The non-conference portion of South Carolina’s 2018-19 basketball schedule is officially set.
USC released the final details Tuesday, confirming an intriguing slate that has the Gamecocks taking on four 2018 NCAA Tournament participants -- Providence, Michigan, Virginia and Clemson -- outside of SEC play.
Throw in the league opponents and Carolina faces 12 Big Dance teams from last year, including Texas A&M, Tennessee and Missouri twice. There’s a chance, too, that USC could get Michigan, national runners-up in 2018, twice before Christmas as both the Gamecocks and Wolverines are entered in the Hall of Fame Tip Off Tournament in Connecticut.