Former South Carolina basketball star Sindarius Thornwell said Wednesday he has kept his distance from the embattled coach who recruited him to the Gamecocks.
Lamont Evans, a USC assistant from 2012-16, is scheduled to appear in a New York City courtroom on Thursday for his role in the bribery scandal that’s rocked college basketball. Evans surrendered to federal marshals on Sept. 27 on federal corruption charges following an investigation by the FBI. Court documents allege Evans took at least $22,000 in bribes to direct basketball players to agents or financial advisers while at South Carolina and Oklahoma State.