The sports marketing department has also provided a radio for entertainment. UVa Director of Sports Marketing Andrew Rader informs me of a new promotion starting today as well. There will be 50 t-shirts tossed into the student body before the game and one contains a Gillen autograph. The student catching that shirt will be named the student-coach of the game and gets a seat behind the bench. The snow varies outside, switching from larger feathery flakes to small swirling dots.
Some accumulation is noticeable.
Inside, television crews begin wiring for tonight's game, running cable along the edge of the court and placing microphones on the backboards and cameras around the venue. The group has eight members. The number jumps to at least 75 as several small groups cram their way inside the doors. The buzz is now more of a consistently dull roar. There are no silent moments as multiple conversations continue.