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2025–26 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

2025–26 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
The Real SC Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record25–2 (11–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
2025–26 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina 11 – 1   .917 25 – 2   .926
No. 5 Vanderbilt 10 – 3   .769 24 – 3   .889
No. 4 Texas 9 – 3   .750 24 – 3   .889
No. 7 LSU 8 – 4   .667 22 – 4   .846
No. 17 Ole Miss 8 – 4   .667 21 – 6   .778
No. 21 Tennessee 8 – 4   .667 16 – 8   .667
No. 11 Oklahoma 7 – 5   .583 19 – 6   .760
No. 16 Kentucky 7 – 6   .538 20 – 7   .741
No. 25 Alabama 6 – 6   .500 20 – 6   .769
No. 24 Georgia 6 – 6   .500 20 – 6   .769
Mississippi State 5 – 7   .417 18 – 8   .692
Missouri 4 – 8   .333 16 – 11   .593
Florida 3 – 9   .250 15 – 12   .556
Texas A&M 3 – 9   .250 10 – 11   .476
Auburn 2 – 10   .167 13 – 13   .500
Arkansas 0 – 12   .000 11 – 16   .407
† 2026 SEC tournament winner
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by eighteenth-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 2024–25 season 35–4, 15–1 in SEC play to share the SEC regular season title with Texas. As the No. 1 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Vanderbilt, Oklahoma and Texas to win the SEC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed Birmingham 2 region. They defeated Tennessee Tech and Indiana in the first and second rounds, Maryland in the sweet sixteen, Duke in the elite eight to advanced their 5th straight Final Four where they defeated SEC member Texas before losing to the national championship to UConn.

Offseason

Departures

South Carolina Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Te-Hina Paopao 0 G 5'9" Senior Oceanside, CA Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 18th overall by Atlanta Dream
MiLaysia Fulwiley 12 G 5'10" Sophomore Columbia, SC Transferred to LSU[1]
Sania Feagin 20 F 6'3" Senior Ellenwood, GA Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 21st overall by Los Angeles Sparks
Bree Hall 23 G 6'0" Senior Dayton, OH Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 20th overall by Indiana Fever
Sakima Walker 35 C 6'5" Senior Columbus, OH Transferred to California[2]

Incoming transfers

South Carolina incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Ta'Niya Latson 00 G 5'8" Senior Miami, FL Florida State
Madina Okot 11 C 6'6" Senior Mumias, Kenya Mississippi State

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Agot Makeer
W 		Ontario, Canada Montverde Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (97)
Ayla McDowell
W 		Cypress, TX Cypress Springs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 5/5 stars   (96)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2025 Player Commits". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 15, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Ta'Niya Latson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr American Heritage
Florida State 		Miami, FL
G 1 Maddy McDaniel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bishop McNamara Upper Marlboro, MD
G 5 Tessa Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Michael-Albertville HS Albertville, MN
F 8 Joyce Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Camden Camden, SC
C 11 Madina Okot 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Kaya Tiwi Secondary School
Mississippi State 		Mumias, Kenya
G 15 Adhel Tac 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
F 21 Chloe Kitts Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr DME Academy Oviedo, FL
G 24 Ayla McDowell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Cypress Springs Cypress, TX
G 25 Raven Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Westlake Atlanta, GA
F 30 Maryam Dauda 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Bentonville
Arkansas 		Bentonville, AR
F 31 Alicia Tournebize 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Lycée Alain Fournier
Tango Bourges Basket 		Charmeil, France
G 44 Agot Makeer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Montverde Academy Thunder Bay, ON
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 Tennessee
5 Oklahoma
6 Ole Miss
7 Vanderbilt
8 Kentucky
9 Alabama
10 Mississippi State
11 Florida
12 Georgia
13 Missouri
14 Texas A&M
15 Auburn
16 Arkansas

