Leave it to senior David Thomas to explain the pregame happening. The bench started it. Thomas added that sophomore forward Jason Richardson has added a hip-hop feel to the ritual. It's not surprising that rituals and superstitions are common among athletes. It gives them an element of control.
Athletes tend to be very superstitious.
They win, then they look back and want to keep things the same. There is another ritual the Spartans do before games. We don't do a lot of trash talk, because talk is cheap. Rap music is a huge part of the Spartans' pregame and postgame ritual. Enter the locker room and the latest sounds of today's most popular rap artists blare from loudspeakers.