FAYETTEVILLE, AR - FEBRUARY 6: Head Coach Frank Martin of the South Carolina Gamecocks sits on the bench during a time out during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Bud Walton Arena on February 6, 2018 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Gamecocks 81-65. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin calls Columbia ‘home.’
The South Carolina basketball team struggled to find any momentum this season, dropping two of their first three contests before seeing five straight games canceled in the month of December. That time off the court forced the Gamecocks to miss practice time, and an opportunity to gel as a unit.