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What Lamont Paris said after South Carolina's season-opening loss to North Florida
Following a 74-71 loss to North Florida in the season opener, South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris spoke to the media about his team’s performance and where things went wrong. Here’s what he had to say.
— Sure the metrics are really going to like this outcome as far as the Gamecocks are concerned. Helpfully this will be good for them. Thinks they were outplayed in a lot of different ways. It’s okay not to play well. Thats going to happen at times. But as competitors, North Florida dominated them.
— Knew North Florida was a scrappy bunch. Their DNA is how hard they play and compete. Every loose ball, they were their first. That’s DNA.
— If he’s being honest, last night had him really worried about what to expect from North Florida. They did all the right things. Multiple guys didn’t have a good day at the office.
— Some guys shoot better free throws than others. Others can improve over time. It’s a one-game sample size. They’re not going to shoot like they did today all the time. When your name gets called at the free throw line, stand up. You have to go up there and make them. They had some lack of discipline plays also. It was his dream going all season without fouling on a three-point shot and they only made it into game one before doing that.
— It’s hard to coach effort. Not a big fan of coaching effort. They approach the game the same way regardless of who they play. Maybe part of it was hyping them up too much for this game.
— They have to play better. They have to pass and catch better. You do a scouting report. They don’t just go out to the court and go willy nilly. They watch film, do a scouting report on the opponent. Thinks it’s about the attention to detail. Interested to see how many of the offensive rebounds were long rebounds. They got off to a slow start and the energy was not great. Knows the vibe when it’s like okay here we are. Didn’t feel like they felt that throughout the game.
— Agrees that the sky is not falling. It’s history. They could’ve also won the game. The metrics still didn’t like them last year when they lost one game in non-conference play. They’ve just got to play. Focus on improvement. This helps force you to look at the loss and why the game ended up in a situation that it was.
— They’ll troubleshoot all the time when in reference to a question about playing time. Guys will have to earn what they’re doing out there. The prized possession is playing in the final minutes. They’ll have to show and demonstrate where that’s where they should be. They’ll try to find the perfect mix of what the lineup is.
— Definitely earned exactly what they got today. They got what they earned ultimately on the way they played.
— Thinks they’ll go back to fundamentals. Doesn’t have a lot of frustration in games because guys normally do what they have done. Doesnt really get that frustrated with poor play on game day. But does get frustrated having to repeat himself over and over. These things he says, you need evidence that they are true sometimes. So that’s what where they’ll start (fouling on the three-point shot). Would like to have those points back. Pump faking. They did it twice jumping on those. They easily could’ve flipped those around by the way they practiced and what they talked about going into this game.
— A strength of last year’s team was locking into the small details that allowed them to win games. The challenge will be helping acknowledge the value of those things and how they relate to winning. Has to do a better job of that on his end.
New details have emerged in an officer-involved shooting that left one dead and a deputy injured in Anderson County on Monday.
A deputy with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) initiated a traffic stop outside of Townville, SC, on I-85 Northbound near Mile Marker 11 for a traffic violation, according to a release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).
The deputy requested back-up and spoke to 32-year-old Austin Derrell Robertson, of Pennsylvania, in his patrol vehicle. Once the other deputy arrived, Robertson got out of the vehicle and “a physical altercation involving him and the two deputies” occured, according to SLED.
SC deputy critically injured after shooting during traffic stop, suspect killed
While deputies attempted to tase Robertson, officials said he grabbed a firearm from his vehicle and shot one of the deputies.
Both deputies then shot back at Roberston, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
SLED said the deputy was airlifted to the hospital and remains there for treatment at this time.
The incident remains under investigation by SLED, as requested by the ACSO.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer has been nominated for a position in foreign diplomacy.
The White House on Tuesday listed Bauer as a nominee to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Belize, a Central American country bordering Guatemala.
It’s unclear when a confirmation hearing will take place. WIS has reached out to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee for more information.
Bauer was South Carolina’s lieutenant governor from 2003-2011, serving under then-Gov. Mark Sanford. Before that, he served terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives and the South Carolina Senate.
More recently, Bauer entered the race for U.S. Senate in July 2025, looking to unseat Sen. Lindsey Graham in the Republican primary. He ended his campaign the following month.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Six Republican candidates vying to become South Carolina’s next governor met in downtown Charleston for a wide-ranging debate that put abortion, infrastructure and the future of data centers at the center of the race.
The forum was held at the Sottile Theatre, where Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, Lowcountry businessman Rom Reddy and Attorney General Alan Wilson took the stage.
Questions included whether they would support a state hate crime law, how they would address concerns about growth and infrastructure, how to navigate collaboration, abortion and the future of data centers in the state.
One issue that drew near-unanimous opposition was state Senate Bill 1095, a proposed total abortion ban that passed out of committee earlier in the day. All of the candidates opposed the bill, but they differed on what they would do if it reached the governor’s desk.
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Norman said he would sign it.
“You know, this is an emotional issue, but I will tell you if this bill came to my desk as governor. If it passed the House and the Senate, I would sign it,” Norman said.
All of the other candidates on stage said they would veto the bill if it came across their desk as governor, with Reddy arguing the question should be decided by voters.
“The Supreme Court did not say the loudest voice in the ruling class prevails. It said it’s up to the people in the state, so let’s put it to a referendum,” Reddy said.
On infrastructure, candidates discussed reforming the South Carolina Department of Transportation and allowing private-sector involvement to help pay for improvements.
Wilson outlined ideas that included leasing interstate easements and expanding private express lanes.
“We privatized that grass between the interstates. We turn it into private express lanes that can be told we leased the easements on the sides of interstates to telecommunication companies and energy companies, and charge them for natural gas line and fiber optic fiber optic cables,” Wilson said.
Evette also pointed to public-private partnerships and the possibility of fast-pass lanes.
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“We want to make sure that we’re innovative public private partnerships coming in and creating fast pass lanes to allow people that are in a hurry to be able to utilize that,” Evette said.
The final question focused on data centers, with candidates agreeing corporations should “pay their way.”
“They should pay for their water. They should pay for their infrastructure, any roads around it, and we should look at what Governor Ron DeSantis has done in Florida with the large data centers that are coming to Florida. That should be the model in South Carolina and everywhere,” Mace said.
Kimbrell said the state should set limits to protect natural resources and guard against higher power costs for residents.
“Put parameters around data centers to ensure that the water consumption does not impact places like the ACE Basin,” Kimbrell said. “Ensuring that the Public Service Commission makes absolutely sure nobody’s power rate goes up and we try to get behind the meter energy grids in place so they can be self-sufficient.”
Two more debates are planned ahead of the primaries on June 9.
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