South Carolina has signed Brenton Williams to give the Gamecocks immediate help at point guard next season.

Williams has signed with South Carolina after playing last season at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Fla. Williams, who is originally from Kissimmee, Fla., averaged nearly 12 points and two assists per game last season.

South Carolina is in need of help at point guard because of Bruce Ellington’s decision to play football this fall. Ellington plans to rejoin the South Carolina basketball team after the football season ends.

Williams is the third signee for South Carolina’s 2011 class.

The Gamecocks have to replace more than just Ellington at the start of next season as several players have decided to transfer out of the program since the end of last season.

Ramon Galloway came off the bench and had seven of his 22 points in the second overtime to give South Carolina an 87-85 double-overtime victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday night. The Gamecocks (4-1) were down by as many as 12 points in the first half but came back in the second. A 3-pointer by Bruce Ellington with 20.7 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 67 and forced the first overtime. In the second overtime, Sam Muldrow hauled down a rebound and made a midrange jumper with 5 seconds left for South Carolina to tie the game at 75 and force another overtime.
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Check out Saturday’s edition of Gamecock 360 with men’s basketball freshman guard Bruce Ellington.
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Led by 23 points from freshman Bruce Ellington and a double-double by senior Sam Muldrow, South Carolina pulled away late in the second half to defeat Kentucky Wesleyan 71-58 in an exhibition game Thursday night at Colonial Life Arena.
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