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2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

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2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record11–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
Seasons
2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 LSU 0 0   14 0   1.000
No. 18 Tennessee 0 0   11 0   1.000
Alabama 0 0   12 1   .923
Mississippi State 0 0   12 1   .923
No. 6 Texas 0 0   12 1   .923
Vanderbilt 0 0   12 1   .923
No. 2 South Carolina 0 0   11 1   .917
No. 16 Kentucky 0 0   10 1   .909
No. 10 Oklahoma 0 0   10 1   .909
Auburn 0 0   9 3   .750
No. 25 Ole Miss 0 0   8 3   .727
Missouri 0 0   10 4   .714
Florida 0 0   8 5   .615
Texas A&M 0 0   7 5   .583
Georgia 0 0   7 6   .538
Arkansas 0 0   6 8   .429
2025 SEC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Colonial Life Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Preseason

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SEC Media Poll

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

Source:[6]


Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record 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 (8,748)
Memphis, TN
October 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Clayton State W 126–42 
 24  Fulwiley   11  Edwards   6  Edwards  Colonial Life Arena (3,179)
Columbia, SC
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 p.m., TNT
No. 1 vs. Michigan
Hall of Fame Series
W 68–62  1–0
 19  Kitts   14  Kitts   4  Paopao  T-Mobile Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 10, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1 vs. No. 9 NC State
Ally Tipoff
W 71–57  2–0
 23  Paopao   9  R. Johnson   3  Paopao  Spectrum Center (15,424)
Charlotte, NC
November 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 Coppin State W 92–60  3–0
 23  Fulwiley   10  Kitts   5  Paopao  Colonial Life Arena (15,550)
Columbia, SC
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 1 East Carolina W 95–44  4–0
 14  Kitts   7  Kitts   6  McDaniel  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
November 20, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 1 at Clemson
Rivalry
W 77–45  5–0
 13  Paopao   11  Watkins   3  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,008)
Clemson, SC
November 24, 2024*
4:00 p.m., FS1
No. 1 at No. 5 UCLA L 62–77  5–1
 18  Paopao   7  Kitts   4  McDaniel  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2024*
1:30 p.m., FOX
No. 4 vs. No. 15 Iowa State
Fort Myers Tip-Off
W 76–36  6–1
 13  Tied   11  Edwards   4  McDaniel  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (2,122)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024*
11:00 a.m., WSN
No. 4 vs. Purdue
Fort Myers Tip-Off
W 99–51  7–1
 14  Fulwiley   9  Tied   4  McDaniel  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,913)
Fort Myers, FL
December 5, 2024*
9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 No. 8 Duke
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 81–70  8–1
 21  Kitts   11  Kitts   4  R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (15,677)
Columbia, SC
December 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 9 TCU
Coast-to-Coast Challenge
W 85–52  9–1
 20  Fulwiley   12  Kitts   4  Paopao  Dickies Arena (8,004)
Fort Worth, TX
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., SECN
No. 3 South Florida W 78–62  10–1
 15  Edwards   8  Watkins   6  R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (16,501)
Columbia, SC
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 2 Charleston Southern W 82–46  11–1
 20  Edwards   7  R. Johnson   5  McDaniel  Colonial Life Arena (15,154)
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
We Back Pat
      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 6, 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:[7][8]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1 (27)1 (31)1 (31)4332 (1)
Coaches1 (27)1 (29)1 (28)5432

References

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  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. ^ "Media tabs South Carolina as 2025 SEC women's basketball champion". SEC Sports. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Reigning Champs Get 2024-25 SEC Schedule". gamecocksonline.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.