Just saw this scrolling through Twitter
Gamecock Fanatics
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Who's on the team in 21/22?
- Thread starter Gary
- Start date
At the end of the season I was hoping Moss and Minaya would transfer. They have and I'm glad, though I wish the best to all the guys leaving. But it looks like there will be more transfers. We are at 4 transfers right now, and Couisnard and Bryant are testing the NBA waters. Lawson still has not said what he wants to do. Some expect another 2 or 3 guys to transfer.
If I had to guess, I'd say Frink, Minott, Leveque, and one or more of Lawson, Bryant and Couisnard will return. Add in Chico Carter, the four signees, and whoever does not transfer, or one of two who will transfer in and that will be the team next season.
If I had to guess, I'd say Frink, Minott, Leveque, and one or more of Lawson, Bryant and Couisnard will return. Add in Chico Carter, the four signees, and whoever does not transfer, or one of two who will transfer in and that will be the team next season.
I still have four years of eligibility left, so I'll suit up if they need me. Fair warning to everyone, I suck at basketball, but I won't cry if Frank yells at me.
AJ Wilson transferring from G Mason to UofSC. 6-7, 230 F. 212 career blocks.
Last edited by a moderator:
doublea1971
GCF Top Poster
Kid (well, young man in his case) is a baller. Seems like a great fit... more defensive and shot blocking minded. Loves interior defensive play. Worked in a system where he should easily adapt to Coach Martin’s style of D.
Seems like a good fit, in my mind.
doublea1971
GCF Top Poster
Found this interesting info on Erik when searching through some articles:
"The 6’3 shooting guard out of Lacey, WA averaged 9.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game this season for Washington with 35.7% FG and 29.8% 3-pt shooting splits. Stevenson started out the year in a massive shooting slump but picked things up and averaged 12.2 points per game on 32% 3-pt shooting over the final 70% of the season. As the season went along he also improved his playmaking responsibilities with 3+ assists in 6 of the final 8 games. He scored 27 on 6/9 3-pt shooting in a loss to Cal but perhaps his best all-around game was an 18 points, 7 assists, and 6 rebounds effort in a road win over Washington State when Quade Green was unavailable.
There were (are) some very clear transfer candidates from this year’s Husky team but Stevenson didn’t immediately appear to be one of them. He started all but 3 games this season for Washington and of the Husky guards was one of if not their best rebounder and defender. Stevenson’s gunner mentality given his below average 3-point shooting was a clear issue with his game but he was good enough in other areas to make up for it...
It will be interesting to see where Stevenson ends up. He has proven that he can be a volume scorer at the power conference level. Does he want to move down to a Big West or Big Sky team and average 17+ points per game? Or does he want to go to another power conference team closer to competing and take a reserve role to try to win? Whatever Stevenson chooses I’ll be sorry to see him go and wish him luck."
(From https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2021/3/23/22347344/erik-stevenson-enters-transfer-portal-uw-washington-huskies-basketball)
Honestly, I don't know a huge amount about the kid, other than he was a pretty consistent player when he was at Wichita State. I can only assume that when the coaching change happened, the easiest thing for him to do was reach out to teams around his home, hence landing at Washington (he DID have an offer from them in 2017 when he chose the Shockers. Heck... LSU even offered him at the time, so he's got SOME kind of skills).
Based on the fact that a Huskies fan wrote the article above (and someone who regularly reports on the Huskies), sounds to me like Frank Martin picked up a pretty capable player - someone who fits pretty well at an SEC program AND a guy who could potentially be that missing outside shooter the Gamecocks have needed. If he's willing to come in and work hard on the outside shooting aspect of his game, I'm encouraged by the reports.
Another one headed out...
doublea1971
GCF Top Poster
This one wasn’t much of a shock. Anderson and Moss were the two that we had picked out well before the season had ended.
Some of the others make you wonder, though.
No, it wasn't a shock. I'm a little surprised this announcement didn't come sooner.
We're going to have a lot of new faces to learn next year.
doublea1971
GCF Top Poster
Yes, we will. I must say that so far, I like the transfer choices. They seem to be very carefully selected choices... not like a Micaiah Henry, for instance.
I must say (and not trying to be a conspiracist by saying this) that it DOES now appear that Frank had lost control of the squad at some point this season. @kingofnerf had noted many times how Frank was "pouting" on the sidelines throughout the season. With the 5 portal entrants (and whose names are included), it makes me wonder if there wasn't a growing "cancer" element inside the team, from disgruntled 2nd stringers. I hope that is not the case, but nonetheless appearances are everything.
I will say this... I'm happy with who we have returning. If we have Frink, Minott, Leveque... that's a great core group to start off with - all have given us quality minutes and all have seen significant time on the court (with Minott seeing the least of them, but showing great potential). I'm assuming that both Keyshawn and Jermaine will return, but will be better players for knowing (from scout commentary) what they need to SPECIFICALLY work on to make the leap to the next level. I'd still love to see Woods return, but if he does not, the incoming transfers should provide some quality depth at the PG and SG positions. Plus you have the Freshmen to develop....
All in all, I'm happy with what I see on the table for next year. Lots unproven, of course, but I think that the core group of returners will likely have a chip on their shoulders because of the losses we had last season, and the disrespect that came along with that.
It's funny at the beginning of the season how most people thought this was Frank's best class ever, but then the team seemed to implode as the season played out. We had veteran players who should have rallied around their coach but didn't.
Dawn had some issues earlier in the season with personality conflicts among her players, so she brought in some team-building consultants and got things between the players straightened out. The best players in the country are going to bring big egos with them.
It's hard to say what went on with Frank's squad, but I would assume Frank will address some of it in his annual off-season presser. That should be a pretty interesting one BTW. LOL
Last edited by a moderator:
doublea1971
GCF Top Poster
Frank is quite careful about what he says publicly about his players. I don't know how much he will address and how much he will let slide. My guess is that the media reps will pursue that line of inquiry at least a bit, but that Frank will simply stick to comments on the squad he has returning in 2021-22.
FWIW, if it were me, I'd simply let the past season lie in the past and move on. What's done is done. My speculation (or anyone else's speculation) on why the wheels fell off the cart don't do any good, and it's dwelling on a pretty negative (and I might even go so far as to say toxic - at least for the fans) season.
I'm personally ready to move on, so if Frank has nothing directly to say about these issues... I'm perfectly fine with that. We wipe the slate clean and start afresh in 2021-22.
doublea1971
GCF Top Poster
The Gamecocks received a transfer commitment today from James Reese V (6-foot-4, 167 pounds), who is transferring to USC from North Texas. Reese is from the Columbia area (AC Flora) and played one season for the Buffalo before transferring and spending the last three seasons at North Texas.
Reece was second on North Texas this past season averaging 10.9 points on 41.8 percent shooting from the field. Reece shot 34.3% from three and 77.4 % from the free throw line.
Reece was second on North Texas this past season averaging 10.9 points on 41.8 percent shooting from the field. Reece shot 34.3% from three and 77.4 % from the free throw line.
Last edited by a moderator:
doublea1971
GCF Top Poster
Love what I see on the State newspaper’s report on Reece,
“He said something to me about there’s only going to be two guys in the gym that’s been to NCAA tournaments and won — and that’s me and him. And that’s kind of big, so there’s a lot of responsibility that’s going to come with being there.”
[No message]
[No message]
[No message]