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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Following South Carolina's 75-60 win over Vanderbilt on Feb. 10, a large group of Gamecocks fans at Colonial Life Arena refused to budge, even as a frustrated security guard urged the team's supporters to exit the facility. Huddled along the baseline of the court, shoulder-to-shoulder near the entrance of the home team's tunnel, they lingered because they wanted a picture with head coach Lamont Paris, a national coach of the year contender, and his players, who've orchestrated one of the college basketball season's most impressive turnarounds.
"They didn't wait around like this after games last season," the security guard noted.