2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
	† 2020 SEC Tournament winner ; As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Consensus National Champions (AP, Coaches Poll) ; Paradise Jam Champions ; SEC Tournament champions ; SEC regular season champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
2019–20 record	32–1 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach	Dawn Staley (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Lisa Boyer; Fred Chmiel; Jolette Law;
Home arena	Colonial Life Arena

The 2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by twelfth-year head coach Dawn Staley, play their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2018–19 season 23–10, 13–3 in SEC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Arkansas.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Belmont and Florida State in the first and second rounds before losing to Baylor in the Sweet Sixteen.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Nelly Perry	0	G	5'10"	RS Senior	Camden, NJ	Graduated
Bianca Cuevas-Moore	1	G	5'6"	RS Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Te'a Cooper	2	G	5'8"	RS Junior	Powder Springs, GA	Transferred to Baylor
Doniyah Cliney	4	G	6'0"	Senior	Newark, NJ	Graduated
Bianca Jackson	10	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Montgomery, AL	Transferred to Florida State
LaDazhia Williams	23	C	6'2"	Sophomore	Bradenton, FL	Transferred to Missouri
Alexis Jennings	35	F	6'2"	RS Senior	Laurel, MD	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Destiny Littleton	11	G	5'9"	RS Sophomore	San Diego, CA	Transferred from Texas. Will sit out a year due to NCAA rules.

Recruits

The Gamecocks signed the #1 class in the nation for 2019 according to ESPN[3] and Prospects nation.[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aliyah Boston #1 P	Worcester, MA	Worcester Academy (MA)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Nov 21, 2018
Aliyah Boston #1 P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Zia Cooke #1 PG	Toledo, OH	Rogers	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A	Nov 6, 2018
Zia Cooke #1 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Laeticia Amihere #2 F	Milton, ON	King's Way Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Nov 14, 2018
Laeticia Amihere #2 F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Brea Beal #3 W	Rock Island, IL	Rock Island	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Nov 8, 2018
Brea Beal #3 W	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98
Overall recruiting rankings: ESPN: 1
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: "2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Olivia Thompson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Lexington HS	Lexington, SC
G	1	Zia Cooke	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Rogers HS	Toledo, OH
G	3	Destanni Henderson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Fort Myers HS	Fort Myers, FL
F	4	Aliyah Boston	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Worcester (Mass.) Academy	Saint Thomas, VI
F	5	Victaria Saxton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Model	Rome, GA
G	11	Destiny Littleton	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	The Bishop's School Texas	San Diego, CA
G	12	Brea Beal	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Rock Island HS	Rock Island, IL
F	15	Laeticia Amihere	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Kings Way Christian	Mississauga, ON
F	21	Mikiah Herbert Harrigan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Flanagan HS	Pembroke Pines, FL
G	24	Lele Grissett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Hillside HS	Durham, NC
F	32	Elysa Wesolek	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Northwood Academy	Charleston, SC
G	52	Tyasha Harris	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Heritage Christian HS	Noblesville, IN

