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2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by sixteenth-year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at Colonial Life Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Staley won her 600th game as head coach on February 22, 2024, in 786 games (534 at South Carolina). The season saw the Gamecocks not only capture their third national title in the history of the school's women's basketball program, but also become the 10th Division I women's basketball team to finish the season undefeated. Previous season The Gamecocks finished the season 36–1 (16–0 SEC). They won the SEC regular season and tournament 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 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Staley
Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. A point guard, she played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and spent eight seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), primarily with the Charlotte Sting. Staley also played on the United States women's national basketball team, winning three gold medals at the Olympic Games from 1996 to 2004, and was the head coach of the team that won an Olympic gold medal in 2021. She is the only person to win the Naismith Award as both a player and a coach. During her college career with Virginia from 1988 to 1992, Staley set the NCAA record for steals, the school record for points, and the ACC record for assists. She played professionally in the American Basketball League (ABL) during its three years of operation before being selected ninth overall by the Sting in the 1999 WNBA draft. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes Women's Basketball Team
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Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is List of municipalities in South Carolina, the second-most populous city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, South Carolina, Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County, South Carolina, Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina, Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 858,302 in 2023, and is the Metropolitan statistical area, 70th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. The name Columbia (name), "Columbia", a poetic synonym of "the United States of America", derives from the name of Christopher Columbus, who explored the Caribbean on behalf of the Spanish Crown. The name of the city of Columbia is often abbre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MiLaysia Fulwiley
MiLaysia Fulwiley (born April 21, 2005) is an American college basketball player for the LSU Tigers women's basketball of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). High school career Fulwiley played basketball for W. J. Keenan High School in Columbia, South Carolina. In seventh grade, she was called up to varsity team for the playoffs and helped Keenan win the Class 2A state championship. Fulwiley won four state titles in six seasons with the team and left as its all-time leading scorer. As a senior, she was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game. Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN, Fulwiley committed to play college basketball for South Carolina over offers from Florida, Louisville and Ole Miss, among others. She was offered by the Gamecocks during seventh grade. College career On November 6, 2023, Fulwiley made her debut for South Carolina, recording 17 points, six assists and six steals in a 100–71 win over AP No. 10 Notre Dame. She was named to the Southeastern Conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Dream compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The team is owned by real estate investors Larry Gottesdiener, Suzanne Abair, and former Dream player Renee Montgomery. Although the Dream share the Atlanta market with the National Basketball Association's Hawks, the Dream is not affiliated with its NBA counterpart. The Dream play at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia. The Dream has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in ten of its seventeen years in Atlanta and has reached the WNBA Finals three times. The franchise has been home to many high-quality players such as University of Louisville standouts Angel McCoughtry and Shoni Schimmel, former Finals MVP Betty Lennox, and Brazilian sharpshooter Izi Castro Marques. In 2010, the Dream went to the WNBA Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laeticia Amihere
Laeticia Amihere (born July 10, 2001) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball, South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). She was drafted eighth overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2023 WNBA draft. Early life Amihere was born in Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, to a Ghanaian father and a mother from Ivory Coast. She attended King's Christian Collegiate in Oakville, Ontario. She became the first Canadian female to dunk in a game when she was 15 years old. College career Amihere made her debut with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team in the 2019–20 NCAA season. On March 30, 2021, Amihere had 10 points, eight rebounds and nine blocks against Texas Longhorns women's basketball, Texas in the NCAA Elite 8. She set a program record for blocks in an NCAA Tournament game. Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference. The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded prior to the 1999 WNBA season, 1999 season, the team was owned by Glen Taylor, who was also the majority owner of the Lynx' NBA counterpart, the Minnesota Timberwolves, from 1999 to 2025. The current owners of the Lynx are Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore. The franchise has been home to players such as Katie Smith, Seimone Augustus, native Minnesotan Lindsay Whalen, Maya Moore, Rebekkah Brunson, and Sylvia Fowles. The Lynx have qualified for the WNBA playoffs in 15 of their 26 years. History Joining the league (1998–2004) On April 22, 1998, the WNBA announced they would add two expansion teams (Minnesota and the Orlando Miracle) for the 1999 season. The team was officially named the Minnesota L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brea Beal
Breanna Beal (born November 8, 2000) is an American basketball player who is a free agent. She played college basketball at South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Early life and high school career Beal was born on November 8, 2000, to Kevin Beal and Nicole Adamson. She grew up training for basketball under the guidance of her father, who played for UTEP at the collegiate level, and drew inspiration from Maya Moore. She also took part in gymnastics and swimming before focusing on basketball. In eighth grade, Beal joined the Midwest Elite Amateur Athletic Union program. She made local headlines as one of the top eighth-grade players in the country. Beal played basketball for Rock Island High School in her hometown of Rock Island, Illinois. In her first high school season, she was the only freshman on the team and averaged 16.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, leading Rock Island to a 29–4 record. As a sophomore, Beal averaged 20.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee Lady Volunteers Basketball
The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA women's basketball competition. The team has been a contender for national titles for over forty years, having made every NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship tournament since the NCAA began sanctioning women's sports in the 1981–82 season. The team is frequently referred to as the Lady Vols; the formal "Volunteers" nickname is regularly shortened by many fans of both men's and women's teams to "Vols." The university considers either "Lady Volunteers" or "Lady Vols" acceptable. The Lady Vols have won at least a share of the SEC regular season championship 17 times (with the most recent occurrence being in 2015), won 17 SEC tournament championships (with the most recent occurrence being in 2014), made 18 Final Four appearances (with the most recent occurrence being in 2008), and won 8 national championships (with the most recent being in 2008). Overv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victaria Saxton
Victaria Saxton (born November 10, 1999) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. She was drafted in the third round of the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever. She played college basketball at South Carolina, where she won a national championship during the 2021–22 season. Saxton was waived by the Fever on February 3, 2025. Early life Saxton was the 47th rated recruit of the 2018 high school class per ESPN's HoopGurlz rankings and the 6th-rated forward. In November 2017, Saxton signed to play with the South Carolina Gamecocks. College career During her freshman season, Saxton was named to the SEC All-Freshman team after averaging 4.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. During the 2020–21 season, Saxton was named to the Hemisfair all-region team during the NCAA tournament. After falling in the semifinals of the 2021 NCAA tournament, Saxton and the Gamecocks returned to the Final Four in 2022 and defeated the UConn Huskies in the title game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Fever compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was founded for the 2000 WNBA season. The team is owned by Herbert Simon (real estate), Herb Simon, the founder of Simon Property Group. The Fever have qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in 14 of its 25 seasons in Indiana. In 2009 WNBA Finals, 2009, the Fever reached the WNBA Finals but fell short to the Phoenix Mercury in game 5. In 2012 WNBA Finals, 2012, the Fever won the WNBA Finals with a 3–1 series victory over the Minnesota Lynx. Tamika Catchings was named the WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, 2012 Finals MVP. In 2015 WNBA Finals, 2015, the Fever again reached the WNBA Finals but fell short to Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota in game 5. Some of the players who have helped define the history of the Fever include Tamika Catchings, Katie Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliyah Boston
Aliyah Boston (born December 11, 2001) is an American professional basketball Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), center for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was named 2023 WNBA season, 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year Award, WNBA Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote and the Associated Press, AP Rookie of the Year. She played college basketball at the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball, University of South Carolina. Born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, Boston attended Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she was a McDonald's All-American Game, McDonald's All-American and a three-time Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year awards, Gatorade Player of the Year. Boston has won several gold medals representing the United States women's national basketball team, United States. Boston led South Carolina to their second national champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
