Women's basketball at South Carolina dominates the school's sports landscape, and for good reason, given its continued success. That dominance also takes shape within club sports, with the Gamecock club women's basketball team taking home its second national championship in three seasons.
South Carolina women's basketball fell short in the national championship game once again, but the Gamecocks' season was far from a disappointment. After losing four of its five starters from the previous season, South Carolina posted a 36-4 overall record and earned its fifth consecutive SEC regular-season title en route to its third consecutive championship game appearance.
The Gamecocks are adding to their new-look backcourt, bringing in Texas guard Jordan Lee through the transfer portal. Lee, a 6-foot sophomore, averaged 13.2 points per game for the Longhorns last season.
Raven Johnson will reunite with a former teammate and a former foe; Madina Okot will stay close to Columbia to join the league's best rebounder and Ta'Niya Latson will head west to join a fellow Gamecock second-round pick from 2025. Three South Carolina women's basketball players were selected in Monday's 2026 WNBA draft.
Raven Johnson's four seasons with South Carolina included three national championship appearances and the only undefeated, national-championship-winning season in program history. The all-time Gamecock leaves behind an unforgettable legacy of success from her time in Columbia.
South Carolina's starting senior center Madina Okot won't return for the 2026-27 season after being denied an additional year of eligibility. The Gamecocks will be without Okot's 10.6 rebounds per game in next season's campaign.
South Carolina women's basketball lost by 28 points to UCLA in the national championship on Sunday. The Gamecocks struggled to slow down the Bruins in the paint, a trend that dominated the game and resulted in the lopsided outcome.
South Carolina women's basketball falls 79-51 to UCLA in the national championship game in Phoenix, Arizona. The team finishes the 2025-26 campaign with an overall record of 36-4 following its second consecutive national championship game loss.
South Carolina and UCLA face off in the national championship on Sunday, and The Daily Gamecock sat down with The Daily Bruin to discuss the upcoming bout between the two programs.
The Gamecocks are back in the national championship, but they will have to get through UCLA to earn their third title in the last five years. The Bruins have never played in the big game, but a win streak of 30 games helps the team enter with the confidence necessary to win it all.
South Carolina defeated UConn Friday to advance to the national championship game, but not without vital performances by the team's best players. The Daily Gamecock women's basketball beat writer and SGTV's on-scene reporters pick their players of the game from the Final Four win.
South Carolina women's basketball locked up top-ranked UConn Friday to earn a trip to the national championship game, the third straight appearance for the program. Defensive poise helped close the win out late.
South Carolina women's basketball defeated top-seeded UConn on Friday to advance to the national championship game for the third consecutive season. The 14-point victory ended the Huskies' win streak of 54 games.
South Carolina women's basketball talked to the media Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona, ahead of its Final Four matchup with Connecticut. The team elaborated on its approach to right its wrongs from last season's national championship.
South Carolina is back in the Final Four, a scene the team hasn't missed out on in six seasons. The Gamecocks look to snap Connecticut's 54-game win streak on Friday to advance to their fourth national championship in five seasons.
Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks are returning to the Final Four once again, many thanks to freshman guard Agot Makeer. Her fourth consecutive game scoring in double digits helped propel South Carolina to its sixth consecutive trip to the penultimate game.
The Gamecocks defeated the Sooners in the Sweet 16 on Saturday in a win that saw improvement by the team in virtually every statistical metric since the two teams' last matchup. South Carolina now sits one win from its sixth consecutive Final Four.
