South Carolina leading scorer Meechie Johnson is entering the transfer portal, less than a week after the Gamecocks' first NCAA Tournament appearance in seven years. Johnson averaged 13.8 points this season as South Carolina went from 11 wins his first season to tying a program record with 26 victories this year.
South Carolina’s B.J. Mack reacts with Meechie Johnson after hitting a three-point basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas at the Southeastern Conference tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. South Carolina’s Meechie Johnson, left, and Oregon guard Brennan Rigsby scramble for a loose ball during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Pittsburgh, Thursday, March 21, 2024.
South Carolina, which went 11-21 in coach Lamont Paris’ first season, tied a program record for wins in going 26-8. The Gamecocks were picked as a sixth seed in the NCAAs and fell to No. 11 seed Oregon 87-73 in the opening round on Thursday. Johnson thanked the program and the school, saying: “Coach Paris has been very impactful in my life and my development and that is my guy forever. But all that being said, I will be entering the transfer portal.”
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