16 class in 2020 and was ranked outside the top 20 in 2019, yet new coach Vic Schaefer, who left Mississippi State in April, has the Longhorns back in the top five. G Kaiya Wynn, the No. 41) both play for Crestwood Secondary School in Canada, while four-star forward Maud Huijbens is from the Netherlands. Marotte is a 6-foot guard from Texas. Highest-ranked commit: PG Raven Johnson (No. In order for the Gamecocks to move onto the next round, they need to essentially ensure that they stick to their brand of basketball by getting the ball in the paint on offense, and owning the glass on defense, and if they can accomplish both goals, the Gamecocks should be able to win this game handily with little issue. Division: NCAA I. 59). 2021 women's college basketball recruiting class rankings: South Carolina starts at No. 866-495-5172 Already a member? The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). 1-seed Gamecocks offense overwhelms 8-seed Arkansas, Gamecocks' Boston praises teammates in quarterfinal win, Saxton details Gamecocks' offensive identity, chemistry, Aliyah Boston comes out of nowhere for a big block, Staley, Mulkey weigh in on Boston vs. Reese debate. Maryland Terrapins Emma Chardon, a 4.5-star prospect from Switzerland, has shown the ability to deliver on the big stage. Phelia is a skilled guard who has proven she can play anywhere on the perimeter. 96. With titles in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, South Carolina is the only program in league history to win four consecutive SEC Tournament title, and the Gamecocks added two more titles in 2020 and 2021. 25). 18 Morasha Wiggins has a terrific blend of size and skill, while No. - No. Wolfenbarger might be the steal of the class. 0:36 Five-star prospect Chloe Kitts has committed to South Carolina women's basketball, she announced on social media Friday. 81 Messiah Hunter is a talented guard with a nice pull-up jumper. Four-star prospect Jade Melbourne, an excellent passer who can shoot along the perimeter, joins Charli Turner-Thorne's program from Australia. 1 Gamecocks stay perfect, top Hogs 93-66 at SEC tourney, Gamecocks Open SEC Tournament Play Friday. Connect with college womens basketball coaches & scouts in SC CALL. Keenan that began in the 2018 state tournament when she was in the seventh grade. Here you will get information regarding the school and . Godfrey, No. Tipoff on ESPNU is set for 4:30 p.m. 1 as 15 ranked teams lose, Women's Power Rankings: Pac-12 teams, Maryland show their teeth. Signed. Marisa Davis (No. 3 point guard according to the ESPN Hoopgurlz ranking. COLUMBIA Two of three South Carolina women's basketball 2023 signees were named McDonald's All-Americans on Tuesday. South Carolina's Women's Basketball team conquered every obstacle in their way during the regular season, which lead to the Gamecocks capturing the SEC regular season title for the seventh time in program history. South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, and LSU all made the cut. 56 Caileigh Walsh is a stretch 4 player who is learning the value of physicality in the paint. Ava Learn is a finesse forward with the ability to stretch the floor. She spent the summer helping USA Basketball to a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA U18 Americas Championships, contributing 7.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in just 16. Sophomore, 6'2" Purdue Boilermakers South Carolina Gamecocks All rights reserved. Akunwafo is an active and disruptive defensive presence with an emerging offensive game. 1 Gamecocks stay perfect, top Hogs 93-66 at SEC tourney, Gamecocks Open SEC Tournament Play Friday, Cooke Named a Finalist for Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, Boston Leads Six Gamecocks with SEC Awards, Beal, Boston Named Naismith Defensive POY Semifinalists, Boston, No. Aaronette Vonleh (No. 10). Gordon is a dynamic point guard who hails from Florida's Braden River High School. HT 6-3. Women's Champion Garnet South Carolina Gamecocks Basketball V-Neck T-Shirt, Women's Pressbox White/Garnet Carolina Pullover Hoodie, Fanatics Authentic South Carolina Gamecocks 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball National Champions Mahogany Basketball Display Case, Men's Fanatics Branded Charcoal South Carolina Gamecocks 2022 NCAA Women's Basketball National Champions Regulation T-Shirt, Boston Named a Lisa Leslie Award Finalist, No. The win gives South Carolina the outright SEC Regular Season Title, as the Gamecocks now wait to see how the rest of the bracket fills out for the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament in Greenville . 