In his weekly press conference Monday, Coach Frank Martin had quite a bit to say. One of the main points he hit on almost immediately was the aspects of negative recruiting and the impact it has on the program, offering his unique perspective as the head coach.
“People paid no attention to South Carolina basketball, so we didn’t have to worry about negative recruiting,” Martin said. “That’s the biggest sin of them all in recruiting. I confront people for negative recruiting.”
Negative recruiting, for those who might have questions, is when a coach purposefully bad-mouths an opposing team on the recruiting trail with the hope of changing the recruits position with the other team.