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MATT PRUITT Sports Editor j
When South Carolina's 1994-95 season came t
to an end, there were more than a few fans who
were glad to see it go. Some of the players might c
have even breathed a sigh of relief, for that f
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tournament, bearing a 10-17 overall record, 5- ^
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What a difference a year makes.
Carolina finished the 1995-96 season v
Wednesday with a loss to another team from
Alabama, but this time it was in the third round ^
of the NIT tournament, after 19 wins, eight in y
the SEC and three in the post-season. And this
time, nobody was happy or relieved. rj
Alabama's junior guard Eric Washington put
an end to South Carolina's hopes of completing jj
the Cinderella story with his 25 points and six n
rebounds. Washington's three-pointer with 4:06
left gave the Crimson Tide the lead for good as
they held off USC for a 68-67 victory.
Carolina had an opportunity to win the game
with 10 seconds left, gaining possession when ?
Alabama guard Brian Williams lost the ball out 11
of bounds under the Carolina basket. With five ^
seconds left, however, Melvin Watson bounced
the ball off of his foot while driving to the basket,
giving the ball right back to the Tide. The
Gamecocks fouled with two seconds left, and ?
though Williams missed the front end of the one- 01
and-one, USC was unable to get off a shot before 01
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behind the three-point arc. Center Roy Rogers fc
kept USCs guards from penetrating as he blocked
seven shots and prevented second-chances for cc
Carolina by pulling down 10 defensive rebounds, ti
Guard Larry Davis and forward Malik Russell, st
who combined for 72 points in the first two games,
were especially inhibited by the Tide. Davis, who w
was bothered by "turf-toe" according to head y<
coach Eddie Fogler, did not score in the first half
and finished with only six. Russell had only nine a]
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Though the Gamecocks had hoped to travel
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rogler was pleased with his team's play in the
ournament.
Tm proud of our team," Fogler said. "I think
iur team improved through the experience. I
eel we competed pretty hard here tonight and
[id some nice things. We just came up short
gainst another very good Southeastern conference
earn, and I thought it was a good experience for
is."
f ogier s players agreed that the tournament
/as beneficial to the team.
"We did learn a lot," McKie said. "The NIT
lelped us prepare for next year, and hopefully
/e can pick up where we left off this season."
"We made great strides this year," Davis said,
"he NIT helped us out a whole lot. We got to
lay longer. A lot of teams went home a lot earlier
tian we did, and they lack that playing experience
ow. Fm sure that the experience and the time
re had to progress as a team will help us toward
ext year."
Wednesday's contest marked the last collegiate
ame for Russell, who had held hopes of playing
1 his hometown of New York in the finals. A
rowd of 12,079, near capacity, came out to see
'.ussell.
"We will miss Malik Russell," Fogler said,
de's had a phenomenal year for us. In the last
juple of weeks I've had a hard time taking him
at of the game, because we lose our best defender,
or best offensive rebounder. He can pass it, he
in handle it. and we will have a difficult time
jplacing him."
Despite the disappointing loss, the players
ere pleased with the improvement of their
;am. The improved play of Russell, the addition
"Nate Wilbourne, Larry Davis and BJ McKie,
)mbined with the return of Melvin Watson's
dent, carried the Gamecocks far beyond last
Jason's achievements.
"The team got a lot better," Russell said. "It
as definitely a lot more fun to play on it this
jar than it was last year."
Both Fogler and his players showed
ppreciation for the support provided by the
amecock fans. The turnout for the Davidson
ime earned the home court advantage against
anderbilt in the second round. Wednesday's
ss was only the second one witnessed by home
ns, the first coming to Kentucky, giving USC
16-2 record at home.
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Think you have the ability to
hang with your fellow students on
the basketball court? If you do, then
the Hoopapalooza 3-on-3 Basketball
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is sponsoring the March 23-24
tournament, which will showcase
the talent of not only the students
but also the Columbia community.
Each day's action plans to heat up
at 9 a.m. and conclude by 5 p.m.
Rob Parker of the USC Sports
Administration Club said he hopes
to have about 150 teams
participating in the tournament.
The teams will be placed into
Top Flight, Competitive and
Recreational talent groups that
will be further divided by ages and
heights. Also, there will be separate
tournaments for the campus
fraternities and sororities.
All teams consist of a team
captain, two starters and a
substitute.
The winners of each division
will qualify for the National 3-on3
Championships to be held in
Denver, Colo, later this spring.
To enter the local tournament,