Frank Martin stands at 96 wins during his five-year stay at South Carolina, notching the school’s winningest single season this year and leading the Gamecocks to their first Final Four. He is fifth on the all-time wins chart, 27 behind fourth-place Eddie Fogler.
Fogler probably won’t mind Martin passing him someday, perhaps as soon as next year. He’s the guy who helped get Martin here.
“I’ve grown to have unbelievable trust in him. I respected him from afar,” Martin said. “He was pretty much the person that convinced me that this was the right place.”
Fogler, who stayed in Columbia after resigning from USC following the 2000-01 season, politely declined to comment for this story, other than crediting former athletic director Eric Hyman for hiring Martin.