Joshua Boucher

1 week ago | islandpacket.com | Joshua Boucher

Another former South Carolina basketball player has found a new home. Zachary Davis announced Thursday that he is transferring to Memphis to play for coach Penny Hardaway. He will have one year of eligibility left. Davis visited the Tigers last weekend. “I’m comin M town,” Davis wrote on his Instagram post. Hardaway, the four-time NBA All-Star, has led Memphis to three NCAA appearances in his four seasons.

1 week ago | islandpacket.com | Joshua Boucher

Collin Murray-Boyles is headed to the NBA Draft. The South Carolina forward announced Tuesday that he plans to enter the NBA. Murray-Boyles just finished his second season with the Gamecocks and has two years of college eligibility left. The NBA Draft Combine is May 11-18. Players have until June 15 at 5 p.m. to announce if they are staying in the NBA Draft, which is set for June 25-26. “South Carolina will always be home,” Murray-Boyles wrote on Instagram.

1 week ago | islandpacket.com | Joshua Boucher

As S.C. lawmakers push to remove a tax on boat owners’ outboard motors, a review of tax records show that many counties are double taxing boat owners already. South Carolina is one of few states in the nation that tax a boat and its outboard motor separately, with two different local property taxes collected by each county.

1 week ago | islandpacket.com | Joshua Boucher

Senator Josh Kimbrell, R-Spartanburg, introduces Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the South Carolina State House on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Joshua Boucher [email protected] COLUMBIA, S.C.Much of the attention in the campaign before the race for governor officially begins has gone to three top potential contenders, but others are making the rounds in South Carolina and floating their names for the state’s top executive positionState Sens.

2 weeks ago | islandpacket.com | Joshua Boucher

The S.C. High School League’s state championship basketball games are returning to Columbia. The league’s executive committee voted Wednesday in favor of bringing the games back to Colonial Life Arena for the first time since 2020. Negotiations to bring the games back to South Carolina’s capital city have been ongoing between the SCHSL, Colonial Life Arena and the University South Carolina. The championships will return to the home of the USC Gamecocks starting with the 2025-26 high school season.