Finally, the wait was over.
South Carolina received its Final Four rings Sunday before the team's "Hoops 4 Hurricane Relief" exhibition against Virginia Tech.
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Every player on the current roster that was a part of last year's team and the support staff were honored before the game. Justin McKie, who's working with the team as a graduate assistant, was also given his ring.
Sindarius Thornwell, PJ Dozier and Duane Notice are all playing professionally and weren't at the ceremony. They'll still get their rings, though.
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South Carolina starts its regular season campaign trying to make it back to the Final Four for just the second time in program history.
The season opener is Friday, Nov. 10 against Wofford with the home opener the following Monday against Western Michigan.
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View the full video of the ceremony below.