While on staff there, the Gamecocks earned a berth in the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and the 1991 National Invitation Tournament. In 1991, he followed fellow South Carolina assistant Eddie Payne to East Carolina.
During his time at the university, the Gamecocks secured a spot in the 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and the 1991 National Invitation Tournament. This led to him leaving in 1991 to join East Carolina, where he had previously worked alongside Eddie Payne.