Did You Know? Some Fun Facts From The Last Time The Gamecocks' MBB Team Was Ranked

South Carolina's men's basketball team is ranked in one of the major polls for the first time in seven years. What was life like back in 2017?

It's been a minute; No, a fat minute; NO a -- okay, okay, I think you get the point. South Carolina's men's basketball program isn't used to getting the kind of recognition that they're getting right now, as they were slotted inside the Top 20 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today Coaches' Polls on Monday afternoon. 

Jacobi Wright high-fiving Zachary Davis in the closing moments of the Gamecocks' matchup vs. Georgia (5th Feb., 2024) / Dale Zanine | USA Today Network

It's the first time since the Gamecocks' magical Final Four run in 2017 that program has appeared in either of the two major polls. A lot has changed since that time, and so I thought it would interesting to look back and see what the world was like in April of 2017, which you might find interesting or might make you feel old. Here are some fun facts that date back to the last time Carolina was ranked:

• Average Price Of Regular Gas In The US: $2.36
• Top Song On Billboard Top 100: Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You
• No. 1 Movie At The Box Office The Week of 4/2-4/19/2017: The Boss Baby
• Winner of The Masters: Sergio Garcia

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