Success just the ticket for drawing fans

"USC point guard Tre Kelley said he has not bothered lobbying friends and classmates to join him for a night under the lights at the Colonial Center.

It is not his job to ask, the junior from Washington, D.C., said Friday. It is the Gamecocks' job to attract.

And so far, no good.We can't make (fans) come, Kelley said. But I think we will be able to make them when we win a couple of games in the SEC and people start opening their eyes a little bit. They know we've got a lot of talent

The Gamecocks (9-4), who open SEC play today against Tennessee, are on pace to draw the lowest average attendance to the Colonial Center in the arena's three-plus seasons. The team has attracted an average of 6,017 fans to its seven home games, nearly 12,000 below the arena's capacity."