When a player arrives with buzz and stats, and a chip on his shoulder, the question isn't "can he play," but how will he change the program. That is the spotlight on freshman Gamecock guard Eli Ellis, the four-star recruit from Hickory, NC, who appears to be primed for making an impact at South Carolina.
Will Wade on skepticism about Eli Ellis:
“Who’s skeptical on that? … The basketball skills are one thing, but the moxie and the toughness and the grit … that’s what you have to have if you’re a smaller guard to make it in a power conference.