South Carolina freshman wing enters transfer portal
One member of South Carolina’s 2022 freshman class is entering the transfer portal.
Gamecocks wing Daniel Hankins-Sanford entered the transfer portal today, GamecockCentral confirmed Thursday.
Hankins-Sanford played in 22 games as a freshman, averaging 2.3 points and 2.2 rebounds in eight minutes per game.
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He shot 34.4 percent from the field, 20 percent from three and 53.8 percent from the line.
Hankins-Sanford missed time in the middle of the season dealing with a family matter and only played in five of South Carolina’s nine games. He played double-digit minutes in just one of those, 12 minutes at Tennessee.
The 6-foot-8, 233-pound wing was a holdover once Lamont Paris took over. He came in with a three-man recruiting class that included Zachary Davis and GG Jackson.
On3’s industry ranking considered Hankins-Sanford a three-star prospect and the No. 176 player in the class.
He picked South Carolina over schools like East Tennessee State, App State and more. The Charlotte native becomes one of a handful of players to leave after the season.
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Tre-Vaughn Minott and Ja’Von Benson were the first two scholarship players to enter the transfer portal while walk-on Ford Cooper entered Wednesday afternoon.
Monday was the first day undergraduate transfers could officially enter the portal.
Entering the portal window opening, South Carolina was at its scholarship limit with an open scholarship and Hayden Brown leaving. Every entry into the portal or entry into the NBA would free up a scholarship for a transfer portal prospect.
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GG Jackson obviously has a decision to still make. The five-star has to decide whether or not to leave and go pro or come back to college for a second season.
The Gamecocks will also enroll two freshmen as part of the 2023 recruiting class.
The first is four-star forward and top-100 prospect Collin Murray-Boyles, who is coming off a strong senior season at Wasatch Academy.
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The other is three-star wing Arden Conyers, who also plays locally at Westwood (S.C.). Conyers still has to continue working on his body but can really shoot the ball and space the floor.
South Carolina is coming off an 11-20 regular season that ended with a first-round loss in the SEC Tournament last week.
After the game, a trio of players–Meechie Johnson, Jacobi Wright and Josh Gray–all indicated likely returns next season.
