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MCKIE'S MARC
Senior BJ McKie ranks ;
Carolina's all-time leadii
er with 1,976 points.
McKie now sets his sigl
becoming the Gameccx
2,000-point scorer.
I Monday, February 1,
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legacy
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William Folks
Common Folklore
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that seated just under 55,1
What I saw that year I
Rogers, the university's fii
ner, began his award-wini
rushing for 153 yards in tl
ic.
He only got better as tl
224 yards against Duke, 1
Wake Forest, 168 against
against Michigan, and 141
"Big George" rushed fo
year, en route to a record-:
his Gamecock career. To p
USC back before or since 1
mark (Brandon Bennett n
list behind Rogers, with 3,
Of the 36 games in US
has rushed for more than
long to Rogers. Simply pul
and Gamecock fans haven
But as nearly all USC
"No. 38" involves much m(
numbers he put up here a:
so about embarrassment,1
ing respect. In 1986, Rogei
narcotics.
At the peak of his suco
life all appeared to be unn
world's greatest athletes, i
and effort out the window
Properly vilified in the
mained true to form. Like
he ran over on the field, h<
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as The Lady Gamecoc
ig scor- Ole Miss 68-56 Sur
dropping their recc
10 and 0-9 in the J
its on Lester paced Carol]
?s' first 21 points, while he
Jocelyn Penn, cont
points and 11 rebc
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rone but
remains
When I was 5 years old, my dad
decided my little brother and I
were finally old enough to start attending
USC football games regularly.
The year was 1980, and the
Gamecocks would win all seven
home games that season, earning a
Gator Bowl berth against Dan
Marino and the fourth-ranked Pitt
Panthers.
At the time, USC was a football
independent, playing its home
games in a single upper-decked
version of Williams-Brice Stadium
100.
have yet to see since. George
*st and only Heisman Trophy winling,
All-American senior season by
le Gamecocks' 37-0 win over Pacifhe
season went along, racking up
93 against N.C- State, 177 against
both Clemson and Georgia, 142
L against boutnern uaiilornia.
r a school-record 1,894 yards that
shattering 5,204 over the course of
ut that number in perspective, no
las even eclipsed the 4,000-yard
inks second on the school's all-time
055 yards).
C history where a Gamecock back
150 yards, 14 of those games be;,
you had to see him to believe him,
't seen anything like him since,
fans are aware, the story behind
ire than just the mind-boggling
t USC and later in the NFL. It's altribulation,
redemption and regainrs
was arrested for nossession of
ess, Rogers' career, reputation, and
aveling. Here was one of the
seemingly throwing all his talent
because of fast, reckless living,
media, Rogers nevertheless rethe
thousands of would-be tacklers
j took the hit in the newspapers,
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The quest took four years to be- ^
come a reality. And 32 minutes into
the 115th game of one man's career,
the quest was finished.
BJ McKie, Columbia's favorite 0
son, became the all-time leading scor- 01
er in South Carolina men's basketball
history Saturday night by surpassing
another native of the capital ^
city, Alex English. 3"
"It was a relief to get it over with,"
McKie said. "It's in the back of your fi]
head and you can't help but think
about it at times." ea
For McKie, setting the record, ai
which was followed during the game bf
by a brief ceremony where he was m
given the game ball, was one of the
few joyous occasions he has had this er
season. d(
The Gamecocks have struggled to
most of the year, but went on to ec
defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores Q
in the game, 69-57, improving their ti:
record to 7-13 this season.
The Gamecocks started off look- p
ing much the way they have all year. ^
Vanderbilt freshman guard Sam ^
Howard drained a 3-pointer on the Qr
first possession of the game to put aj
the Commodores ahead early.
Carolina's first points of the game
came from none other then McKie,
whose driving layup cut the Vandy ^
lead to 5-2. '
McKie later gave USC their first w
lead of the game, on a pull-up jumper, cc
4-s\ -r-vi 14- fVin rin mn/iA/ilro nr\ Unr* R^
KAJ put tllC WO-ULIC^UV^IVO up \J-U. I1CI - w
bert Lee Davis then came off the ^
bench to nail a 3-pointer, increasing
USC's lead to four. ^
Later, after two consecutive bas- D
kets by William Gallman, Davis sf
nailed another three and Carolina in
found themselves leading 18-9 and
playing about as good as they have lo
all year. tb
"I've said time in and time out ?
that I believe in my teammates, and
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relieve that they will step up," McKsaid.
"They're playing with a lot
confidence right now and the main
ling we have to do is build on that
id keep working hard in practice
id keep improving and come out
cused each and every time we step
it on the floor."
And Gallman and Davis weren't
te only players stepping up. Recus
ix, who got a rare start, swished a
pointer to extend the Gamecocks'
ad to 23-12 with 9:45 left in the
rst half.
Vanderbilt wouldn't go away that
irly, however. At one point, Howard
id junior guard Atiba Prater made
ick-to-back threes to pull the Comodores
to within seven.
James Strong then had a 3-point ,
and with 2:24 left in the half, Vanirbilt
had closed the Carolina lead
29-28. Another of McKie's patent1
driving layups followed, and the
amecocks held a 33-32 lead at halfme.
To open up the second half,
rater drove in for a layup, and VU
lally retook the lead. Prater, a juah
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i to finish the game with 16 points
id drew praise from Gamecock
iach Eddie Fogler.
"I think Prater is one of the most
iderrated "players in the league,"
igler said. "He's a real good guard
ho is great with the ball, hard to
intain and control, and he is very
3od at spotting up and shooting
irees."
After McKie answered with a
iree of his own, true freshman
amien Kinloch provided another
>ark off the bench for USC, makig
a steal that led to a layup.
The next trip down the floor, Kinch
made a spot-up jumper to keep
ie Gamecocks ahead, 46-42.
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