Wikipedia

2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by sixteenth-year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at Colonial Life Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Staley won her 600th game as head coach on February 22, 2024, in 786 games (534 at South Carolina).[1] The season saw the Gamecocks not only capture their third national title in the history of the school's women's basketball program, but also become the 10th Division I women's basketball team to finish the season undefeated.[2][3]

2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Aflac Oui-Play champions
Jimmy V Women's Classic champions
Hall of Fame Showcase champions
SEC regular season champions
SEC tournament champions
NCAA champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record38–0 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
Seasons
2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina † 16 – 0   1.000 38 – 0   1.000
No. 6 LSU 13 – 3   .813 31 – 6   .838
Ole Miss 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
Alabama 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 20 – 13   .606
Vanderbilt 9 – 7   .563 23 – 10   .697
Mississippi State 8 – 8   .500 23 – 12   .657
Auburn 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625
Texas A&M 6 – 10   .375 19 – 13   .594
Arkansas 6 – 10   .375 18 – 15   .545
Florida 5 – 11   .313 16 – 16   .500
Kentucky 4 – 12   .250 12 – 20   .375
Georgia 3 – 13   .188 12 – 18   .400
Missouri 2 – 14   .125 11 – 19   .367
† 2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

edit

The Gamecocks finished the season 36–1 (16–0 SEC). They won the SEC regular season and tournament championships and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Norfolk State, South Florida, UCLA, and Maryland before falling to Iowa in the Final Four.

Offseason

edit

Departures

edit
South Carolina Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes Ref
Olivia Thompson 0 G 5'8" Senior Lexington, SC Graduated
Zia Cooke 1 G 5'9" Senior Toledo, OH Drafted tenth overall by the Los Angeles Sparks
Aliyah Boston 4 F 6'5" Senior St. Thomas, USVI Drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever
Victaria Saxton 5 F 6'2" Senior Rome, GA Drafted twenty-fifth overall by the Indiana Fever
Talaysia Cooper 11 G 6'0" Freshman Turbeville, SC Transferred to Tennessee [4]
Brea Beal 12 G 6'1" Senior Rock Island, IL Drafted twenty-fourth overall by the Minnesota Lynx
Laeticia Amihere 15 F 6'4" Senior Mississauga, ON Drafted eighth overall by the Atlanta Dream
Kierra Fletcher 41 G 5'9" Graduate Student Warren, MI Graduated

2023 recruiting class

edit
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
MiLaysia Fulwiley
G 		Columbia, SC W.J. Keenan HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 96
Tessa Johnson
G 		Albertville, MN St. Michael-Albertville HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 95
Sahnya Jah
F 		Alexandria, VA Montverde Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Incoming transfers

edit
South Carolina Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Te-Hina Paopao 0 G 5'9" Senior Oceanside, CA Oregon
Sakima Walker 25 C 6'5" Senior Columbus, OH Northwest Florida State College
[5]

Roster

edit
2023–24 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) Sr La Jolla Country Day School
Oregon 		Oceanside, CA    
F 2 Ashlyn Watkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Cardinal Newman HS Columbia, SC    
G 5 Tessa Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Michael-Albertville HS Albertville, MN    
C 10 Kamilla Cardoso 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy
Syracuse 		Montes Claros, Brazil  
G 12 MiLaysia Fulwiley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr W.J. Keenan HS Columbia, SC    
F 20 Sania Feagin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Forest Park HS Ellenwood, GA    
F 21 Chloe Kitts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So DME Academy Oviedo, FL    
G 23 Bree Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wayne HS Dayton, OH    
F 24 Sahnya Jah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Montverde Academy Alexandria, VA    
G 25 Raven Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Westlake HS Atlanta, GA    
C 35 Sakima Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Columbus Africentric Early College
Northwest Florida State College 		Columbus, OH    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

SEC Media Poll

edit
SEC media poll
Predicted finish Team
1 LSU
2 South Carolina
3 Tennessee
4 Ole Miss
5 Mississippi State
6 Arkansas
7 Georgia
8 Texas A&M
9 Alabama
10 Florida
11 Missouri
12 Auburn
13 Kentucky
14 Vanderbilt

