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NCAA Tournament returns to Columbia. Its last time here was madness for Gamecocks

Nearly five decades later, Bobby Cremins is in position to promote the NCAA Tournament in Columbia — not run away and hide from it.

The former South Carolina player and Georgia Tech coach took in the ACC Tournament last week in Charlotte. He saw for the first time in person the Zion Williamson Show. Duke’s freshman phenom, after missing five games for a knee injury, returned to his All-American form and again wowed the sports world with a three-day mastery of Syracuse, North Carolina and Florida State.

Behind Williamson’s 81 points and 30 rebounds, the Blue Devils powered their way to an ACC title and the No.