2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team will represent the University of South Carolina during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, will be led by sixteenth-year head coach Dawn Staley, will play their home games at Colonial Life Arena and compete as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

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	9–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Lisa Boyer Winston Gandy Jolette Law Khadijah Sessions Mary Wooley
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 South Carolina	0	–	0		–			9	–	0		1.000
No. 7 LSU	0	–	0		–			10	–	1		.909
Texas A&M	0	–	0		–			9	–	1		.900
Vanderbilt	0	–	0		–			9	–	1		.900
Alabama	0	–	0		–			10	–	2		.833
Mississippi State	0	–	0		–			9	–	2		.818
Auburn	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Georgia	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Arkansas	0	–	0		–			8	–	3		.727
Ole Miss	0	–	0		–			7	–	3		.700
Florida	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
Missouri	0	–	0		–			7	–	4		.636
Tennessee	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Kentucky	0	–	0		–			4	–	7		.364
† 2024 SEC tournament winner As of December 15, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

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	Commit date
MiLaysia Fulwiley G	Columbia, SC	W.J. Keenan HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	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
	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
	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
^[2]

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

SEC media poll
Predicted finish	Team
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						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		at Bowling Green						Stroh Center  Bowling Green, OH
December 30, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at East Carolina						Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Florida						O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN		Mississippi State						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m.		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
January 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN		Kentucky						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
January 21, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN		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, 2023 3:00 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m.		at Auburn						Neville Arena  Auburn, AL
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		Ole Miss						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN		Missouri						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN		UConn						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m.		Georgia						Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 22, 2023 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, 2023 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

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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)														Not released
Coaches	4	1 (23)	1 (32)	1 (32)	1 (32)	1 (32)

See also

• 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

References

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.