Schedule and results

edit
Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2023*
1:00 p.m. 		No. 6 Rutgers
Nikki McCray-Penson memorial exhibition 		W 100–55 
 17 – Cardoso   10 – Kitts   9 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 vs. No. 10 Notre Dame
Aflac Oui-Play 		W 100–71  1–0
  20 – Cardoso   15 – Cardoso   7 – R. Johnson  Halle Georges Carpentier (3,203)
Paris, France
November 12, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 6 No. 14 Maryland W 114–76  2–0
  14 – PaoPao   11 – Watkins   8 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (16,007)
Columbia, SC
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 1 Clemson
Rivalry 		W 109–40  3–0
  18 – Fulwiley   13 – Cardoso   17 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (16,820)
Columbia, SC
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 1 South Dakota State W 78–38  4–0
  23 – Cardoso   10 – Cardoso   6 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (14,799)
Columbia, SC
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 1 Mississippi Valley State W 101–19  5–0
  17 – Fulwiley   10 – Cardoso   5 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (14,558)
Columbia, SC
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 at No. 24 North Carolina
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 65–58  6–0
  15 – Hall   16 – Cardoso   4 – PaoPao  Carmichael Arena (6,319)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 1 at Duke
Jimmy V Classic 		W 77–61  7–0
  15 – Cardoso   14 – Cardoso   4 – R. Johnson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,607)
Durham, NC
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 1 Morgan State W 104–38  8–0
  16 – T. Johnson   14 – Kitts   6 – Fulwiley  Colonial Life Arena (16,181)
Columbia, SC
December 10, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 vs. No. 11 Utah
Hall of Fame Showcase 		W 78–69  9–0
  17 – Cardoso   7 – Kitts   4 – Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (8,428)
Uncasville, CT
December 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 1 Presbyterian W 99–29  10–0
  18 – Fulwiley   12 – Watkins   6 – PaoPao  Colonial Life Arena (15,176)
Columbia, SC
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 1 at Bowling Green W 93–62  11–0
  21 – Kitts   8 – Watkins   6 – PaoPao  Stroh Center (4,195)
Bowling Green, OH
December 30, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 at East Carolina W 73–36  12–0
  12 – Tied   10 – Tied   5 – Cardoso  Williams Arena (5,717)
Greenville, NC
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 1 at Florida W 89–66  13–0
(1–0) 		 17 – Paopao   15 – Cardoso   5 – R. Johnson  O'Connell Center (4,192)
Gainesville, FL
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 Mississippi State W 85–66  14–0
(2–0) 		 15 – Hall   14 – Cardoso   6 – Cardoso  Colonial Life Arena (15,751)
Columbia, SC
January 11, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 1 at Missouri W 81–57  15–0
(3–0) 		 21 – Hall   8 – Cardoso   4 – Feagin  Mizzou Arena (4,533)
Columbia, MO
January 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 1 Kentucky W 98–36  16–0
(4–0) 		 14 – Tied   11 – Cardoso   6 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (15,929)
Columbia, SC
January 21, 2024
5:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 1 at Texas A&M W 99–64  17–0
(5–0) 		 21 – Fulwiley   13 – Cardoso   5 – Tied  Reed Arena (5,924)
College Station, TX
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 at No. 9 LSU
College GameDay 		W 76–70  18–0
(6–0) 		 14 – Kitts   9 – R. Johnson   6 – PaoPao  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,205)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 28, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 1 Vanderbilt W 91–74  19–0
(7–0) 		 23 – Cardoso   8 – Watkins   7 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 1, 2024
8:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 1 at Auburn W 76–54  20–0
(8–0) 		 15 – Fulwiley   15 – Watkins   5 – R. Johnson  Neville Arena (4,814)
Auburn, AL
February 4, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 1 Ole Miss W 85–56  21–0
(9–0) 		 17 – Cardoso   10 – Watkins   6 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 1 Missouri W 83–45  22–0
(10–0) 		 19 – Fulwiley   8 – Tied   5 – T. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (15,236)
Columbia, SC
February 11, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 No. 11 UConn W 83–65  23–0
  21 – PaoPao   12 – R. Johnson   5 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (18,167)
Columbia, SC
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 at Tennessee W 66–55  24–0
