2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:South Carolina Gamecocks
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Coachrank:4
Aprank:3
Record:7–1
Conf Record:0–0
Hc Year:17th
Asst Coach2:Winston Gandy
Asst Coach4:Khadijah Sessions
Asst Coach5:Mary Wooley

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
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownNotesRef
10 C 6'7" Senior [3]
Sahnya Jah 24 F 6'0" Freshman [4]

Incoming transfers

Preseason

SEC Media Poll

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

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

Rankings

See main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship . gamecocksonline.com . April 7, 2024 . October 2, 2024.
  2. Web site: South Carolina caps perfect season with NCAA championship . . Alexa . Philippou . April 7, 2024 . October 2, 2024.
  3. Web site: Sky select Kamilla Cardoso with No. 3 overall pick in WNBA Draft . . Annie . Costabile . April 15, 2024 . October 2, 2024.
  4. Web site: Former Gamecocks forward Sahnya Jah announces transfer destination . . Chapel . Fowler . April 16, 2024 . October 2, 2024.
  5. Web site: Arkansas' Maryam Dauda transferring to South Carolina . . May 29, 2024 . October 2, 2024.
  6. News: Media tabs South Carolina as 2025 SEC women's basketball champion. SEC Sports. October 14, 2024. October 14, 2024.