Noisy preparations were still being made, but the court stayed quiet and absent of activity. The parquet floor at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium will soon include the South Carolina Gamecocks, but Thursday morning all it hosted were reflections of four state-of-the-art video boards.
USC won’t raise its first Final Four banner until Monday’s home opener against Western Michigan. On Friday night, though, in another team’s gym, Frank Martin’s program will be honored in unique fashion.
Wofford will run the Carolina intro video normally reserved for games at Colonial Life Arena. For the Terriers, it’s their way of thanking the Gamecocks for attending their housewarming party.