2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record9–1 (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. 4 LSU 0 – 0   – 11 – 0   1.000
No. 19 Tennessee 0 – 0   – 8 – 0   1.000
Mississippi State 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909
Vanderbilt 0 – 0   – 10 – 1   .909
Alabama 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 16 Kentucky 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 3 South Carolina 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 6 Texas 0 – 0   – 9 – 1   .900
No. 10 Oklahoma 0 – 0   – 8 – 1   .889
Missouri 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Auburn 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700
No. 22т Ole Miss 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667
Florida 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600
Arkansas 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Georgia 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
Texas A&M 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
† 2025 SEC tournament winner
As of December 14, 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

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

Roster

Preseason

SEC Media Poll

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

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       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
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

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP1 (27)1 (31)1 (31)433
Coaches1 (27)1 (29)1 (28)543

References

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  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.