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South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball

The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South
South Carolina Gamecocks
Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Under current head coach Dawn Staley, the
Gamecocks have been one of the top programs in the country, winning the NCAA Championship in 2017, 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks
2022, and 2024. The program also enjoyed success under head coach Nancy Wilson during the 1980s in women's basketball team
the Metro Conference, when it won five regular season conference championships and three conference
tournament championships.

History
The Gamecocks first competed at an intercollegiate level in women's basketball in 1923, when they were
called the Pullets (a young domestic hen, a play off "Gamecocks," which is a rooster).

The modern era of South Carolina women's basketball began when the Carolina Chicks took to the court
University University of South Carolina
in January 1974 under the guidance of Pam Backhaus. The inaugural team compiled a record of 15–7 and
were the South Carolina AIAW champions. In 1977, with Pam Parsons as the head coach the women's All-time record 1020–535 (.656)
basketball team, they changed their nickname to the Lady Gamecocks and made postseason trips every Athletic director Ray Tanner
year during her four-year tenure. Head coach Dawn Staley (16th season)

During its eight seasons in the Metro Conference (now Conference USA after the 1995 reunification), the Conference SEC
Lady Gamecocks won the regular season championship five times and the conference tournament three Location Columbia, South Carolina
times.[2] Arena Colonial Life Arena
(Capacity: 18,000)
When South Carolina joined the SEC, success was hard to come by during their first decade in one of the
Nickname Gamecocks
strongest conferences in women's basketball. They initially struggled to compete under head coaches
Nancy Wilson and Susan Walvius. Walvius' teams in 2001–02 and 2002–03 broke through to finish 25–7 Student section The Cockpit
and 23–8, respectively, earning trips to the NCAA tournament and reaching the Elite Eight in 2002. Colors Garnet and black[1]

Walvius resigned after the 2007–08 season. On May 7, 2008, Dawn Staley was named the new head coach
Uniforms
of the team now known as simply the "Gamecocks".

Under coach Staley, the Gamecocks improved or equaled their win total every season during her first seven
years leading the program, culminating in a 34–3 record in 2014–15. That year they won the SEC regular
season championship, the SEC Tournament championship and the NCAA East Region Championship. The
season ended in the NCAA Final Four with a last second one-point loss to Notre Dame in the national
semifinals. Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
The following year, the Gamecocks went undefeated in conference play, only to be stymied in the Sweet 16
by Syracuse. In 2016–17, the Gamecocks garnered their third straight sweep of the SEC regular season and 2017, 2022, 2024
tournament titles en route to their second Final Four. They defeated conference rival Mississippi State in NCAA tournament Final Four
the national championship game to win their first-ever national title. 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

In the 2018 SEC tournament, the Gamecocks defeated Mississippi State to win the SEC tournament, South NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Carolina is the only team to win the SEC tournament for four straight years. Their season came to an end 2002, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
when they were defeated by Connecticut in the Elite Eight. NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982, 1990, 2002, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016,
In 2020, South Carolina finished 32–1 (16–0), led by the #1 ranked recruiting class and senior leadership
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
of point guard Tyasha Harris. The Gamecocks defeated 14 ranked teams including their first-ever victory
over UConn, and won both the SEC regular season and tournament titles. South Carolina won their final 26 NCAA tournament second round
games of the season and spent the final nine weeks as the AP #1 ranked team. Dawn Staley was named 1982, 1988, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013,
national coach of the year, and Aliyah Boston was named national freshman of the year, and SEC defensive 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021,
player of the year. When the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season prematurely on March 12, South 2022, 2023, 2024
Carolina was ranked at the top of the AP and coaches' polls. Due to the unprecedented abrupt ending to the NCAA tournament appearances
season following the SEC Championship win, Staley said they should be claim the mythical national
1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002,
championship, with the program making a claim through the size and location of the banner highlighting
2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
finishing #1 in the polls on December 31, 2020, at the 2020–21 conference season opener. As of the 2022–
2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
23 season, that banner size is identical to the two official championship banners, and located between the
AIAW tournament Final Four
official championship banners.[3][4] In 2021, the team reached the Final Four, losing to Stanford by a point.
1980
On April 3, 2022, the Gamecocks won their 2nd national title with a 64–49 win over UConn, finishing the AIAW tournament Elite Eight
season 35–2 and being ranked #1 in both major polls for the entire season. Aliyah Boston won Player of the
1980
Year, and Dawn Staley was named Naismith Award winner as the best coach in the nation for 2022.[5]
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen
1980
AIAW tournament appearances
1973, 1980