24. The Huskies, who signed No. 31). Highest-ranked commit: G Aziaha James (No. 2:58 COLUMBIA South Carolina women's basketball and coach Dawn Staley added a key 2023 commitment Thursday from Columbia native Milaysia Fulwiley. Avery Van Sickle (No. South Carolinas 18.3 offensive rebounds per game this season have yielded 19.6 second-chance points 24.0 percent of thee total offense. 1 Gamecocks take SEC title, top Georgia 73-63, Women's Hoops Hosts Georgia for Sunday Senior Day, Postgame Press Conference: Tennessee - Dawn Staley, Postgame Press Conference: Tennessee - Brea Beal. USC Trojans West Virginia Mountaineers The 5-foot-7 senior is the No. Johnson is from Albertville, Minnesota, and will play for the West team. Per Her Hoop Stats, Beal is among the top 25 in the nation in player defensive rating. Milaysia Fulwiley and Tessa Johnson will face off on either side of the prestigious game that brings together the top high school basketball talent in the country. The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team secured the outright No. Nikki McCray-Penson took over at Mississippi State in the spring, and her Bulldogs staff immediately went to work in recruiting. Offers come and go, so some offers listed may no longer be on the table, and some offers are erroneously reported. / Demetre is a versatile 6-foot-2 forward who will help the Cardinal in the frontcourt. Learn about the South Carolina womens basketball recruiting process at NCSASports.org. No. Shumate is a good shooter with a good court awareness. Highest-ranked commit: PG Olivia Miles (No. Fulwiley, a Columbia native, is the highest-ranked signee in the Gamecocks' class and will represent the East in the All-American game in Houston on March 28 (5:30 p.m., ESPN). Highest-ranked commit: G Payton Verhulst (No. 22 Feb 2023. She is eighth in blocked shots (104), the highest ranking guard on the list. Niele Ivey officially succeeded the legendary Muffet McGraw on April 22. Collin Murray-Boyles Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, UT) 6-7 / 220. Until there is definitive word that a player will be taking advantage of this extra year, the WBB Blog scholarship charts will not reflect this extra eligibility. Highest-ranked commit: F Sara Puckett (No. Amihere has six double-figure scoring games this season off the bench, including 10 at #17/18 Maryland (Nov. 11) and 11 at Kentucky (Jan. 12) with nine of those points coming in the decisive fourth quarter. ET. 10. / No. 1. Women's Sports. Signed Letter of Intent (2) Pos Ht / Wt Rating Status. The Gamecocks averaged 78.0 points over their last five games, dropping below 73 in just one game during that stretch at Ole Miss (Feb. 19). Story written by USC Athletics Communications and Public Relations. Highest-ranked commit: F Sacha Washington (No. Four-star Tatiana Popa is a 6-foot-5 finesse stretch forward/center type with a European-style game. Senior forward Laeticia Amihere has scored 12.0 points per game over her last two outings, shooting 50.0 percent (10-of-20) from the field in that stretch. Head Coach: Dawn Staley (15th season in 2022-23). Call. COLUMBIA With just three games remaining until SEC play begins, South Carolina women's basketball has a new addition: five-star forward Chloe Kitts. Women's Basketball Recruiting / South Carolina Get Exposure. Coley is a stretch forward who could see some time at the 4 and eventually the 3 in her college career. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Slot to South Carolina Gamecocks Newsletter. 5'8" -- South Carolina head womens basketball coach Dawn Staley announced that Milaysia Fulwiley (Columbia, S.C./W.J. Northwestern Wildcats Senior, 6'4" 63). This could be coach Joe McKeown's deepest class ever. Nebraska has a deep class thus far with five commits. Number of 2023 women's basketball prospects committed/signed: 867. Ranked the No. Highest-ranked commit: F Latasha Lattimore (No. Todays game marks the second time in as many seasons that the Gamecocks and Rebels have met in the SEC Tournament semifinals. Stanford Cardinal Dawn Staley, South Carolina have picked up four commits lately. Highest-ranked commit: W Talia Von Oelhoffen (No. 76) is a 6-foot-1 wing from Arizona. Makayla Timpson, the No. No. The most comprehensive coverage of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball on the web with highlights, scores, news, schedules, rosters, and more! South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley and her staff signed a trio of players in the 2023 recruiting class on Wednesday, the start of the early signing period. Arkansas also lost the battle on the glass their last time out against the Gamecocks by an astonishing -67 rebound margin, which was partly due to the fact that the Razorbacks' only held the height advantage in one individual matchup. NC State Wolfpack In this years regular-season meeting, South Carolina scrambled to force overtime in Oxford before dominating the final five minutes to take home a 64-57 victory. Fulwiley was also included on the midseason watch list for Naismith High School Player of the Year. 12. 