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Message: [QUOTE="Creature, post: 4545102, member: 10724"] I played varsity basketball in a small rural South Carolina township. Our teams were average but our girls teams were always stellar dating back to the time I was a pre-teen. Their crowds were just as big as the boy's game crowds. We won numerous State titles and at one time had a 80+ game undefeated streak. So I was always appreciative of girls basketball based on my high school teams success. As a youth , I always knew I wanted to attend the University of South Carolina. During the nascent period of Women's College Basketball in the late 70's early 80's;South Carolina was in that 2nd group of rising national powers [1st group being the likes of La Tech, ODU, Tenn., USC west coast] . Carolina had just hired away Old Dominion's Coach- Pam Parsons as our AD knew WBB was an opportunity for exposure for our state and university. Our first #1 ranking came in the 1980's. For about a 3 year period we were competing for a natl. titles and bringing in stellar recruits like Evelynn Johnson [Magic Johnsons baby sister] . Unfortunately in the early 80's, we had the LSU scandal before LSU had the LSU scandal in the 90's [lol]. However, we were still perennial NCAA bound program when we were in the old metro conference but were humbled in 1992 when we moved to the SEC. We were mired in mediocrity with bits of success here and there [Final 8 under Coach Walvius] until Coach Staley comes in.. So why do I love Women's College BB and High School Girls BB + AAU. ..[B]because of the experiences above.. [/B] [/QUOTE]

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