South Carolina men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced on Friday that sophomore guard Rakym Felder, who was suspended indefinitely from the team earlier this year, will return to campus — but not to the court.
Felder, who was a key role player in South Carolina’s Final Four run last season, was suspended in August after his role in a “large brawl” resulted in his arrest. The charges were later dropped, but it was his second strike after a 2016 arrest for assaulting a police officer after being tased.
Felder was not on campus during USC’s fall semester, but speculation swirled that he would be cleared and enrolled in time for conference play.