2023 South Carolina Women's Basketball Commitments Milaysia Fulwiley, 5-7 PG, Keenan HS (Columbia, SC) [offered April 2018; committed 11/10/2022; other finalists: Florida, Louisville, and Ole Miss] Sahnya Jah, 6-1 W, Montverde Academy (FL) {previously attended Bishop McNamara HS (Forestville, MD)} [committed 10/13/2022] Arizona continues to be successful in landing international recruits, and that is evident in Anna Gret Asi, a 4.5-star point guard from Estonia who can run the show. Keenan) has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University and play for the Gamecocks. Story. Also, be sure to like us on Facebook @GamecocksDigest & follow us on Twitter at @GamecocksDigest. *Dates here and below may be when a commitment or signing was . Milaysia Fulwiley, 5-7 PG, Keenan HS (Columbia, SC) [offered April 2018; committed 11/10/2022; other finalists: Florida, Louisville, and Ole Miss], Sahnya Jah, 6-1 W, Montverde Academy (FL) {previously attended Bishop McNamara HS (Forestville, MD)} [committed 10/13/2022], Tessa Johnson, 5-10 SG, St. Michael-Albertville HS (MN) [committed 10/19/2022; other finalists: Baylor and Minnesota], Chloe Kitts, 6-3 W, Faith Christian Academy (Orlando, FL) [committed 11/14/2022 as early enrollee; other finalists: Arizona, Louisville, and Oklahoma], Kamorea Arnold, 5-8 PG, Germantown HS (WI) [offered April 2020; South Carolina among 12 finalists announced in July 2021; committed to UConn, November 2021], Mari Bickley, 5-10 G, Laurel HS (Shaker Heights, OH) [offered June 2019; committed to Princeton, October 2022], Madison Booker, 6-1 W, Germantown HS (Madison, MS) [offered September 2021; South Carolina among nine finalist announced in September 2021; committed to Texas, September 2022], Zoe Brooks, 5-10 CG, St. John Vianney HS (Holmdel, NJ) [offered May 2021; committed to NC State, June 2022], Chloe Clardy, 5-9 CG, Conway HS (AR) [committed to Stanford, August 2022], Aalyah Del Rosario, 6-6 C, Webb School (Bell Buckle, TN) {previously attended Trenton Catholic Academy (Hamilton Township, NJ)} [South Carolina among four finalists announced in August 2022; committed to LSU, October 2022], Cassandre Prosper, 6-2 W/F, Capital Courts Academy (Ottawa, ON) / hometown: Rosemre, Quebec [South Carolina among five finalists; committed to Notre Dame, November 2022], Emma Risch, 6-1 SG/W, Palm Bay HS (Melbourne, FL) [offered July 2020; committed to Notre Dame, November 2021], Riley Stack, 6-4 W/F, Wren HS (Piedmont, SC) [offered March 2021; committed to Coastal Carolina, July 2022], Lisa Thompson, 5-9 PG, Joliet West HS (IL) [offered June 2018; committed to DePaul, July 2022], Judea Juju Watkins, 6-1 G, Sierra Canyon School (Chatsworth, CA) [South Carolina among three finalists; committed to Southern Cal, November 2022], See next page for 2024 commitments and targets for South Carolina womens basketball. South Carolina's 18.3 offensive rebounds per game this season have yielded 19.6 second-chance points . 27) has as much potential as anyone in the class. 1 Gamecocks stay perfect, top Hogs 93-66 at SEC tourney, Gamecocks Open SEC Tournament Play Friday, Cooke Named a Finalist for Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, Boston Leads Six Gamecocks with SEC Awards, Beal, Boston Named Naismith Defensive POY Semifinalists, Boston, No. / Senior guard Kierra Fletcher averaged 11.7 points over the last three outings, shooting 64.7 percent (11-of-17) from the field. Four-star Sydni Schetnan doubles as a volleyball player. Tennessee also fell outside the top 20 last year, but second-year coach Kellie Harper has the Lady Vols in the top 15 thanks to four commits, including two in the top 50. Ediger is a skilled 6-foot-2 forward out of Hamilton High School in Michigan. She is a dynamic, explosive guard with exceptional speed, court vision and flair. Louisville Cardinals 25 player overall in the Class of 2023, Johnson is already a 1,000-point scorer at Saint Michael despite missing the 2020-21 season with an injury. Questions? 2024 South Carolina Women's Basketball Commitments [none] 2024 Targets. 25-ranked prospect in the Class of 2023 and led her team to a runner-up finish in the Minnesota Class AAAA state championship as a junior after missing most of her sophomore season witha broken femur. 17 prospect, who enrolled early in mid-December and has appeared in nine games so far for the Gamecocks. 1-ranked recruiting class in 2019 when the Gamecocks landed four prospects in the top 11. According to Synergy, Beals matchup has scored just 4.3 points per game on 22.7 percent shooting this season.