Davion Hannah Joins Gamecocks, Paris Rebuilds Roster

0:00On May 1st, South Carolina men's basketball just landed a big transfer from Alabama, as Davey on-hand had committed to coach the Maaparis and the Gamecocks. This was consumative of former four-star combo guard out of Link Academy, brings at least three years of eligibility, maybe four, with a medical. Red shirt after a short season. Hannah saw action in just 10 games for the Crimson Tide, putting up 3.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. His best outing was 12 points against Maryland back on November 26th. On three industry rankings, he's the number five combo guard and number 48 overall in this transfer cycle. The Gamecocks have now snagged six portal players total, including Hannah, to rebuild after losing seven to the portal and five to graduation. They return Grant Polk, Hayden Asimian and Eli Sparkman, but finish 13 and 19 this year, bowing out early in the SEC tournament. Meanwhile, South Carolina is still hunting more talent, targeting guys like Jordan Butler

1:00from Furman, Eli Ellis from College of Charleston and Christ, Esendoko from Bowling Green. They've got one high school sign in four-star Marcus Johnson, plus recent ads like Jakub Neckas and Shane Blakeney. Paris and crew are piecing together a fresh roster for next season, stacking transfers to turn things around and compete deeper in the SEC.