South Carolina Gamecocks
Southeastern Conference
2011-12 Stats
| OVERALL RECORD | Southeastern RECORD |
| 20-7 | 9-5 |
2011 Player Commits
| Commits | ESPN 100 Commits |
| 4 | 1 |
Recruiting Class:
Khadijah Sessions, PG
Myrtle Beach, SC
Nov 15, 2011
- Myrtle Beach H.S. (SC)
- Scouts Grade: 94
- ESPN100 Rank: 40
- Position Rank (PG): 7
No. 40 Khadijah Sessions to sign with SEC school
Khadijah Sessions of Myrtle Beach, S.C., committed on Tuesday morning to the University of South Carolina, according to her club coach, Roger WIley of the South Carolina 76ers.
The last ranked point guard available in the class of 2012, Sessions just made an official visit to South Carolina last weekend and was present for the Gamecocks' victory over Alabama A&M on Monday night. She also was considering Auburn and Florida State.
"(When I) went to visit all the schools, everything was great, but USC brought a different feel to me," Sessions said via Wiley. "I went home prayed about it and woke up feeling like how couldn't I play for a coach like coach Staley that's been there and done everything I wanna do. She will push me and get the best out of me."
The 5-foot-6 Sessions averaged 17.9 points, 5.7 assists and 4.0 steals as a junior at Myrtle Beach (S.C.), which she's helped to back-to-back state 3A championships. She was an all-state selection last year.
"I am happy for Khadijah," WIley said. "This has been a tough process for her. She is going to a great school and a wonderful coach. "
The last ranked point guard available in the class of 2012, Sessions just made an official visit to South Carolina last weekend and was present for the Gamecocks' victory over Alabama A&M on Monday night. She also was considering Auburn and Florida State.
"(When I) went to visit all the schools, everything was great, but USC brought a different feel to me," Sessions said via Wiley. "I went home prayed about it and woke up feeling like how couldn't I play for a coach like coach Staley that's been there and done everything I wanna do. She will push me and get the best out of me."
The 5-foot-6 Sessions averaged 17.9 points, 5.7 assists and 4.0 steals as a junior at Myrtle Beach (S.C.), which she's helped to back-to-back state 3A championships. She was an all-state selection last year.
"I am happy for Khadijah," WIley said. "This has been a tough process for her. She is going to a great school and a wonderful coach. "
Tiffany Davis, PG
Houston, TX
Sep 17, 2011
- Westbury Christian H.S. (TX)
- Scouts Grade: 90
- Position Rank (PG): 31
3-star PG Tiffany Davis headed to SEC
Tiffany Davis of Houston, Texas, has committed to the University of South Carolina, according to her club coach, George Washington of DFW Elite Washington.
The 5-foot-8 point guard also considered Baylor, Charlotte, Southern Methodist and Texas Christian, Washington said.
"Tiffany is one of the best leaders that I have every coached," Washington said in an email message. "She is completely in tuned with her teammates needs, strengths, and weaknesses while on the court. She's a true point guard."
Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz, Davis helped Westside (Houston, Texas) to the District 20-5A championship game. She will play her senior season at Westbury Christian (Houston, Texas).
The 5-foot-8 point guard also considered Baylor, Charlotte, Southern Methodist and Texas Christian, Washington said.
"Tiffany is one of the best leaders that I have every coached," Washington said in an email message. "She is completely in tuned with her teammates needs, strengths, and weaknesses while on the court. She's a true point guard."
Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz, Davis helped Westside (Houston, Texas) to the District 20-5A championship game. She will play her senior season at Westbury Christian (Houston, Texas).
Asia Dozier, G
Columbia, SC
May 7, 2011
- Spring Valley H.S. (SC)
- Scouts Grade: 92
- ESPN100 Rank: 88
- Position Rank (G): 33
No. 56 Asia Dozier to continue legacy at SEC school
Asia Dozier of Columbia, S.C., will follow in the footsteps of her father Perry and uncle Terry and play for South Carolina, according to her club coach, Roger Wiley of the South Carolina 76ers.
