Joe Rhett Named 2024 SEC Legend

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 2024 SEC Men’s Legends Presented by Allstate® were announced today by the league office. Former Gamecock hooper Joe Rhett will represent the Garnet and Black at the upcoming conference tournament in Nashville.

He will be honored at halftime of the team’s opening game. All 14 legends will be honored as a group at halftime of the first semifinal game on Saturday.

Rhett, a Columbia native, played four seasons for the Gamecocks from 1988-92, scoring 1,142 points in 101 games played. A four-year starter, he averaged double-figures his final three seasons in Garnet and Black. Rhett averaged 16.9 points per game as a senior in 1991-92, South Carolina’s inaugural season in the SEC.

The local star from Eau Claire that played for legendary high school coach George Glymph, helped lead the Gamecocks to the 1989 NCAA Tournament.

Rhett’s career 53.0 percent field goal percentage (472-of-890) is 10^th all-time in program history. His playing career and NBA aspirations were cut short his senior season in 1992 due to a heart condition.

2024 SEC Men’s Legends Presented by Allstate®

Alabama – Richard Hendrix

Arkansas – Derek Hood

Auburn – Cliff Ellis

Florida – Taurean Green

Georgia – Rashad Wright

Kentucky – Orlando “Tubby” Smith

LSU – Darrel Mitchell

Ole Miss – Dwayne Curtis

Mississippi State – Timmy Bowers

Missouri – Willie Smith

South Carolina – Joe Rhett

Tennessee – Chris Lofton

Texas A&M – Elston Turner

Vanderbilt – Frank Seckar

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