NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The South Carolina men’s basketball team must replace 73 percent of its scoring, 54 percent of its rebounding and 81 percent of its assists from last season.
All of the above gives reason behind the Gamecocks being picked by league media members to finish 11th in the SEC.
But Ben Howland’s reaction when he spotted the preseason poll?
“I look where they’re picked,” the Mississippi State coach said Wednesday at SEC media day, “that’s a joke.”
USC made the Final Four for the first time in school history last season, completing a five-year rise under Frank Martin that started with a 14-18 record in 2012-13.