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On February 18, 2024, South Carolina set a record for winning 43 straight SEC victories. Conference tournament champions
Metro Conference: 1986, 1988, 1989
Current roster SEC: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023,
2024
2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team
Players Coaches Conference regular season champions

Previous Metro Conference: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990,

Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown Head coach
school 1991
La Jolla SEC: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023,
Te-Hina Country Day Oceanside, CA Dawn Staley (Virginia)
G 0 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr 2024
Paopao
Oregon Assistant coach(es)
Ashlyn Cardinal Columbia, SC
F 2 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So
Newman Lisa Boyer (Ithaca)
Watkins
Tessa St. Michael- Albertville, MN Jolette Law (Iowa)
G 5 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr
Albertville
Johnson Winston Gandy (Maryland)
Hamilton Khadijah Sessions (South
Kamilla Heights
Montes Claros,
C 10 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Sr
BR Carolina)
Cardoso Syracuse
MiLaysia Columbia, SC
PG 12 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Keenan Legend
Fulwiley
Sania Forest Park Ellenwood, GA
(C) Team captain
G 20 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr
Feagin
(S) Suspended
Chloe DME Academy
F 21 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Oviedo, FL (I) Ineligible
Kitts
G 23 Bree Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Wayne Dayton, OH (W) Walk-on
Raven Injured
G 25 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Westlake Atlanta, GA
Johnson
Current redshirt
Columbus
Sakima Columbus, OH
C 35 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Africentric
Walker Rutgers Roster (https://gamecocksonli
ne.com/sports/womens-baske
tball/roster)
Last update: November 18th,
2021

Head coaches

Name Years Seasons Games Won Lost Pct.

1974–1975
Pam Backhaus 2 56 26 30 .464
1976–1977

Frankie Porter 1975–1976 1 22 7 15 .318

Pam Parsons 1977–1981 5 144 101 43 .701

Terry Kelly 1982–1984 3 82 50 32 .610

Nancy Wilson 1985–1997 13 380 231 149 .608

Susan Walvius 1998–2008 11 325 165 160 .508

Dawn Staley 2008–present 16 546 440 106 .805

All-Time 51 1555 1020 535 .656

2024 Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at South Carolina
Dawn Staley Head coach 16th
Lisa Boyer Associate head coach 16th
Jolette Law Assistant coach 7th
Winston Gandy Assistant coach 1st
Khadijah Sessions Assistant coach 1st
Mary Wooley Assistant coach 1st
[6]
Reference:

Year-by-year results
Conference tournament winners noted with # Source[7]

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Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll

Pam Backhaus (Independent) (1974–1975)

1974–75 Pam Backhaus 18–12 (.600) – AIAW Region II

Frankie Porter (Independent) (1975–1976)

1975–76 Frankie Porter 7–15

Frankie Porter: 7–15 .318

Pam Backhaus (Independent) (1976–1977)

1976–77 Pam Backhaus 8–18 – SCAIAW

Pam Backhaus: 26–30 (.464) –

Pam Parsons (Independent) (1977–1982)

1977–78 Pam Parsons 24–10 – AIAW Region II

AIAW Region II
1978–79 Pam Parsons 27–10 – 15
NWIT Champions
1979–80 Pam Parsons 30–6 – AIAW Third Place 4
1980–81 Pam Parsons 13–17 – AIAW Region II
1981 Pam Parsons 7–0 –

Pam Parsons: 101–43 (.701) –

Terry Kelly (Independent, Metro) (1982–1985)

1982 Terry Kelly 16–8 – NCAA Sweet Sixteen

1982–83 Terry Kelly 16–12 –
1983–84 Terry Kelly 18–12 7–3

Terry Kelly: 50–32 (.610) 7–3 (.700)

Nancy Wilson (Metro, SEC) (1984–1997)

