2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Lisa Boyer; Winston Gandy; Jolette Law; Khadijah Sessions; Mary Wooley;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team will represent the University of South Carolina during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, will be led by seventeenth-year head coach Dawn Staley, will play their home games at Colonial Life Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the season undefeated with a perfect 38–0, including 16–0 in SEC conference play. They won the regular season and SEC tournament championships and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Iowa in the championship game to win their third national championship.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Departures

South Carolina Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref
Kamilla Cardoso	10	C	6'7"	Senior	Montes Claros, Brazil	Drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky	^[3]
Sahnya Jah	24	F	6'0"	Freshman	Alexandria, VA	Transferred to Arizona	^[4]

Incoming transfers

South Carolina Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school	Ref
Maryam Dauda	30	F	6'4"	Junior	Bentonville, AR	Arkansas	^[5]

Roster

2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Te-Hina Paopao	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	La Jolla Country Day School Oregon	Oceanside, CA
G	1	Maddy McDaniel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Bishop McNamara	Upper Marlboro, MD
F	2	Ashlyn Watkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Cardinal Newman HS	Columbia, SC
G	5	Tessa Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	St. Michael-Albertville HS	Albertville, MN
F	8	Joyce Edwards	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Camden	Camden, SC
G	12	MiLaysia Fulwiley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	W.J. Keenan HS	Columbia, SC
G	15	Adhel Tac	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Fr	South Grand Prairie	Grand Prairie, TX
F	20	Sania Feagin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Forest Park HS	Ellenwood, GA
F	21	Chloe Kitts	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	DME Academy	Oviedo, FL
G	23	Bree Hall	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Wayne HS	Dayton, OH
G	25	Raven Johnson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Westlake HS	Atlanta, GA
F	30	Maryam Dauda	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Columbus Africentric Early College Arkansas	Bentonville, AR
C	35	Sakima Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Bentonville Northwest Florida State College	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Dawn Staley (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Lisa Boyer (Ithaca)
Winston Gandy (Maryland)
Jolette Law (Iowa)
Khadijah Sessions (South Carolina)
Mary Wooley (USC Aiken)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 15, 2024* 9:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
October 28, 2024* TBD	Clayton State	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA	Michigan Hall of Fame Series	T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV
November 10, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. NC State Ally Tipoff	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 14, 2024* TBA	Coppin State	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 17, 2024* TBA	East Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 20, 2024* TBD	at Clemson Rivalry	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
November 24, 2024* TBA	at UCLA	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2024* 1:30 p.m.	vs. Iowa State Fort Myers Tip-Off	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m.	vs. Purdue Fort Myers Tip-Off	Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 5, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	Duke ACC–SEC Challenge	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 8, 2024* TBA	at TCU	Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
December 15, 2024* TBA	USF	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 19, 2024 TBA	Charleston Southern	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 29, 2024 TBD	Wofford	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 2, 2025 TBA	at Missouri	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 5, 2025 TBA	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 9, 2025 TBA	Texas A&M	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 12, 2025 TBA	Texas	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 16, 2025 TBA	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 19, 2025 TBA	Oklahoma	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 23, 2025 TBA	LSU	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 27, 2025 TBA	at Tennessee	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 2, 2025 TBA	Auburn	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 5, 2025 TBA	at Georgia	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 9, 2025 TBA	at Texas	Moody Center Austin, TX
February 13, 2025 TBA	Florida	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 16, 2025* TBA	UConn	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 20, 2025 TBA	Arkansas	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 23, 2025 TBA	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 27, 2025 TBA	at Ole Miss	SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
March 2, 2025 TBA	Kentucky	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship". gamecocksonline.com. April 7, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ Philippou, Alexa (April 7, 2024). "South Carolina caps perfect season with NCAA championship". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ Costabile, Annie (April 15, 2024). "Sky select Kamilla Cardoso with No. 3 overall pick in WNBA Draft". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ Fowler, Chapel (April 16, 2024). "Former Gamecocks forward Sahnya Jah announces transfer destination". The State. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ "Arkansas' Maryam Dauda transferring to South Carolina". ESPN.com. May 29, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ "Reigning Champs Get 2024-25 SEC Schedule". gamecocksonline.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[1] "South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship". gamecocksonline.com. April 7, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[2] Philippou, Alexa (April 7, 2024). "South Carolina caps perfect season with NCAA championship". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[3] Costabile, Annie (April 15, 2024). "Sky select Kamilla Cardoso with No. 3 overall pick in WNBA Draft". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[4] Fowler, Chapel (April 16, 2024). "Former Gamecocks forward Sahnya Jah announces transfer destination". The State. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[5] "Arkansas' Maryam Dauda transferring to South Carolina". ESPN.com. May 29, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[7] "Reigning Champs Get 2024-25 SEC Schedule". gamecocksonline.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

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