CLEVELAND — During a tour of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on their first night in town for the Final Four, several North Carolina State women’s basketball players picked up instruments and began jamming like a garage band.
The Wolfpack’s coach pitched in with vocals on a couple songs.
“When you’ve got a voice like this,” Wes Moore said playfully in his Southern-fried drawl, “you really want to stick with your strength, you know?”
On Friday night, Moore, who loves to sing his version of “My Girl” to loosen up his players before practice, is hoping they can hit all the right notes in a matchup against South Carolina, which is undefeated through its first 36 games this season.
It’s going to be a tall order for N.C. State (31-6), making its first appearance in the Final Four since 1998. But the Wolfpack have already knocked off a No. 1 seed (Texas) and a No. 2 seed (Stanford) in this NCAA tournament and also have some history on their side.