4 SEC) record and a loss to top-seeded UConn in the NCAA Tournament:
South Carolina picked up a number of wins against ranked competition, but by far its most impressive was against then-No.