South Carolina’s season still had hope late Thursday evening.
The visiting locker room in the Scottrade Center presented a typical scene following a postseason loss. Faces were long, stares were blank. The Gamecocks had just fallen to Arkansas in the second round of the SEC tournament.
USC would soon be leaving St. Louis, sure, but finality hadn’t sunk in.
“I’m a basketball player and I love playing basketball,” said senior guard Frank Booker, “especially with these guys. If we get to go anywhere, I’d rather keep playing.”
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