The singers were taking a test run through the national anthem; the security guards were in their final briefing before doors opened.
Tiffany Mitchell already had been on the floor shooting for half an hour.
“I’m a little bit more confident with respect that in my first year, you don’t really know what to expect in how you’re doing out there,” the second-year pro mused Friday before her Indiana Fever tipped off against Atlanta.
Confidence, and talent, were never in question when the three-time All-American and two-time SEC Player of the Year was lighting it up at South Carolina.