Ben Breiner

Charlotte

Lost Bay Area native, UW-Madison alum, Pressbox foodie, football junkie, recovering part-time @TheState sports writer. SC to NC transfer. Once lived in Indiana.

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Articles

For Shane Beamer and Gamecocks, transfer portal recruiting moves at different pace

Dec 29, 2024 | thestate.com | Ben Breiner
For Shane Beamer and Gamecocks, transfer portal recruiting moves at different pace

Dec 29, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Ben Breiner

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer still has the 2-year-old picture of himself and Mike Tyler on his phone. The Hammond School tight end had dropped by Gator Bowl practice in 2022. The Gamecocks went on to watch Tyler commit to LSU, kept in contact and eventually flipped him to South Carolina. More than a few recruitments have that kind of long, drawn-out relationship-building. But not the kind the Gamecocks have to undertake this time of year.
Catch him if you can: Rock Hill’s Malik Clark in a hurry to join Gamecocks’ roster

Dec 15, 2024 | thestate.com | Ben Breiner

In the end, it almost had to be the University of South Carolina for Malik Clark. Yes, the four-star Rock Hill High School wide receiver committed to Florida State over the summer. But there were factors that kept pulling him toward the home-state school. The Gamecocks’ recruiting and program mantra invokes a simple reality: Home is home. That is what drove him to pick and sign with the Gamecocks. “Just to be closer to home and closer to my mom,” Clark said of his logic.
A slam-dunk victory: How No. 3 South Carolina WBB handled No. 9 TCU on the road

Dec 8, 2024 | thestate.com | Ben Breiner

South Carolina Gamecocks forward Ashlyn Watkins (2) dunks the ball against TCU Horned Frogs center Sedona Prince (13) during the first half at Dickies Arena. Chris Jones Imagn Images The goal for the South Carolina women’s basketball team Sunday night: take 10. Specifically, take a third top-10 win this season and add it to their collection.
Breiner's postgame breakdown: Carolina at Clemson

Dec 2, 2024 | 247sports.com | Ben Breiner

Taking a deep dive into South Carolina's win over Clemson through film. VIPIn breaking down games, there's a certain level of removal, trying to analyze what happened, why it happened, et cetera.
No. 4 South Carolina WBB pummels Purdue, finishes 2-0 in Fort Myers Tip-Off

Nov 30, 2024 | thestate.com | Ben Breiner

South Carolina’s MiLaysia Fulwiley (12) Chris Day Imagn Images South Carolina’s women’s basketball team seemed to break Purdue less than three minutes into the second quarter Saturday’s game at the Fort Myers tip-off. Usually teams might have trouble running on a miss. But off a blocked lay-up, Gamecocks forward Chloe Kitts snagged the ball and sent it ahead. When point guard Raven Johnson took it to the rim moments later, multiple Boilermakers had eyes on her.
Breiner's pregame breakdown: South Carolina at Clemson

Nov 29, 2024 | 247sports.com | Ben Breiner

Taking a deep dive into the matchup this Saturday as South Carolina travels to the upstate to take on Clemson in the rivalry contest. VIPThis Clemson squad is good, no doubt. It's not the vintage of the Tigers who made ripples on the national level, but good enough to challenge a team at the level the Gamecocks are at right now.
HISTORY ON THE LINE: Gamecocks carry 5-game win streak into rivalry game

Nov 28, 2024 | thetandd.com | Ben Breiner

South Carolina is on a roll, having won five in a row to turn the season around. Now they’ve got a rivalry game on the docket with a bit of history on the line. The Clemson Tigers are in a bit of no-man’s land as far as their season goes. A loss to Louisville all but ended dreams of a trip to the College Football Playoff (a road made narrower by a season-opening loss to Georgia), but a rash of upsets this past weekend opened the CFP door a crack.
No. 4 South Carolina stuffs No. 15 Iowa State in Thanksgiving Day rebound

Nov 28, 2024 | thestate.com | Ben Breiner

South Carolina defeated Iowa State on Thursday in the Fort Myers Tipoff and faces Purdue in the event on Saturday. Tracy Glantz [email protected] The South Carolina’s women’s basketball team made it clear: Sunday’s loss to UCLA was mostly out of mind and behind the Gamecocks. Dawn Staley’s No. 4 squad came out Thursday and simply smothered No. 15 Iowa State, burying the Cyclones early in a 76-36 victory to start the women’s portion of the Fort Myers Tip-off.
No. 4 South Carolina stuffs No. 15 Iowa State in Thanksgiving Day rebound

Nov 28, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Ben Breiner

The South Carolina’s women’s basketball team made it clear: Sunday’s loss to UCLA was mostly out of mind and behind the Gamecocks. Dawn Staley’s No. 4 squad came out Thursday and simply smothered No. 15 Iowa State, burying the Cyclones early in a 76-36 victory to start the women’s portion of the Fort Myers Tip-off. The Gamecocks were coming off their first loss in 19 months. “We just needed to put a complete game together,” Staley told reporters.

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