The No. 56 prospect in the ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60, Dozier also considered Kentucky, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and North Carolina, Wiley said.
"Asia says that the University of South Carolina coaching staff is amazing," Wiley told ESPN HoopGurlz in an email message. "Asia has full confidence in coach (Dawn) Staley's ability to help her develop to her full potential."
A 5-foot-11 guard, Dozier has been a three-time, all-state selection at Spring Valley (Spring Valley, S.C.), which finsihed 29-0 and was ranked No. 4 in the Powerade Fab 50 this past season. Dozier averaged 18.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a junior for Spring Valley, where Xylina McDaniel, No. 20 in the Super 60 is a teammate.
The No. 56 prospect in the ESPN HoopGurlz Super 60, Dozier also considered Kentucky, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and North Carolina, Wiley said.
"Asia says that the University of South Carolina coaching staff is amazing," Wiley told ESPN HoopGurlz in an email message. "Asia has full confidence in coach (Dawn) Staley's ability to help her develop to her full potential."
A 5-foot-11 guard, Dozier has been a three-time, all-state selection at Spring Valley (Spring Valley, S.C.), which finsihed 29-0 and was ranked No. 4 in the Powerade Fab 50 this past season. Dozier averaged 18.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a junior for Spring Valley, where Xylina McDaniel, No. 20 in the Super 60 is a teammate.
Tiffany Mitchell, G
Charlotte, NC
Jan 25, 2011
- Providence Day School (NC)
- Scouts Grade: 94
- ESPN100 Rank: 46
- Position Rank (G): 15
No. 39 Tiffany Mitchell pledges to SEC school
One of the most explosive players with the ball in her class, Tiffany Mitchell of Charlotte, N.C., has committed to South Carolina and one of her childhood idols, coach Dawn Staley, according to her club coach, Toni Gore of FBC Southeast.
A junior at Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), Mitchell recently scored a season-high 31 points during a 64-58 win over Oak Ridge Military Academy, and leads the defending state 3A champion Chargers with 17.1 points, 4.7 steals and 4.2 assists.
Mitchell was invited to the USA Basketball U17 trials last spring. She had been invited to the U16 trials in 2009, but an anterior-cruciate ligament injury prevented her from participating. Mitchell came back strongly from the injury, averaging 16.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.2 assists as a sophomore, and had 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists in thee NCISAA 3A championship game.
A junior at Providence Day (Charlotte, N.C.), Mitchell recently scored a season-high 31 points during a 64-58 win over Oak Ridge Military Academy, and leads the defending state 3A champion Chargers with 17.1 points, 4.7 steals and 4.2 assists.
Mitchell was invited to the USA Basketball U17 trials last spring. She had been invited to the U16 trials in 2009, but an anterior-cruciate ligament injury prevented her from participating. Mitchell came back strongly from the injury, averaging 16.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.2 assists as a sophomore, and had 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists in thee NCISAA 3A championship game.
Mia Cooper gives SEC program first 2013 recruit
Mia Cooper, the 5-foot-8 combo-guard from Powder Springs, Ga., has given her verbal commitment to South Carolina. The commitment was confirmed by her Wallace Prather Celtics club team coach Renardo Hudson. The sophomore at McEachern High School is the first 2013 prospect to commit to Dawn Staley's Gamecocks.
Aleighsa Welch, F
Goose Creek, SC
Oct 26, 2010
- Goose Creek H.S. (SC)
- Scouts Grade: 92
- ESPN100 Rank: 88
- Position Rank (F): 26
No. 88 Aleighsa Welch commits to in-state school
Aleighsa Welch, the No. 88 ranked prospect in the ESPNU HoopGurlz 100, has given her verbal commitment to South Carolina, her mother Sharell Welch told ESPN HoopGurlz. She also considered Clemson, Georgetown, and Virginia Tech.
