2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Aflac Oui-Play Champion ; Jimmy V Women's Classic Champion ; Hall of Fame Showcase Champion
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	15–0 (3–0 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Lisa Boyer; Winston Gandy; Jolette Law; Khadijah Sessions; Mary Wooley;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena

2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 South Carolina	3	–	0	1.000	15	–	0	1.000
No. 10 LSU	3	–	1	.750	16	–	2	.889
Vanderbilt	3	–	1	.750	16	–	2	.889
Tennessee	3	–	1	.750	10	–	6	.625
Texas A&M	2	–	2	.500	14	–	3	.824
Alabama	2	–	2	.500	15	–	4	.789
Mississippi State	2	–	2	.500	15	–	4	.789
Arkansas	2	–	2	.500	14	–	5	.737
Ole Miss	2	–	2	.500	12	–	5	.706
Kentucky	1	–	2	.333	8	–	9	.471
Auburn	1	–	3	.250	12	–	5	.706
Florida	1	–	3	.250	10	–	6	.625
Georgia	1	–	3	.250	10	–	7	.588
Missouri	1	–	3	.250	10	–	7	.588

† 2024 SEC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Colonial Life Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the season 36–1 (16–0 SEC). They won the regular season and tournament SEC 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

Departures

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	^[1]
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
MiLaysia Fulwiley G	Columbia, SC	W.J. Keenan HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
MiLaysia Fulwiley G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Tessa Johnson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Sahnya Jah F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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

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
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Roster

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

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

SEC Media Poll

Predicted finish	Team
SEC media poll
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

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 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 at Minges Coliseum (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						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 21, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 1	at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN		at LSU						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 28, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN+		at Auburn						Neville Arena Auburn, AL
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		Ole Miss						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 11, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		UConn						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., ABC		Georgia						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN		Alabama						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 25, 2024 3:00 p.m., SECN		at Kentucky						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 29, 2024 9:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
March 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN		Tennessee						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
SEC Tournament
March 6–10, 2024		vs. TBD						Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	6	1 (23)	1 (36)	1 (36)	1 (35)	1 (36)	1 (35)	1 (36)	1 (35)	1 (34)	1 (36)									Not released
Coaches	4	1 (23)	1 (32)	1 (32)	1 (32)	1 (32)	1 (32)	1 (32)	1 (32)	1 (32)

References

↑ "2022 McDonald's All-American Cooper Inks With Lady Vols". utsports.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
↑ "Te-Hina Paopao transfers to South Carolina after Oregon stint". espn.com. April 24, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
↑ "Staley Completes 2023-24 Regular-Season Slate". gamecocksonline.com. September 19, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

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[1] "2022 McDonald's All-American Cooper Inks With Lady Vols". utsports.com. August 9, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[2] "Te-Hina Paopao transfers to South Carolina after Oregon stint". espn.com. April 24, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

[3] "Staley Completes 2023-24 Regular-Season Slate". gamecocksonline.com. September 19, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

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South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Venues	Carolina Coliseum (1974–2002) Colonial Life Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	Clemson
Culture & lore	History Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" The Freshies Garnet Army
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics.

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2023 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Roster

SEC Media Poll

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References