If Frank Martin's pointer finger got any lower, it would have made contact with his thumb. That's how close South Carolina was in landing prized recruit Zion Williamson back in January.
Martin, appearing on The Dan Patrick Show Thursday morning at the Final Four in San Antonio, was asked how the Gamecocks fared in the Williamson sweepstakes, a race Duke won over USC, Clemson, Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina.
"I don't think I can speak on guys who are still out there," Martin said, acknowledging NCAA rules of commenting on unsigned recruits. "Until they sign scholarship papers, I'm not allowed.