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University of South Carolina's Ramon Galloway dribbles down court as the Gamecocks take on Richmond at the Colonial Life Arena.

Darrin Horn wanted a good game. So the USC men's basketball coach scheduled Richmond, not aware of the Spiders' historical significance to the Gamecocks program until someone brought it up.

It took all of one year for USC athletics director Eric Hyman to be convinced that men's basketball coach Darrin Horn deserved a raise.

Coming off a home loss to Illinois where everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong, the Clemson basketball team now faces the daunting challenge of picking itself up off the mat.

Dominique Archie sat behind the bench in street clothes. Mike Holmes, a day after undergoing eye surgery, wasn't even in the building.

For the second time in a week, the South Carolina men's basketball team has lost a starter to injury.

For the third straight game, South Carolina trailed most of the first half then took control after halftime.

USF gave it a battle, but it couldn't get past South Carolina on Friday night in the semifinals of the Charleston Classic.

Carolina First Arena a year ago was only a prelude to this. The Gamecocks are the home-state centerpiece in this weekend's Charleston Classic, an early season three-day tournament engineered by ESPN.

Devan Downey added 14 points, Brandis Raley-Ross scored 13 and Mike Holmes added 12 for the Gamecocks .

USC guard Brandis Raley-Ross gets some air after being faked by Georgia Southern guard Antonio Hanson at the Colonial Life Arena.

After a sluggish start, the South Carolina Gamecocks polished off Div. II Kentucky Wesleyan 78-55 in exhibition action Thursday night at the Colonial Life Arena.

Darrin Horn's no where close to sure about South Carolina's prospects this season.

The nature of basketball recruiting is far from exact. Those who are considered experts have wildly varying opinions about the potential of college prospects, opinions differ on individual players, and few can predict how prospects will actually perform.

With four starters returning, the Gamecocks also look to contend for the Eastern Division title they shared with Tennessee last season.

The South Carolina men's basketball team, which is headlining the Charleston Classic in Novemeber, opens the tournament at the College of Charleston's Carolina First Arena on Nov.

After a year off, a former South Carolina men's basketball assistant is back in the SEC.