Rakym Felder picked up a loose ball around the right wing and casually tossed it through the hoop before exiting the floor to a round of cheers. Just 20 minutes earlier, Brian Bowen was giving the early arriving crowd at Colonial Life Arena something to applaud by making a series of mid-range jumpers.
Bowen and Felder weren’t available for South Carolina when the Gamecocks tipped off with No. 18 Kentucky on Tuesday night. The two, one a transfer and the other a January re-enrollee, sat on stools beyond the USC bench, watching Frank Martin sub in player after player.