South Carolina basketball did not have the type of 2022-2023 season that Gamecock fans were hoping their team to have. However, with a big offseason roster overhaul powered by high-upside freshmen and upperclassmen transfer portal additions, hope is slowly building in Columbia.
That flicker of hope exists because Carolina basketball has seen prosperous times in its history, including in the not-so-distant past. When the Gamecocks have been a good team, it has largely been on the backs of players who defended well and could take over the game on offense.
Some of the best of these players were shooting guards.