College basketball rankings: South Carolina coach Lamont Paris has Gamecocks soaring in his second season
USATSI There are 15 teams in the SEC — and South Carolina was projected to finish last in the preseason poll after going 4-14 in the league last season and losing leading scorer GG Jackson to the 2023 NBA Draft. Credit to second-year coach Lamont Paris for never believing this was a sensible projection and always…