ESPN recently released a list of the top 25 college basketball coaching hires of the last 25 years. South Carolina head coach Frank Martin cracked the list at No. 23. Here’s what ESPN Insider John Gasaway had to say about Martin:
23. Frank Martin, South Carolina Gamecocks (2012)
Even if he hadn’t defeated Duke in the 2017 round of 32 and taken his team to the Final Four as a No. 7 seed, Martin would be a strong candidate to make this list. He has elevated the South Carolina program just as he elevated the Kansas State program before arriving in Columbia.