If you want a abbreviated, “coach-speak” answer to your question, don’t talk to Frank Martin - especially if it pertains to social issues.
During his season-opening press conference, the South Carolina Gamecocks men’s basketball coach was asked if he would discipline a basketball player of they chose to sit during the national anthem, a la San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. It turned into a rather lengthy answer.
Here’s part of the meat of Martin’s response:
“If one of my players felt adamantly about things like that, I would understand. But in my conversations with them, preparing them for that moment in their life, I think we need to be united in what we do.