Six months after being the last SEC team standing in the NCAA Tournament, South Carolina isn’t likely to be treated as royalty this week when the league’s members get together in Nashville.
The Omni Hotel will host “SEC Basketball Tipoff ” on Wednesday, an annual event for reporters, players and coaches. USC will be represented by Frank Martin, Chris Silva and Hassani Gravett. The head coach, power forward and point guard are the three most notable figures remaining from the Gamecocks’ historic run to the Final Four.
The likes of Sindarius Thornwell, P.J. Dozier and Duane Notice aren’t coming through that door, leaving USC to continue momentum from last March with a mostly new cast of characters.