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
Ranking
AP	No. 1
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 →

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, 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).

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Auburn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 22 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 7 LSU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 10 Oklahoma	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 20 Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 1 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 4 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

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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 15, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 1	at Memphis Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic	W 106–63	19 – Edwards	13 – Kitts	4 – Tied	Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
October 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	No. 1	Clayton State					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., TNT	No. 1	Michigan Hall of Fame Series					T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV
November 10, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 1	vs. No. 9 NC State Ally Tipoff					Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Coppin State					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		East Carolina					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 20, 2024* TBD		at Clemson Rivalry					Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FS1		at UCLA					Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FOX		vs. Iowa State Fort Myers Tip-Off					Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., WSN		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* 7:00 p.m.		at TCU					Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN		USF					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Charleston Southern					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN		Wofford					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri					Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN		at Mississippi State					Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		Texas A&M					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Texas					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m.		at Alabama					Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 19, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Oklahoma					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN		LSU					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Tennessee					Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN		Auburn					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Georgia					Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN		at Texas					Moody Center Austin, TX
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN		Florida					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 16, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ABC		UConn					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas					Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 23, 2025 3:00 p.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt					Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 27, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN/SECN		at Ole Miss					SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN		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]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	1 (27)
Coaches

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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