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
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	21–1 (9–0 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 →

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 South Carolina	9	–	0	1.000	21	–	1	.955
No. 6 LSU	8	–	1	.889	23	–	1	.958
No. 4 Texas	8	–	1	.889	22	–	2	.917
No. 11 Kentucky	8	–	1	.889	19	–	2	.905
Ole Miss	6	–	3	.667	15	–	6	.714
No. 23 Alabama	5	–	4	.556	18	–	5	.783
No. 24 Vanderbilt	5	–	4	.556	18	–	5	.783
No. 19 Tennessee	4	–	5	.444	16	–	5	.762
No. 15 Oklahoma	4	–	5	.444	16	–	6	.727
Mississippi State	3	–	6	.333	16	–	7	.696
Texas A&M	3	–	6	.333	10	–	11	.476
Florida	2	–	6	.250	11	–	11	.500
Arkansas	2	–	6	.250	9	–	14	.391
Auburn	2	–	7	.222	11	–	11	.500
Missouri	1	–	8	.111	12	–	12	.500
Georgia	1	–	8	.111	9	–	14	.391

† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of February 2, 2025 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	Bentonville Arkansas	Bentonville, AR
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

Preseason

SEC Media Poll

Predicted finish	Team
SEC media poll
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	FedExForum (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	No. 2	Wofford	W 93–47	12–1	13 – R. Johnson	8 – Tied	4 – Paopao	Colonial Life Arena (17,711) Columbia, SC
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN	No. 2	at Missouri	W 83–52	13–1 (1–0)	17 – Fulwiley	11 – Watkins	2 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (5,154) Columbia, MO
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., SECN	No. 2	at Mississippi State	W 95–68	14–1 (2–0)	17 – Kitts	10 – Kitts	5 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (6,164) Starkville, MS
January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	Texas A&M	W 90–49	15–1 (3–0)	12 – Feagin	7 – Kitts	6 – Paopao	Colonial Life Arena (15,479) Columbia, SC
January 12, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	No. 5 Texas	W 67–50	16–1 (4–0)	11 – Tied	10 – R. Johnson	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 2	at No. 19 Alabama	W 76–58	17–1 (5–0)	21 – Edwards	13 – Kitts	5 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (3,669) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 19, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	No. 2	No. 13 Oklahoma We Back Pat	W 101–60	18–1 (6–0)	17 – Edwards	7 – Feagin	8 – R. Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
January 24, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	No. 5 LSU Rivalry	W 66–56	19–1 (7–0)	14 – Edwards	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
January 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	at No. 18 Tennessee	W 70–63	20–1 (8–0)	18 – Edwards	7 – Kitts	4 – Paopao	Thompson–Boling Arena (12,033) Knoxville, TN
February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., SECN	No. 2	Auburn	W 83–66	21–1 (9–0)	18 – Edwards	9 – Kitts	7 – R. Johnson	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 2	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	at No. 4 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

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	19	Final
AP	1 (27)	1 (31)	1 (31)	4	3	3	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2	2	2 (1)	2 (1)	2
Coaches	1 (27)	1 (29)	1 (28)	5	4	3	2	2 (1)	2	2	2	2 (2)	2 (1)

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.
^ "Media tabs South Carolina as 2025 SEC women's basketball champion". SEC Sports. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 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] "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.

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