We’re a couple of days into the NCAA’s early signing period for basketball, and while it’s a small incoming class on the books for Frank Martin and the South Carolina Gamecocks, it’s an important one. The team will lose its primary force up front and its point guard at the end of the season - for a Martin-coached team, and for just about any team, those are two of the bigger needs on the roster.
One thing to note: don’t expect the second coming of Sindarius Thornwell on this list. But Martin’s shown the ability to take under-the-radar players and mold them into cornerstones of the program.