1984–85 Nancy Wilson 18–10 8–3 T–1st

1985–86 Nancy Wilson 19–11 9–1 1st NCAA first round
1986–87 Nancy Wilson 18–12 8–4 3rd
1987–88 Nancy Wilson 23–11 10–2 1st NCAA second round 24
1988–89 Nancy Wilson 23–7 10–2 1st NCAA first round 22 17
1989–90 Nancy Wilson 24–9 13–1 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 16 19
1990–91 Nancy Wilson 22–9 12–2 1st NCAA first round

1991–92 Nancy Wilson 13–15 2–9 12th (SEC)

1992–93 Nancy Wilson 17–10 5–6 T-6th
1993–94 Nancy Wilson 14–13 2–9 T-10th
1994–95 Nancy Wilson 12–15 1–10 T-10th
1995–96 Nancy Wilson 16–12 2–9 T-11th
1996–97 Nancy Wilson 12–15 1–11 T-11th

Nancy Wilson: 231–149 (.608) 83–69 (.546)

Susan Walvius (SEC) (1997–2008)

1997–98 Susan Walvius 13–15 3–11 T-11th

1998–99 Susan Walvius 11–16 0–14 12th
1999–00 Susan Walvius 13–15 3–11 11th
2000–01 Susan Walvius 11–17 6–8 T-6th
2001–02 Susan Walvius 25–7 10–4 T-2nd NCAA Elite Eight 6 13

2002–03 Susan Walvius 23–8 9–5 T-5th NCAA second round 18 16

2003–04 Susan Walvius 10–18 1–13 12th
2004–05 Susan Walvius 8–21 2–12 12th
2005–06 Susan Walvius 17–12 7–7 7th WNIT Second round
2006–07 Susan Walvius 18–15 6–8 T-7th WNIT third round

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2007–08 Susan Walvius 16–16 4–10 T-9th WNIT second round

Susan Walvius: 165–160 (.508) 51–103 (.331)

Dawn Staley (SEC) (2008–present)

2008–09 Dawn Staley 10–18 2–12 11th

2009–10 Dawn Staley 14–15 7–9 T-7th
2010–11 Dawn Staley 18–15 8–8 T-5th WNIT second round

2011–12 Dawn Staley 25–10 10–6 T-4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 21 25

2012–13 Dawn Staley 25–8 11–5 T-4th NCAA second round 14 17
2013–14 Dawn Staley 29–5 14–2 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 8 8
2014–15 Dawn Staley 34–3 15–1 1st NCAA Final Four 3 4
2015–16 Dawn Staley 33–2 16–0 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 3 5
2016–17 Dawn Staley 33–4 14–2 1st NCAA Champions 1 3
2017–18 Dawn Staley 29–7 12–4 T-2nd NCAA Elite Eight 6 7

2018–19 Dawn Staley 23–10 13–3 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 13 15

2019–20 Dawn Staley 32–1 16–0 1st Canceled due to Covid-19 1 1
2020–21 Dawn Staley 26–5 14–2 2nd NCAA Final Four 4 6
2021–22 Dawn Staley 35–2 15–1 1st NCAA Champions 1 1
2022–23 Dawn Staley 36–1 16–0 1st NCAA Final Four 3 1
2023–24 Dawn Staley 38–0 16–0 1st NCAA Champions 1 1

Dawn Staley: 440–106 (.806) 199–55 (.783)

Total: 1020–535 (.656)

National champion Postseason invitational champion

Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion

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Someone edit to make the 2019-20 team highlighted as conference champions.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

Year Seed Round Opponent Result

First round #6 East Carolina W 79–54
1982 #3
Sweet Sixteen #2 Kentucky L 69–73

1986 #7 First round #10 Middle Tenn L 77–78

First round #9 Alabama W 77–63

1988 #8
Second round #1 Texas L 58–77
1989 #6 First round #11 Tennessee Tech L 73–77

First round #12 Bowling Green W 93–50

1990 #5 Second round #4 Northwestern W 76–67
Sweet Sixteen #1 Washington L 61–73
1991 #7 First round #10 Vanderbilt L 64–73

First round #14 Liberty W 69–61

Second round #6 Cincinnati W 75–56
2002 #3
Sweet Sixteen #7 Drake W 79–65
Elite Eight #1 Duke L 68–77

First round #12 UT Chattanooga W 68–54

2003 #5
Second round #4 Penn State L 67–77
First round #12 Eastern Michigan W 80–48
2012 #5 Second round #4 Purdue W 72–61
Sweet Sixteen #1 Stanford L 60–76

