South Carolina basketball guard Ebrima Dibba out for the season after Achilles surgery
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South Carolina redshirt senior guard Ebrima Dibba will miss the upcoming season after suffering an Achilles injury while playing summer basketball.
The Bredang, Sweden native has already undergone successful surgery and begun his rehabilitation.
The 6-foot-6, 205-pound Dibba was one of five transfers joining first-year coach Lamont Paris with the Gamecocks. He averaged 8.2 points, 5.2 assists and 4.8 rebounds in 90 games over four seasons at Coastal Carolina. He made the 2021 Coastal Carolina President’s List for a 4.0 GPA.
“What an unfortunate set of circumstances for Ebo,” Paris said in a statement from the university. “He is an extraordinary young man who has worked incredibly hard to get to this point. It will be this work ethic, as well as his positive attitude, that will spearhead his recovery. He has already begun attacking his rehabilitation with a determination I have not seen in a long time.”
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The other transfers Paris has brought aboard are former Byrnes and The Citadel forward Hayden Brown, Ohio State guard Meechie Johnson, Illinois forward Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk and Murray State guard Chico Carter Jr.
USC recently signed five-star Ridge View forward Gregory "GG" Jackson, the No. 6 overall player in the 247Sports Composite after reclassifying for 2022. The remaining two signees are forward Zachary Davis from Denmark, South Carolina, and forward Daniel Hankins-Sanford from Charlotte, North Carolina.
Eric Boynton writes for the USA TODAY Sports Network. Contact him @eboynton@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter @ericjboynton
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