Head coach

Dawn Staley (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

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
11/01/2019* 7:00 PM	No. 8	North Georgia	W 112–48	–	18 – Cooke	8 – Boston	5 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
Regular season
11/05/2019* 7:00 PM, SECN+	No. 8	Alabama State	W 103–43	1–0	13 – Tied	12 – Boston	4 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (10,586) Columbia, SC
11/10/2019* 3:00 PM, ESPN	No. 8	at No. 4 Maryland	W 63–54	2–0	14 – Boston	10 – Beal	4 – Tied	Xfinity Center (7,447) College Park, MD
11/13/2019* 3:00 PM	No. 6	at Dayton	W 75–49	3–0	27 – Cooke	10 – Beal	7 – Harris	UD Arena (2,331) Dayton, OH
11/17/2019* 2:00 PM, SECN+	No. 6	Appalachian State	W 92–50	4–0	21 – Herbert Harrigan	10 – Boston	4 – Brea	Colonial Life Arena (10,498) Columbia, SC
11/21/2019* 7:00 PM, SECN+	No. 5	USC Upstate	W 112–32	5–0	18 – Tied	10 – Boston	6 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (10,052) Columbia, SC
11/24/2019* 2:00 PM, ACCN	No. 5	at Clemson Rivalry	W 84–48	6–0	13 – Herbert Harrigan	9 – Herbert Harrigan	4 – Henderson	Littlejohn Coliseum (2,840) Clemson, SC
11/28/2019* 8:00 PM	No. 5	vs. No. 17 Indiana Paradise Jam	L 57–71	6–1	13 – Herbert Harrigan	8 – Herbert Harrigan	5 – Harris	Sports and Fitness Center (1,924) St. Thomas, USVI
11/29/2019* 8:00 PM	No. 5	vs. Washington State Paradise Jam	W 68–53	7–1	20 – Herbert Harrigan	8 – Boston	3 – Harris	Sports and Fitness Center (1,806) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2019* 8:00 PM	No. 5	vs. No. 2 Baylor Paradise Jam	W 74–59	8–1	20 – Tied	13 – Boston	7 – Harris	Sports and Fitness Center (2,424) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/07/2019* 3:00 PM	No. 6	at Temple	W 78–71	9–1	21 – Harris	8 – Boston	7 – Harris	McGonigle Hall (1,802) Philadelphia, PA
12/15/2019* 2:00 PM, SECN+	No. 5	Purdue	W 85–49	10–1	15 – Henderson	9 – Amihere	5 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (11,306) Columbia, SC
12/19/2019* 7:00 PM, SECN	No. 5	Duke	W 89–46	11–1	12 – Tied	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (11,024) Columbia, SC
12/22/2019* 7:00 PM, SECN+	No. 5	No. 25 South Dakota	W 73–60	12–1	17 – Grissett	9 – Boston	3 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (10,505) Columbia, SC
01/02/2020 7:40 PM, SECN	No. 4	No. 13 Kentucky	W 99–72	13–1 (1–0)	15 – Tied	6 – Boston	8 – Henderson	Colonial Life Arena (12,261) Columbia, SC
01/05/2020 6:00 PM, SECN	No. 4	at Alabama	W 93–78	14–1 (2–0)	20 – Cooke	12 – Boston	7 – Harris	Coleman Coliseum (2,168) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/09/2020 7:00 PM, SECN+	No. 4	No. 21 Arkansas	W 91–82	15–1 (3–0)	21 – Cooke	25 – Boston	7 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (10,234) Columbia, SC
01/12/2020 5:00 PM, SECN	No. 4	at Vanderbilt	W 93–57	16–1 (4–0)	17 – Cooke	8 – Boston	6 – Harris	Memorial Gymnasium (2,447) Nashville, TN
01/16/2020 8:30 PM, SECN	No. 1	at Missouri	W 78–45	17–1 (5–0)	14 – Tied	13 – Beal	5 – Harris	Mizzou Arena (3,576) Columbia, MO
01/20/2020 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 1	No. 9 Mississippi State	W 81–79	18–1 (6–0)	23 – Harris	12 – Boston	7 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (13,163) Columbia, SC
01/26/2020 3:00 PM, SECN	No. 1	at Georgia	W 88–53	19–1 (7–0)	15 – Boston	6 – Tied	7 – Harris	Stegeman Coliseum (6,047) Athens, GA
01/30/2020 8:00 PM, SECN+	No. 1	at Ole Miss	W 87–32	20–1 (8–0)	16 – Amihere	8 – Boston	3 – Tied	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,225) Oxford, MS
02/02/2020 1:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 1	No. 22 Tennessee	W 69–48	21–1 (9–0)	20 – Cooke	8 – Herbert Harrigan	9 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (13,735) Columbia, SC
02/06/2020 8:30 PM, SECN	No. 1	at No. 25 Arkansas	W 86–65	22–1 (10–0)	25 – Herbert Harrigan	15 – Boston	5 – Harris	Bud Walton Arena (2,452) Fayetteville, AR
02/10/2020* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 1	No. 5 UConn	W 70–52	23–1	19 – Harris	12 – Boston	11 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
02/13/2020 7:00 PM, SECN	No. 1	Auburn	W 79–53	24–1 (11–0)	13 – Tied	8 – Saxton	5 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (11,417) Columbia, SC
02/17/2020 7:00 PM, SECN	No. 1	Vanderbilt	W 95–44	25–1 (12–0)	14 – Grissett	14 – Boston	6 – Henderson	Colonial Life Arena (11,249) Columbia, SC
02/20/2020 7:00 PM, SECN+	No. 1	LSU	W 63–48	26–1 (13–0)	13 – Boston	9 – Boston	6 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (11,242) Columbia, SC
02/23/2020 2:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 1	at No. 14 Kentucky	W 67–58	27–1 (14–0)	20 – Cooke	11 – Boston	6 – Harris	Memorial Coliseum (7,174) Lexington, KY
02/27/2020 6:00 PM, SECN+	No. 1	at Florida	W 100–67	28–1 (15–0)	18 – Herbert Harrigan	9 – Tied	8 – Harris	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
03/01/2020 Noon, ESPN2	No. 1	No. 12 Texas A&M	W 60–52	29–1 (16–0)	20 – Herbert Harrigan	12 – Boston	6 – Harris	Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC
SEC Tournament
03/06/2020 Noon, SECN	(1) No. 1	vs. (9) Georgia Quarterfinals	W 89–56	30–1	16 – Herbert Harrigan	10 – Boston	7 – Henderson	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
03/07/2020 5:00 PM, ESPNU	(1) No. 1	vs. (5) No. 25 Arkansas Semifinals	W 90–64	31–1	21 – Henderson	13 – Boston	7 – Harris	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
03/08/2020 2:00 PM, ESPN2	(1) No. 1	vs. (2) No. 9 Mississippi State Championship	W 76–62	32–1	15 – Herbert Harrigan	11 – Tied	10 – Harris	Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. [5]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA ended all play on March 12, 2020.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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	8	8	6	5	5	6	5	5	4 (1)	4 (1)	4 (1)	1 (20)	1 (22)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (27)	1 (27)	1 (27)	1 (27)	1 (27)	1 (26)
Coaches	10	10	10^	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	2 (12)	2 (12)	2 (12)	2 (13)	1 (17)	1 (20)	1 (20)	1 (23)	1 (27)	1 (26)

