South Carolina Men's Basketball Coach Frank Martin Coming to the Lake
Augusta, GA-The GreenJackets game on Monday, July 10th vs. the Asheville Tourists (Colorado Rockies) will feature a visit by current University of South Carolina Head Men's Basketball Coach, Frank Martin. He will be throwing out a pre-game ceremonial first pitch at the Lake. Frank Martin was named the head men's
Augusta, GA-The GreenJackets game on Monday, July 10th vs. the Asheville Tourists (Colorado Rockies) will feature a visit by current University of South Carolina Head Men's Basketball Coach, Frank Martin. He will be throwing out a pre-game ceremonial first pitch at the Lake. Frank Martin was named the head men's basketball coach at the University of South Carolina on March 27, 2012, becoming the 32nd head coach in the history of the South Carolina program, which enters its 109th season as a varsity sport in 2016-17. Martin owns a 187-117 (.600) overall record as a head coach, entering his 10th season overall, and a 70-63 (.526) record entering his fifth season at South Carolina.
Coach Martin led his 2016-2017 Gamecocks to earn a bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament as a #7 seed. This is where they earned their first win in the tournament since 1973, as they beat the #10 seed Marquette Golden Eagled by 20. They then moved on to take down the #2 seed Duke Blue Devils advancing to the program's first Sweet 16. To advance on to the Elite 8 coach Martin led his Gamecocks to a victory over the #3 seeded Baylor Bears. Then on Sunday, March 26th Coach Martin and the Gamecocks took down SEC East Rival and #4 seed, Florida Gators to win the East Regional Final and to make the Final Four for the first time in school history.
Prior to his appointment in Columbia, Martin spent the previous five season as the head coach at Kansas State University, leading the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament four times, including a trip to the "Elite 8," during the 2009-10 campaign when the squad won a school record 29 contests. Martin's Wildcats won at least 21 games in each of his five seasons at the helm, as the program compiled a record of 117-54 (.684) under his direction. During that time, Kansas State posted a 50-32 (.609) record in Big 12 Conference games, finishing fifth or higher in each season, with three season finishes of third or better.
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Monday night's game is also our Feed Your Face Monday: Italian Heritage Night presented by Little Caesars and WRDW News 12 WAGT 26. Fans get to enjoy an All You Can Eat Speciality menu till the 6th inning. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm with the gates opening at 6pm.
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