South Carolina Basketball: Top 10 Moments From Magical 2016-17 Season

By Blake Krass | Apr 17, 2017

Mar 26, 2017; New York, NY, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks guard Sindarius Thornwell (0) and his teammates celebrate with the trophy after beating the Florida Gators in the finals of the East Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

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The Gamecocks season attendance totaled 241,126. It was the highest in program history and the 13th highest in the nation. This impressive number shows that basketball has officially arrived in Columbia. South Carolina fans finally bought in on the success of the basketball team, which means good things for years to come.

Coach Frank Martin took notice. He tweeted this in response to a hater who said “who cares” about South Carolina basketball:

Really? We had 17000 ppl at the game last night. U have 3 followers. So ppl don't care about... hmmmmm https://t.co/pIiZDHQ17P
— Frank Martin (@coachFMartin) January 19, 2017

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