By Malika Andrews |
When the Pilots basketball team finished up a disappointing season last month, the Chiles Center sat half-empty and cheers were hard to come by. But energy and spirit replaced that lingering disappointment on Tuesday, as Wally the mascot and cheerleaders helped welcome a crowd of nearly 1,000 people to the building. Waiting on the seats: purple shirts with “TP2UP” printed on them, welcoming former NBA All-Star Terry Porter as the new Pilots coach.
The crowd rose to its feet for an ovation as soon as Porter, who was wearing a purple tie for the occasion, walked into Chiles.