Source:[3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 2 Anderson W 112–31 
 27 – Edwards   15 – Okot   4 – Meeker  Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
October 30, 2025*
6:00 p.m. 		No. 2 vs. No. 11 North Carolina
Bad Boy Mowers Series - Atlanta 		W 91–82 
 19 – Tied   9 – Edwards   5 – R. Johnson  State Farm Arena (500)
Atlanta, GA
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 2 Grand Canyon W 94–54  1–0
  20 – Latson   8 – R. Johnson   7 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (15,601)
Columbia, SC
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 2 Bowling Green W 114–47  2–0
  24 – Edwards   11 – Okot   11 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (16,649)
Columbia, SC
November 11, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 2 Clemson
Rivalry 		W 65–37  3–0
  18 – Edwards   12 – Okot   3 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (16,623)
Columbia, SC
November 15, 2025*
9:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 2 vs. No. 8 USC
The Real SC 		W 69–52  4–0
  17 – Edwards   15 – Okot   5 – T. Johnson  Crypto.com Arena (8,150)
Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 2 Winthrop W 106–56  5–0
  24 – Latson   11 – Okot   10 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (15,787)
Columbia, SC
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 2 Queens W 121–49  6–0
  25 – Edwards   12 – Okot   7 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (15,222)
Columbia, SC
November 26, 2025*
4:30 p.m., TruTV 		No. 2 vs. Duke
Players Era Festival semifinals 		W 83–66  7–0
  23 – Okot   13 – Okot   6 – Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena (2,386)
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2025*
8:00 p.m, TruTV 		No. 2 vs. No. 4 Texas
Players Era Festival Championship Game 		L 64–66  7–1
  16 – Tied   11 – Okot   6 – R. Johnson  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 4, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 at No. 22 Louisville
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 79–77  8–1
  23 – Okot   13 – Okot   8 – R. Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (10,012)
Louisville, KY
December 7, 2025*
12:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 3 North Carolina Central W 106–42  9–1
  32 – Latson   10 – Edwards   6 – Edwards  Colonial Life Arena (15,677)
Columbia, SC
December 14, 2025*
3:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 Penn State W 95–55  10–1
  29 – Edwards   7 – R. Johnson   8 – Latson  Colonial Life Arena (15,601)
Columbia, SC
December 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 at South Florida W 103–44  11–1
  34 – Edwards   10 – Okot   6 – R. Johnson  Yuengling Center (3,767)
Tampa, FL
December 20, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 3 at Florida Gulf Coast W 105–43  12–1
  29 – Edwards   12 – Okot   7 – Latson  Alico Arena (3,527)
Fort Myers, FL
December 28, 2025*
12:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 3 Providence W 96–55  13–1
  18 – Tied   13 – Okot   6 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (15,065)
Columbia, SC
January 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 3 Alabama W 83–57  14–1
(1–0) 		 25 – Edwards   9 – Okot   5 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (14,367)
Columbia, SC
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 3 at Florida W 74–63  15–1
(2–0) 		 17 – R. Johnson   17 – Okot   5 – McDaniel  O'Connell Center (6,006)
Gainesville, FL
January 8, 2026
7:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		No. 3 at Arkansas W 93–58  16–1
(3–0) 		 22 – Edwards   10 – Okot   6 – McDaniel  Bud Walton Arena (2,963)
Fayetteville, AR
January 11, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 3 Georgia
We Back Pat 		W 65–43  17−1
(4−0) 		 14 – Tied   10 – Tied   3 – Latson  Colonial Life Arena (15,536)
Columbia, SC
January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 2 No. 4 Texas W 68–65  18−1
(5−0) 		 14 – Edwards   8 – Edwards   6 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (17,188)
Columbia, SC
January 18, 2026*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 2 at Coppin State W 90–48  19–1
  26 – Edwards   12 – Okot   5 – Latson  Physical Education Complex (3,371)
Baltimore, MD
January 22, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 2 at No. 16 Oklahoma L 82–94 OT 19–2
(5–1) 		 19 – T. Johnson   6 – Tac   5 – R. Johnson  Lloyd Noble Center (7,402)
Norman, OK
January 25, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 2 No. 5 Vanderbilt W 103–74  20–2
(6–1) 		 21 – Latson   7 – Tied   6 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (17,002)
Columbia, SC
January 29, 2026
9:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 3 at Auburn W 81–51  21–2
(7–1) 		 20 – Edwards   6 – Okot   6 – McDaniel  Neville Arena (4,099)
Auburn, AL
February 2, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		No. 3 at Texas A&M W 71–56  22–2
(8–1) 		 28 – Edwards   11 – Edwards   8 – R. Johnson  Reed Arena (4,332)
College Station, TX
February 5, 2026
6:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 3 Mississippi State
Play4Kay 		W 88–45  23–2
(9–1) 		 21 – Edwards   10 – Okot   7 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (15,204)
Columbia, SC
February 8, 2026
3:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 3 No. 19 Tennessee W 93–50  24–2
(10–1) 		 21 – Latson   15 – Okot   7 – R. Johnson  Colonial Life Arena (16,206)
Columbia, SC
February 14, 2026
8:30 p.m., ABC 		No. 3 at No. 6 LSU W 79–72  25–2
(11–1) 		 21 – T. Johnson   17 – Okot   6 – R. Johnson  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,200)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 19, 2026
8:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 3 at No. 25 Alabama       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		No. 3 No. 17 Ole Miss       Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
February 26, 2026
8:00 p.m., SECN 		Missouri       Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
March 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Kentucky       Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 4–8, 2026
TBA 		vs.        Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[4]

Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP2 (4)2 (2)2 (3)2 (1)33333*3223333
Coaches2 (3)2 (2)2 (3)2 (2)333333223333

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ Andrews, Kendra (April 25, 2025). "MiLaysia Fulwiley joining LSU after two years at South Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  2. ^ Ingemi, Marisa (April 30, 2025). "Cal women's basketball adds SEC transfers Sakima Walker, Mjracle Sheppard". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  3. ^ "Media tabs South Carolina as 2025 SEC women's basketball champion". SEC Sports. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
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