First round #13 South Dakota State W 74–53

2013 #4
Second round #12 Kansas L 69–75

First round #16 Cal St Northridge W 73–58

2014 #1 Second round #9 Oregon State W 78–69
Sweet Sixteen #4 North Carolina L 58–65
First round #16 Savannah State W 81–48
Second round #8 Syracuse W 97–68
2015 #1 Sweet Sixteen #4 North Carolina W 67–65
Elite Eight #2 Florida State W 80–74
Final Four #1 Notre Dame L 65–66

First round #16 Jacksonville W 77–41

2016 #1 Second round #9 Kansas State W 73–47
Sweet Sixteen #4 Syracuse L 72–80

First round #16 UNC Asheville W 90–40

Second round #8 Arizona State W 71–68
Sweet Sixteen #12 Quinnipiac W 100–58
2017 #1
Elite Eight #3 Florida State W 71–64
Final Four #2 Stanford W 62–53
National Championship #2 Mississippi State W 67–55
First round #15 North Carolina A&T W 63–52
Second round #10 Virginia W 66–56
2018 #2
Sweet Sixteen #11 Buffalo W 79–63
Elite Eight #1 Connecticut L 65–94

First round #13 Belmont W 74–52

2019 #4 Second round #5 Florida State W 72–64
Sweet Sixteen #1 Baylor L 68–93

First round #16 Mercer W 79–53

Second round #8 Oregon State W 59–42
2021 #1 Sweet Sixteen #5 Georgia Tech W 76–65
Elite Eight #6 Texas W 62–34
Final Four #1 Stanford L 65–66
First round #16 Howard W 79–21
Second round #8 Miami W 49–33
Sweet Sixteen #5 North Carolina W 69–61
2022 #1
Elite Eight #10 Creighton W 80–50
Final Four #1 Louisville W 72–59
National Championship #2 Connecticut W 64–49

First round #16 Norfolk State W 72–40

Second Round #8 South Florida W 76–45
2023 #1 Sweet Sixteen #4 UCLA W 59–43
Elite Eight #2 Maryland W 86–75
Final Four #2 Iowa L 73–77

First round #16 Presbyterian W 91–39

Second Round #8 North Carolina W 88–41
Sweet Sixteen #4 Indiana W 79–75
2024 #1
Elite Eight #3 Oregon State W 70–58
Final Four #3 NC State W 78–59
National Championship #1 Iowa W 87–75

Conference Tournament History

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South Carolina has played in the Southeastern Conference since the 1997–98 season. The Gamecocks have won 8 tournament titles, all under Head Coach,
Dawn Staley.

Year Seed First Round Second Round Semifinal Final

Southeastern Conference
#6 Ole Miss
2005 #12
50–53
#10 Auburn
2006 #7
48–64
#9 Auburn #1 Tennessee
2007 #8
65–63 63–81
#7 Florida
2008 #10
57–71
#6 Mississippi State
2009 #11
39–49
#9 Ole Miss
2010 #8
63–64
#12 Ole Miss #4 Georgia
2011 #5
63–50 34–66
#11 Alabama #3 Georgia #2 Tennessee
2012 #6
57–38 59–55 58–74

Year Seed First Round Second Round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final

Southeastern Conference
#13 Alabama #4 Texas A&M
2013 #5
77–35 52–61
#9 Georgia #4 Kentucky
2014 #1
67–48 58–68
#9 Arkansas #4 LSU #2 Tennessee
2015 #1
58–36 74–54 62–46
#9 Auburn #5 Kentucky #3 Mississippi State
2016 #1
57–48 93–63 66–52
#8 Georgia #4 Kentucky #2 Mississippi State
2017 #1
72–48 89–77 59–49
#7 Tennessee #3 Georgia #1 Mississippi State
2018 #2
73–62 71–49 62–51
#10 Arkansas
2019 #2
89–95
#9 Georgia #5 Arkansas #2 Mississippi State
2020 #1
89–56 90–64 76–62
#7 Alabama #3 Tennessee #4 Georgia
2021 #2
75–63 67–52 67–62
#8 Arkansas #4 Ole Miss #7 Kentucky
2022 #1
76–54 61–51 62–64
#8 Arkansas #4 Ole Miss #3 Tennessee
2023 #1
93–66 80–51 74–58
#9 Texas A&M #5 Tennessee #2 LSU
2024 #1
79–68 74–73 79–72

NCAA Tournament Seeding History

The following lists where the Gamecocks have been seeded in the NCAA tournament.

