As South Carolinians Attack Cremins, McGee Seeks Coach

As newspaper columnists and basketball fans attacked Bobby Cremins, an alumnus who turned his back on the job of coaching South Carolina’s basketball team, Athletic Director Mike McGee turned to finding someone for the job.

Cremins had announced he would coach the Gamecocks on Wednesday, then said Saturday he had changed his mind and will stay at Georgia Tech.

Wrote Ken Burger in the (Charleston) Post and Courier: “Cremins, as we all know, is a little wacky.”

And Bob Spear, in the (Columbia) State: “Bobby Cremins’ decision to renege on his commitment to Carolina left me amazed, stunned, flabbergasted and disgusted. I suspect I am not alone.”

McGee interviewed Western Kentucky’s Ralph Willard and Washington State’s Kelvin Sampson in Denver, the State reported.

The paper said McGee contacted Lou Marciani, Western Kentucky athletic director, on Saturday night for permission to speak with Willard again. McGee also reportedly wants to speak with Massachusetts Coach John Calipari.