Gamecock Record!
Last night the Men's USC basketball team played the Citadel. I was really sad I had missed our first two winning games, that I went to the Colonial Center almost 45 minutes early to sit and breathe in the arena atmosphere. My friends and I sat in the third row from the court. The four of us listened to the good music that was played as the two teams did their first rounds of shooting and passing drills.
It was really exciting for me personally since I have played basketball at the Strom or Blatt with most of the players. It was really loud in the arena as our team's starting players were announced! Most of the student section even stood up for the entire game!
Devan Downey was a great point guard in the game last night! He kept the game fast paced and was definitely not a ball hog. He made great plays, scored a good number of points and even got some rebounds of his own. Zam Frederick and Evka also made some awesome 3-pointers. Our new centers also got some great dunks that got the crowd pumped.
The best part about the evening was watching our players play defense and offense. The final score was 103-42. This was largest winning margin in about 60 years and this was the first time our team had broken 100 points in eleven years! The neat part was Branden Conrad, who was red-shirted last year hit a 3-pointer to put our team over 100! It was cool to watch his teammates congratulate him and be so proud of his performance. Especially since he also got a few steals during his limited play time on the court.
I am looking forward to Saturday's game. Our team is hosting the University of Southern California. We beat them last year in Cali, so hopefully we will have a repeat performance. I know our team has a great chance of making it to the NCAA ("real") tournament this year! Get ready for an incredible season!
Go Cocks!