The South Carolina Gamecocks have been one of the best stories in college basketball this season, as a team that last reached the NCAA tournament in 2004 is off to a 21-3 start with a strong chance to better the program’s all-time single-season wins record before all is said and done (the 1969-70 team went 25-3 under the legendary Frank McGuire). At the helm of that renaissance has been Frank Martin, who has spent four seasons transforming a perennial SEC cellar-dweller into a national contender. Heading into Saturday’s matchup with Kentucky (noon, ESPN), Paul Biancardi sat down with Martin to talk about how his philosophies on the recruiting trail and how he constructed a team that has been among the game’s foremost surprises.
Recruiting Q&A with South Carolina coach Frank Martin