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

Because of the abrupt ending of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been debate on a mythical national championship for the program as a result of the final poll results. Staley is claiming such a national championship, as the team finished first in both major polls (the traditional claim of a consensus national champion in college football).[6]

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References

Hadley, Mark (March 8, 2019). "SEC shocker: Gamecocks upset by Arkansas to end tournament title streak". The State. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
Hadley, Mark (March 30, 2019). "Season over: Strong Baylor start too much for USC to overcome in Sweet 16 loss". The State. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
"2019 Women's Basketball Class Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
"Class Rankings -- 2019 -- Fall 2018". Prospects Nation. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule
Negley, Cassandra. "Dawn Staley on No. 1-ranked Gamecocks: 'Crown us the national champion'". Yahoo.com. Verizon. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

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[1] Hadley, Mark (March 8, 2019). "SEC shocker: Gamecocks upset by Arkansas to end tournament title streak". The State. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[2] Hadley, Mark (March 30, 2019). "Season over: Strong Baylor start too much for USC to overcome in Sweet 16 loss". The State. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[3] "2019 Women's Basketball Class Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[4] "Class Rankings -- 2019 -- Fall 2018". Prospects Nation. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[5] 2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule

[6] Negley, Cassandra. "Dawn Staley on No. 1-ranked Gamecocks: 'Crown us the national champion'". Yahoo.com. Verizon. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Venues	Carolina Coliseum (1974–2002) Colonial Life Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	Clemson
Culture & lore	History Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Garnet Army
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 (C)
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics. (C) denotes Consensus National Champions by both major polls claimed by the program after the COVID-19 pandemic prematurely ended the season.