#1 SC Warriors ready for playoffs, will host (Update: Final game win, playoffs in sight)

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Update March 11, 2012: The South Carolina Warriors won their last game of regular season.

The final score was 139-87 over the Fayetteville Crossovers. Newcomer, Kellen Brand led the top scores with 24 points for the night. Consistent performer, Tony White Jr had 21 points and veteran, Marquis Gainous had 20 points. Six team members had double figure scores tonight showing  that this is a well yoked team. The Warriors finish the season 24-0, will they take home the ABA Championship?

Video above via WPDE News Channel 15, full write-up is here

Check out the playoff schedule below.


First Report March 7th: The South Carolina Warriors' first season has been nothing short of spectacular. Starting it in the top 30, the Warriors are now the number one ranked ABA Basketball team in the nation. 

The Warriors plan to show the ABA that they're the best in the league during this playoff fight. There are eight host sites for the first two rounds of the ABA playoffs, and the Warriors will be hosting two of those games on March 17 and 18, 2012 at the Carolina Forest Recreation Center.

On Saturday, March 17, third-ranked Richmond Elite will take on the second-ranked Lynchburg Legends.  The game starts at 4 p.m. 

Sunday, March 18, the game starts at 7 p.m. where fourth-ranked Carolina Cheetahs will take on the home team, the top-ranked South Carolina Warriors

But before the playoffs start, the Warriors have one final regular season game to play on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Carolina Forest Recreation Center at 7 p.m. where they'll face-off against Panama City. 

Head on over to The Sun News for their in-depth write-up on the upcoming playoffs, the below video is courtesy of WPDE News Channel 15.