This was always the vision.
“I don’t know if I dreamt of it, but I hoped that we could elevate our program to get into a point where this was doable,” South Carolina coach Frank Martin said. “Where you could bring in a Florida to your home court and you’re competing as one of the teams in the upper part of the league.”
Martin and his No. 24 Gamecocks begin a week that will play a large part in determining their postseason. USC (14-3, 4-0 SEC) is unbeaten with Sindarius Thornwell in the lineup and is tied with No.