2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

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).

2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	1–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Lisa Boyer Winston Gandy Jolette Law Khadijah Sessions Mary Wooley
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena

2024–25 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 24 Alabama	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Auburn	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Florida	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Georgia	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 22 Kentucky	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 7 LSU	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 10 Oklahoma	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
No. 1 South Carolina	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Tennessee	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Vanderbilt	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Mississippi State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 4 Texas	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Arkansas	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
Missouri	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
No. 20 Ole Miss	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
Texas A&M	0	–	0		–			0	–	1		.000
† 2025 SEC tournament winner As of November 5, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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.

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
Sahnya Jah	24	F	6'0"	Freshman	Alexandria, VA	Transferred to Arizona

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

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 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

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						Spectrum Center  Charlotte, NC
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		Coppin State						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		East Carolina						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
November 20, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Clemson Rivalry						Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., FS1		at UCLA						Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FOX		vs. Iowa State Fort Myers Tip-Off						Suncoast Credit Union Arena  Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2024* 11:00 a.m., WSN		vs. Purdue Fort Myers Tip-Off						Suncoast Credit Union Arena  Fort Myers, FL
December 5, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPN		Duke ACC–SEC Challenge						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
December 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at TCU						Schollmaier Arena  Fort Worth, TX
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN		USF						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						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 5, 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:

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ( ) = 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)
Coaches	1 (27)