Years → '82 '86 '88 '89 '90 '91 '02 '03 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '21 '22 '23 '24

Seeds → 3 7 8 6 5 7 3 5 5 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1

National Championships

Year Coach Opponent Score Record

2017 Dawn Staley Mississippi State Bulldogs 67–55 33–4

2022 Dawn Staley UConn Huskies 64–49 35–2

2024 Dawn Staley Iowa Hawkeyes 87–75 38–0

National Championships 3

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Conference Championships

Year Overall Record Conference Record Coach Conference

1986 18–11 9–1 Nancy Wilson Metro

1988 23–11 10–2 Nancy Wilson Metro

1989 23–7 10–2 Nancy Wilson Metro

1990 24–9 13–1 Nancy Wilson Metro

1991 22–9 12–2 Nancy Wilson Metro

2014 29–5 14–2 Dawn Staley SEC

2015 34–3 15–1 Dawn Staley SEC

2016 33–2 16–0 Dawn Staley SEC

2017 33–4 14–2 Dawn Staley SEC

2020 32–1 16–0 Dawn Staley SEC

2022 35–2 15–1 Dawn Staley SEC

2023 36–1 16–0 Dawn Staley SEC

2024 38–0 16–0 Dawn Staley SEC

AIAW Division I
The Gamecocks made two appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 6–3.

Year Round Opponent Result

First round East Stroudsburg State L, 59–66

Consolation First round Lehman W, 58–53
1973
Consolation Second round UC Riverside W, 49–36
Consolation third round Kansas State L, 57–69

First round USC W, 81–60

Second round Northwestern W, 64–61
1980 Quarterfinals Stephen F. Austin W, 63–56
Semifinals Tennessee L, 72–75
Third-place game Louisiana Tech W, 77–69

Attendance
Over the years, the Gamecocks have played in three different venues. At first games were played at the Blatt P.E. Center. Later games moved to the
Carolina Coliseum, which saw the first sell out for a women's basketball game on January 17, 2002. That day, 12,168 fans turned out to see the South
Carolina Gamecocks take on the Tennessee Lady Vols.

On November 22, 2002, the Gamecocks opened the newly constructed Colonial Life Arena (then known as Carolina Center; the arena's deal with Unum
was signed a year later) would be with $1 admission night, leading to a crowd 17,712 saw the Gamecocks defeat the archrival Clemson Lady Tigers.[8] The
first sell out with 18,000 in attendance occurred on February 8, 2016, against the University of Connecticut Huskies in a match up of the two top ranked
teams in the country.

Crowds of over 16,000 at Colonial Life Arena for Women's Basketball games:

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Date Attendance Opponent Result

02-18-2024 18,478 Georgia W 70–56

02-11-2024 18,167 UConn W 83–65

03-03-2024 18,000 Tennessee W 76–68

02-04-2024 18,000 Ole Miss W 85–56

01-28-2024 18,000 Vanderbilt W 91–74

02-26-2023 18,000 Georgia W 73–63

02-12-2023 18,000 LSU W 88–64

02-20-2022 18,000 Tennessee W 67–53

03-01-2020 18,000 Texas A&M W 60–52

02-10-2020 18,000 UConn W 70–52

03-03-2019 18,000 Mississippi State L 68–64

02-01-2018 18,000 UConn L 58–83

02-26-2017 18,000 Kentucky W 95–87

02-08-2016 18,000 UConn L 66–54

11-22-2002 17,712 Clemson W 72–58

01-11-2015 17,156 Kentucky W 68–60

11-16-2023 16,820 Clemson W 109–40

11-13-2015 16,815 Ohio State W 88–80

01-02-2015 16,465 Auburn W 77–58

12-06-2015 16,429 Duke W 66–55

02-28-2016 16,240 LSU W 75–39

02-18-2016 16,186 Georgia W 61–51

12-06-2023 16,181 Morgan State W 104–38

11-12-2023 16,007 Maryland W 114–76

South Carolina has led the nation in attendance every season since 2014–15, with the exception of 2020 which was limited due to COVID. The Gamecocks
have averaged over 10,000 fans in 92 consecutive regular season home games.

