June was a huge month in college football with the recruiting calendar finally opening back up.
Here is a scorecard breaking down the improvements made across the SEC, comparing recruiting classes entering June to the end of the month.
South Carolina tops the list in the SEC
During tonight's game with Vanderbilt, assistant coach Brian Steele had a 1st half conversation with a visibly frustrated Erik Stephenson. His second half mood was a little better.
@BSteeleSC
@ej_stevenson5
#gamecocks
BIGG weekend!!! Excited for the past, present, and future 👀 of GGamecock basketball to all be in CLA this weekend
@SC_Cockpit
we need you to GGet loud all GGame!!!!
BIG weekend on campus! Welcoming back our alumni for Legends Weekend, BIG game vs. LSU, and hosting a BIG piece of our future.
Let’s go ahead and get it started…
“WE WANT — —‼️”
👏👏
👏👏👏
Really excited to add
@Danielsanford30
to our family. Tough, competitive, loves to guard and rebound. High level shot maker. One of the most vibrant and engaging young men I have ever been around. Will be a star on campus and a leader in the locker room
Frank Martin called Brian Steele a "fire breathing dragon" in practice. I'm not sure of other schools, but believe he'd be the first-ever dragon hired to coach college basketball.
(He definitely meant it as a compliment as to Steele's energy daily.)
Really excited to have
@Jaylencurry0
in a
@UMassMBB
uniform next year. Jaylen is a magician with the basketball and is an elite competitor
#umasstwitter
you guys are gonna love this dude
1/2
UMass gets a very valuable piece in ‘23 PG Jaylen Curry.
A playmaking wiz w/ tremendous speed, burst, & lateral quickness.
Outstanding vision, yo-yo handle, & plays w/ a strong motor and a lot of showmanship.
A crafty finisher who puts a ton of pressure on the defense.
Can’t wait to get
@Zd2tuff
to campus. Zach has elite talent and character. The Davis family are great people and we are jacked up to make it official!! Welcome to the family
@Zd2tuff
@hercules_davis
!!!
Crazy environment in the CLA last night
@SC_Cockpit
brought energy and impacted the game all night last night!!
#chickfila
free throws is the greatest promotion in college sports right now iykyk
Thanks to everyone who came out and supported tonight. That was a lot of fun. These guys play hard and represent
@UMassMBB
the right way on and off the court. We need the entire Pioneer Valley and then some packed in to Mullins Thursday night and we need you guys loud and rowdy
Couldn’t be more proud of my guy
@The__Future11
!!! He has been through so much and just keeps working and lifting the spirits of everyone around him. He has embraced a leadership role and works his tail off everyday. Warrior!!! East Chicago’s finest!!!
Today marked the final game for our longtime equipment manager Mac Credille, who is retiring after over four decades working at
@UofSC
for the
#Gamecocks
. THANK YOU MAC for everything, from all of us!!
#ForeverToThee
🤙
UMass Freshman Robert Davis Jr had a great game vs West Virginia. He finished with 18 Points and was efficient shooting 75% from three on 8 attempts. UMass also got the win.
I studied 1-4 flat baseline inbound actions this year... Here is a good one from
@CoachBartLundy
as they create a double gap off the catch to attack. The empty action is effective b/c if the defender stays to help the cutter emptying would be open for a fill pass.
So proud of
@RahsoolDiggins3
lived in the gym this offseason and it’s paying off. Also s/o
@key_6x
for always being in there with Sool and pushing him to be better everyday
#family
big things coming!!!!!
I always see people comment on the most under taught skills or parts of the game that are dying... for me it’s the duck in. Physical bigs that duck in increase ORB% , create driving angles/space, eliminate shot blockers and score high % buckets
Frank is the realest and means so much to so many people. Frank spends his days taking care of his guys and those who need his help. He doesn’t just help his stars either, he has two former players who never scored points on his staff 🤷♂️who else does that?
WATCH - Had the chance to chat with Gamecock legend
@Sin_City_803
today at the
@SCProAm
.
Sindarius spoke about the impact
@FrankMartin_SC
has had and continues to have on his life & career.
"He's been the person that kept me focused, his word is gold for me."
@WLTX
#Gamecocks
Yessir
@MathokMajok
excited to get our guy to campus!! Mathok is going to raise the ceiling of
@UMassMBB
figuratively and literally. Love his story and commitment to being great on and off the court
#umasstwitter
show our guy some love!!!
Per the latest
@usnews
rankings, we are made of academic excellence:
🏆 No. 1
@MooreSchool
International Business degree (23rd straight year)
🎉 Top First-Year Experience (3rd year running)
🏅 More ranked programs than any other S.C. school
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UMass just all over a good Duquesne team in its A-10 opener. Minutemen feel for real. Really a couple of bounces from an 11-1 nonconference. Young talent is impressive and Matt Cross continues to look like one of the best players in the conference.
Can’t wait to see where
@ItsAJLawson
lands tonight. AJ put a smile on my face everyday, great player but brings elite positive energy to everyone around him everyday ☀️
“I and many people like me grew up without a platform to make our voices resonate. Because of basketball my platform has gotten bigger so I need to make sure that I use it now more than ever to help this great country do better for everyone.”
-
@FrankMartin_SC
🏀
I’m really buying into UMass as a top three A10 squad. The duo of Matt Cross and Josh Cohen will dominate mskt A10 frontlines, and if Rahsool Diggins plays like he did today, the Minutemen will win plenty of games.
Frank Martin’s team is 10-3, and can beat teams on both ends.
FINAL: gritty performance by Carolina in Athens en route to a big 64-57 road win over Georgia 🤙
📊➡️: Booker (17) and Gravett (11) combine for 28 points off the bench 💪 Silva finishes with 14 points and nine rebounds. SC did not trail in the game 👊
#Gamecocks
🐔🏀
Our guy
@CoachBruceUSC
is gonna be a heck of a head coach. Unbelievable poise and leadership through tough times and one of the sharpest basketball minds in the game right now!!
South Carolina assistant Bruce Shingler did yeoman's work tonight. Gamecocks battled LSU to the wire. Give that team Frank Martin back and two weeks of practice and it's a clear NCAA Tournament team.
@ high school coaches... it’s never too late to put accurate stats in
@MaxPreps
... might be the difference in a scholarship for your student athlete! You never know!
The Minutemen certainly have the right personelle to execute their high pace run & gun offense. 92 & 102 pts in their 1st two games now 🔥
UMass has excelled at sharing & taking care of the basketball 🤝
vs Albany: 33 FG, 20 AST/4 TO
vs Quinnipiac: 39 FG, 23 AST/7 TO