Frank Martin receives commitment from 7-1 center

South Carolina coach Frank Martin picked up a commitment from 7-foot-1, 240-pound center Khadim Gueye, a native of Senegal who attends Victory Rock Prep (Fla.), on Friday. Gueye narrowed his decision to USC and Arizona State after taking official visits to each. He also visited South Florida and Long Beach State.

“We just really like coach Martin and I trust coach (Perry) Clark,” said Victory Rock coach Loren Jackson. “I’ve been knowing coach Clark a lot of years. And I trust Frank. Frank does a great job with bigs. KG is a developing big. He feels great. He’s excited.”

Gueye is believed to be USC’s first legitimate 7-footer since Mike Brittain (1982-85). Jeff Roulston (1989-92) was listed at 7 feet but was actually 6-11.

Gueye is a classic post player. He primarily is a defender and rebounder who still needs work on his offensive game, but he does run the floor well and is a good passer. “He’s very comfortable with the ball,” Jackson said. Plus, at 240 pounds, Jackson said Gueye is hard to move out of the lane.

Gueye came to the U.S. for basketball and academics and his coach feels he has a bright future on the court. “He has a chance to be a professional basketball player,” Jackson said.

Gueye becomes the fifth member of Martin’s 2016 recruiting class. He will sign as soon as the paperwork arrives.

Commitment Rakym Felder of Brooklyn said Friday he will sign his letter-of-intent with the Gamecocks “sometime next week. I just haven’t picked a date to do it yet.”

Felder said he is taking the SAT on May 7 and the previous test he took was just a practice test to prepare him for the real test.

If Felder doesn’t qualify, USC is at its limit of 13 scholarships. If he does qualify, focus turns to disciplined players Marcus Stroman, TeMarcus Blanton, Chris Silva and Raymond Doby.

This story was originally published April 29, 2016 at 12:13 PM with the headline "Frank Martin receives commitment from 7-1 center."