COLUMBIA — Not as bad as last year’s preseason loss, but not great either.
The Gamecocks announced Wednesday that top-rated freshman Collin Murray-Boyles, the top-rated freshman signed by head coach Lamont Parris to his second South Carolina basketball team, is out indefinitely with mononucleosis. absent. He did not play in the team’s Garnet & Black Madness game last week and is not scheduled to miss USC’s exhibition game against Wofford on Wednesday.
Symptoms may resolve within a few weeks, but it may take 2-3 months to feel normal again after a mononucleosis episode. USC expects Murray Boyles to play this season and play a vital role in the game.
The Gamecocks lost Ebrima Dibba before last season to a torn Achilles tendon, and Dibba is still recovering. The Coastal Carolina transfer did play a limited role in USC’s open scrimmage last week and is expected to be fully functional by midway through this year’s season.
Murray-Boyles, one of two Midland natives signed by Paris along with Blythewood’s Arden Conyers, played high school at AC Flora but played at Wasatch College ( Utah) spent his senior year. He blossomed into a four-star recruit after leading the team with averages of 15 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
The 6-foot-7 forward was rated the No. 6 impact recruit in the SEC by On3.com and the No. 13 “you can’t miss” prospect by The Athletic. He caused a sensation as soon as he stood up.
