(AP) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina coach Darrin Horn signed five players for next year, a class that one recruiting service lists among the country's top 10. The Gamecocks announced Wednesday they had signed guards Bruce Ellington, Brian Richardson and Eric Smith; and forwards Damontre Harris and RJ Slawson.  Scout.com put South Carolina No. 10 in the country. Rivals.com had the Gamecocks signees at No. 12.  The 5-foot-10 Ellington is considered one of the top point guards in the country. He averaged 28.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists his junior year at Berkeley High. Harris, a 6-9 forward from Fayetteville, N.C., was rated as the country's No. 5 center according to ESPN.com. Horn said his second full signing class moves South Carolina closer to where he wants it to be.

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