Year Games Overall W–L Overall Win Pct NCAA W–L NCAA Win Pct Total Attendance (SEC/Nat Rank) Avg Attendance (SEC/Nat Rank)
2014–15 16 16–0 1.000 2–0 1.000 196,684 (1st/1st) 12,293 (1st/1st)
2015–16 17 16–1 0.941 2–0 1.000 244,196 (1st/1st) 14,364 (1st/1st)
2016–17 16 15–1 0.938 2–0 1.000 196,431 (1st/1st) 12,277 (1st/1st)
2017–18 17 15–2 0.882 2–0 1.000 225,064 (1st/1st) 13,239 (1st/1st)
2018–19 17* 13–4 0.765 2–0 1.000 176,904 (1st/2nd) 10,406 (1st/1st)
2019–20 15 15–0 1.000 0–0 183,272 (1st/1st) 12,218 (1st/1st)
2020–21 11 10–1 0.909 0–0 Covid Attendance Covid Average
2021–22 16 16–0 1.000 2–0 1.000 196,286 (1st/1st) 12,268 (1st/1st)
2022–23 17 17–0 1.000 2–0 1.000 220,010 (1st/1st) 12,941 (1st/1st)
2023–24 17 17–0 1.000 2–0 1.000 273,133 (1st/1st) 16,067 (1st/1st)
Totals 159 150–9 0.943 16–0 1.000 1,911,980 12,897

* The 2019 NCAA Tournament games were played in Halton Arena, Charlotte, NC

The 2021 NCAA Tournament games were played in the bubble at the Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

Notes
Between losses to Texas A&M on February 10, 2013, and Connecticut on February 8, 2016, the Gamecocks won 45 consecutive games at home.
As of June 20, 2021, the Gamecocks have drawn over 10,000 fans in 92 consecutive regular season home games

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Since their loss to NC State on December 3, 2021, the Gamecocks have won 59 consecutive home games.

Notable players

Gamecocks drafted to the WNBA

WNBA WNBA Finals Rookie of All-Star

Player Draft Seasons Notes All-Star
Champion MVP MVP the Year Game

(1999–2009) Orlando,
Shannon 1999, 2000, 1999,
1999 – Orlando 11 Connecticut, San Antonio, Detroit,
Johnson 2002, 2003 2000, 2002
Houston, Seattle

Shaunzinski 2002 – 9th by (2002–2006) Last with the Seattle

5
Gortman Charlotte Storm
2003 – 9th by (2003–2004) Last with the San
Jocelyn Penn 2
Charlotte Antonio

2016 – 9th by (2016–Present) Indiana Fever,

Tiffany Mitchell 8
Indiana Minnesota

(2017–Present) Chicago,
2017 – 2nd by
Alaina Coates 5 Minnesota, Indiana, Atlanta, 2023
Chicago
Washington, Phoenix, Las Vegas
2017 – 4th by (2017–present) Dallas Wings,
Allisha Gray 5 2017 2023
Dallas Atlanta

2017 – 10th by (2017–Present) Dallas, Atlanta,

Kaela Davis 5
Dallas Chicago, Seattle, Phoenix
2018, 2019, 2020,
2018 – 1st by 2020,
A'ja Wilson 6 (2018–Present) Las Vegas 2022, 2023 2023 2018 2021, 2022, 2021,
Las Vegas 2022
2023 2022, 2023

Mikiah Herbert 2020 – 6th by

2 (2020–Present) Minnesota, Seattle
Harrigan Minnesota

2020 – 7th by (2020–Present) Dallas,

Tyasha Harris 4
Dallas Connecticut
Destanni 2022 – 20th by (2022–Present) Indiana, Los
2
Henderson Indiana Angeles, Phoenix

2023 – 1st by
Aliyah Boston 1 (2023–Present) Indiana 2023 2023
Indiana

Laeticia 2023 – 8th by

1 (2023–Present) Atlanta
Amihere Atlanta
2023 – 10th by
Zia Cooke 1 (2023–Present) Los Angeles
Los Angeles

