Frank Martin managed to fill out his roster after all.
The Gamecocks missed out on Randy Onwuasor, one of the nation's elite scorers who considered a graduate transfer to USC before choosing LSU. However, Martin secured the commitment of Maine guard Wesley Myers, a graduate transfer who will be eligible immediately for the 2017-18 season.
Myers was Maine's leading scorer during his one season with the team after transferring from Niagara. The 6-foot-2 Brooklyn native averaged 16.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while playing over 30 minutes per contest last year.
Martin offered Myers out of high school, but the former state champion chose Niagara instead. Myers spent two years at Niagara, averaging 6.7 points per game as a freshman and 9.4 as a sophomore before transferring.
Myers fills a major need for the Gamecocks, who lost guards Sindarius Thornwell, PJ Dozier, Duane Notice, Justin McKie and TeMarcus Blanton this offseason. Sophomore Rakym Felder has been suspended indefinitely following his second assault and battery arrest in his short tenure with the team.
USC's latest graduate transfer doesn't come without a bit of off-court drama, however. Myers missed the last four games of his only season at Maine after he broke his teammate's jaw in a locker room dispute about music.
According to reports from the Bangor Daily News in Maine, Myers asked a teammate to turn off some music that was playing in the locker room. When the teammate refused, both players exchanged blows with Myers connecting to his teammate's jaw, knocking out teeth and creating a need for major surgery.
On the basketball court, Myers will add depth and scoring ability to a thin guard group that features Hassani Gravett and transfer Kory Holden, who averaged 18 points per game at Delaware two seasons ago.