South Carolina basketball had promise after Darrin Horn arrived in Columbia, but it has been on a downward spiral since his first year as the Gamecocks basketball coach.

After sharing the SEC East title with the Tennessee Volunteers in the 2008-2009 season, the Gamecocks have finished with a losing record in back-to-back seasons. The energy appears to have left the program and fan support is dwindling down.

However, the new season always brings new hope and this year started off with promise for South Carolina. The young talent came to play in the season opener against Western Carolina with a few underclassman leading the charge in a 75-50 win.

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