(11–0) 		 18 – Cardoso   15 – R. Johnson   5 – R. Johnson  Thompson–Boling Arena (11,073)
Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2024
1:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 1 Georgia
College GameDay 		W 70–56  25–0
(12–0) 		 16 – Cardoso   16 – Cardoso   5 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (18,478)
Columbia, SC
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 1 Alabama W 72–44  26–0
(13–0) 		 14 – Watkins   10 – Watkins   4 – Paopao  Colonial Life Arena (16,229)
Columbia, SC
February 25, 2024
3:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 1 at Kentucky W 103–55  27–0
(14–0) 		 17 – Fulwiley   12 – Kitts   5 – Tied  Rupp Arena (5,626)
Lexington, KY
February 29, 2024
9:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 1 at Arkansas W 98–61  28–0
(15–0) 		 21 – Watkins   11 – Watkins   7 – R. Johnson  Bud Walton Arena (3,891)
Fayetteville, AR
March 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 Tennessee W 76–68  29–0
(16–0) 		 18 – Cardoso   14 – Cardoso   4 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
SEC Tournament
March 8, 2024
12:00 p.m., SECN 		(1) No. 1 vs. (9) Texas A&M
Quarterfinals 		W 79–68  30–0
  17 – Cardoso   6 – Cardoso   5 – R. Johnson  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,841)
Greenville, SC
March 9, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPNU 		(1) No. 1 vs. (5) Tennessee
Semifinals 		W 74–73  31–0
  13 – Tied   7 – R. Johnson   4 – R. Johnson  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (12,784)
Greenville, SC
March 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		(1) No. 1 vs. (2) No. 8 LSU
Championship 		W 79–72  32–0
  24 – Fulwiley   6 – Tied   5 – Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (13,163)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		(1 A1) No. 1 (16 A1) Presbyterian
First round 		W 91–39  33–0
  21 – Kitts   13 – Kitts   4 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (11,536)
Columbia, SC
March 24, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ABC 		(1 A1) No. 1 (8 A1) North Carolina
Second round 		W 88–41  34–0
  20 – Fulwiley   10 – Cardoso   6 – PaoPao  Colonial Life Arena (14,266)
Columbia, SC
March 29, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN 		(1 A1) No. 1 vs. (4 A1) No. 14 Indiana
Sweet Sixteen 		W 79–75  35–0
  22 – Cardoso   7 – Cardoso   6 – Johnson  MVP Arena (13,597)
Albany, NY
March 31, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ABC 		(1 A1) No. 1 vs. (3 A1) No. 12 Oregon State
Elite Eight 		W 70–58  36–0
  15 – T. Johnson   14 – Watkins   6 – R. Johnson  MVP Arena (13,568)
Albany, NY
April 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(1 A1) No. 1 vs. (3 P4) No. 11 NC State
Final Four 		W 78–59  37–0
  22 – Cardoso   20 – Watkins   6 – PaoPao  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (18,284)
Cleveland, OH
April 7, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ABC 		(1 A1) No. 1 vs. (1 A2) No. 2 Iowa
National Championship 		W 87–75  38–0
  19 – T. Johnson   17 – Cardoso   4 – Fulwiley  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (18,300)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A1=Albany 1. P4=Portland 4.
All times are in Eastern Time.
[6]

Rankings

edit

NOTE: AP never releases final ranking.

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP61 (23)1 (36)1 (36)1 (35)1 (36)1 (35)1 (36)1 (35)1 (34)1 (36)1 (35)1 (35)1 (35)1 (35)1 (35)1 (35)1 (35)1 (35)1 (35)1 (35)
Coaches41 (23)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (32)1 (30)1

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "No. 1 South Carolina wins share of SEC regular-season title with 72–44 victory over Alabama". gamecocksonline.com. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Gerike, Evan (April 7, 2024). "South Carolina women's basketball beats Iowa, 87-75, to claim undefeated NCAA championship". Greenville News. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Cohen, Rebecca (April 7, 2024). "South Carolina wins it all, 87-75". NBC News. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022 McDonald's All-American Cooper Inks With Lady Vols". utsports.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Te-Hina Paopao transfers to South Carolina after Oregon stint". espn.com. April 24, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Staley Completes 2023-24 Regular-Season Slate". gamecocksonline.com. September 19, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023–24_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_women%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1255372565"