It didn’t take long into Frank Booker’s South Carolina career for the graduate transfer to appreciate those Gamecocks who came before him.
“How did Sindarius do this for four years?” Booker thought to himself in October.
Frank Martin’s program isn’t for everyone, but it was the route Booker chose after leaving Florida Atlantic last spring. The Gamecocks coach holds his players accountable. He’s fiery, intense and demanding, particularly when it comes to teaching defense.
Booker came to USC after Sindarius Thonrwell, Duane Notice and Justin McKie left. That trio of seniors embraced Martin’s style for nearly half a decade and it paid off in the 2017 Final Four run.