2023 – 24th by (2023–Present) Minnesota, Las

Brea Beal 1
Minnesota Vegas

2023 – 25th by
Victaria Saxton 1 (2023–Present) Indiana
Indiana

Also drafted:

Teresa Geter – 2002 – 36th by Washington

Petra Ujhelyi – 2003 – 16th by Phoenix
Aleighsa Welch – 2015 – 22nd by Chicago

Retired jerseys
South Carolina has retired four jersey numbers.[9]

No. Player Career

13 Martha Parker 1985–1989

14 Shannon Johnson 1992–1996

25 Tiffany Mitchell 2012–2016

53 Sheila Foster 1978–1982

Player and coach awards

National player awards

All-Americans Wade Trophy Academic All-American of the Year

Katrina Anderson − 1979 A'ja Wilson – 2018 Aliyah Boston – 2021, 2022
Sheila Foster − 1981, 1982 Aliyah Boston – 2022

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Brantley Southers − 1984, 1985 Honda-Broderick Cup Lisa Leslie Award
Mindy Ballou − 1984, 1985, 1986
Martha Parker − 1987, 1988, 1989 Aliyah Boston – 2022 A'ja Wilson − 2018
Marsha Williams − 1992, 1993 Aliyah Boston – 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Shannon Johnson − 1996 Honda Sports Award
Jocelyn Penn − 1996 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award
Tiffany Mitchell – 2015 A'ja Wilson – 2018
A'ja Wilson – 2016, 2017, 2018 Aliyah Boston – 2022 Zia Cooke − 2023
Tyasha Harris – 2020
Aliyah Boston – 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Naismith College Player of the Year Dawn Staley Award
Destanni Henderson − 2022
Zia Cooke − 2023 A'ja Wilson – 2018 Tiffany Mitchell – 2015
Kamilla Cardoso − 2024 Aliyah Boston – 2022 Tyasha Harris – 2020
Te-Hina Paopao − 2024
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Aliyah Boston – 2022, 2023 Aliyah Boston – 2020

John R. Wooden Award WBCA Freshman of the Year

A'ja Wilson – 2018 Aliyah Boston – 2020

Aliyah Boston – 2022
WBCA Defensive Player of the Year
USBWA Women's National Player of the Year
Kamilla Cardoso – 2024
A'ja Wilson – 2018
Aliyah Boston – 2022 NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

AP College Player of the Year A'ja Wilson

Aliyah Boston
A'ja Wilson – 2018 Kamilla Cardoso
Aliyah Boston – 2022

National coach awards

Naismith College Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley – 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

WBCA National Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley – 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

AP Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley – 2020, 2024

USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year

Dawn Staley – 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

Conference awards
SEC Coach of the Year SEC Defensive Player of the Year Metro Coach of the Year

Susan Walvius – 2002 Ieasia Walker – 2013 Nancy Wilson – 1985, 1991
Dawn Staley – 2014, 2015*, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 A'ja Wilson – 2016, 2018
Aliyah Boston – 2020, 2021*, 2022, 2023 Metro Player of the Year
SEC Player of the Year Kamilla Cardoso – 2024
Brantley Southers – 1986
Tiffany Mitchell – 2014, 2015 SEC Freshman of the Year Martha Parker – 1988, 1989
A'ja Wilson – 2016, 2017, 2018 Beth Hunt – 1990
Aliyah Boston – 2022, 2023 Alaina Coates – 2014
A'ja Wilson – 2015 Metro Newcomer of the Year
SEC Tournament MVP Aliyah Boston – 2020
Martha Parker – 1986
Aleighsa Welch – 2015 SEC 6th Player of the Year Schonna Banner – 1987
Tiffany Mitchell – 2016
A'ja Wilson – 2017, 2018 Alaina Coates – 2014* Metro Tournament MVP
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan – 2020 Kamilla Cardoso – 2023
Aliyah Boston – 2021, 2023 Brantley Southers – 1986
Milaysia Fulwiley – 2024 SEC WBB Scholar Athlete of the Year Martha Parker – 1988
Beth Hunt – 1989
Aleighsa Welch – 2015

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* Denotes Co-Player / Co-Coach

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nn-64-49-take-womens-basketball-championship-rcna22777). NBC News. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
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External links
Official website (https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/wbball/)

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