“Best advice anyone has ever given (him).” John Calipari and Frank Martin have been friends for years, and the BBN got a close-up of their friendship while the Kentucky Wildcats faced off against the South Carolina Gamecocks when Martin was in Columbia.
A busy day of coaching hires in men's college basketball continued on Friday afternoon, as UMass officially announced its next leader.
In the end, UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford may have gotten the right men's basketball coach at the right time. That has yet to be determined in the Frank Martin era which could begin as early as Thursday if everything goes right and the Minutemen sign the former South Carolina coach to a multi-year pact.
Although South Carolina did not perform as it hoped, Martin is still recognized as an accomplished coach, which explains UMass’ interest in him.
The end of an era. After 10 years, the South Carolina men’s basketball team will finally see a changing of the guard, as the school has decided to move on from coach Frank Martin.
March Madness has arrived. On the court, 68 teams will start the process Tuesday night in Dayton with the play in games which will shrink the 8 team field to 64 teams.
After an 18-13 season and no NCAA tournament bid, South Carolina on Monday fired coach Frank Martin after 10 seasons, sources told ESPN, bringing to an end a tenure that included the Gamecocks' lone appearance in a Final Four.
South Carolina coach Frank Martin has tested positive for COVID-19 on two occasions during the health crisis.
The 54-year-old announced in June that he tested positive for COVID-19 the previous month. Martin was sure to note on Friday that things were different and more challenging this time around.
Frank Martin has undergone a huge change and now looks almost unrecognizable.
Despite being asymptomatic, the head coach did test positive for COVID-19, and has since recovered after a period of self-quarantine.
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