"We knew that our hearts were there and we really connected with the entire staff (and team)," Sharell Welch said.
Welch, a 6-foot forward, exploded onto South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley's radar last March in leading Goose Creek to the South Carolina class AAAA state title on the Gamecocks home floor.
"We knew that our hearts were there and we really connected with the entire staff (and team)," Sharell Welch said.
Welch, a 6-foot forward, exploded onto South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley's radar last March in leading Goose Creek to the South Carolina class AAAA state title on the Gamecocks home floor.
Elem Ibiam, P
Fayetteville, GA
Sep 24, 2010
- Fayette County H.S. (GA)
- Scouts Grade: 90
- Position Rank (P): 15
South Carolina gets Georgia post, again
Elem Ibiam, the 6-foot-3 post from Fayetteville, Ga., has renewed her verbal commitment to Dawn Staley and South Carolina, following an in-home visit earlier this week. According to her FBC Southeast club team coach, Toni Gore, the verbal came as the Gamecocks continued to recruit her even after her decommitment.
Ibiam originally committed to USC in July 2009, but in May 2010 decided to rescind the commitment and reopen her recruitment.
"Dawn Staley never wavered in showing Elem her desire to coach her," Gore said. "Ultimately the year long relationship, patience, honesty and consistency of the staff and her teammates were important to Elem. Over the last two years Elem has shown flashes of dominance on the court and has a lot of basketball ahead of her, she has not touched the surface of the player she will be on the next level."
Ibiam originally committed to USC in July 2009, but in May 2010 decided to rescind the commitment and reopen her recruitment.
"Dawn Staley never wavered in showing Elem her desire to coach her," Gore said. "Ultimately the year long relationship, patience, honesty and consistency of the staff and her teammates were important to Elem. Over the last two years Elem has shown flashes of dominance on the court and has a lot of basketball ahead of her, she has not touched the surface of the player she will be on the next level."
Brittany Webb, P
New York, NY
Nov 10, 2009
- Saint Michael Academy (NY)
- Scouts Grade: 92
- Position Rank (P): 16
P Brittany Webb goes SEC
Brittany Webb, ranked as the No. 16 post prospect in the 2010 by ESPN HoopGurlz, committed to South Carolina, according to her high-school and club coach, Apache Paschall of St. Michael Academy and Exodus NYC.
The 6-foot-4 Webb chose South Carolina over George Washington and Rutgers, Paschall said. Webb made an official to South Carolina the last weekend of October.
Webb's addition will give coach Dawn Staley a formidable front line, as she signed Kelsey Bone, the No. 2 prospect in the 2009 class last year. Staley also already has a commitment from Elem Ibiam, a 6-foot-3 post from Griffin, Ga., in the 2011 class.
The 6-foot-4 Webb chose South Carolina over George Washington and Rutgers, Paschall said. Webb made an official to South Carolina the last weekend of October.
Webb's addition will give coach Dawn Staley a formidable front line, as she signed Kelsey Bone, the No. 2 prospect in the 2009 class last year. Staley also already has a commitment from Elem Ibiam, a 6-foot-3 post from Griffin, Ga., in the 2011 class.
Kelsey Bone, P
Sugarland, TX
Apr 1, 2009
- John Foster Dulles High (TX)
- Scouts Grade: 98
- ESPN100 Rank: 2
- Position Rank (P): 2
No. 2 senior Kelsey Bone picks South Carolina
Kelsey Bone, a 6-foot-5 senior post who is the No. 2 ranked player in the ESPN HoopGurlz Hundred, announced that she will accept the scholarship offer from South Carolina and become a Gamecock next year.
Bone made the announcement during the McDonald's All-American game. She was honored earlier in the festivities with the 2009 Morgan Wootten Award. The award recognizes the nation's top high school senior who demonstrates outstanding character, exhibits leadership and embodies the values of being a student-athlete in both her schoolwork and community affairs. Past winners include Maya Moore ('07), Tina Charles ('06) and Candace Parker ('04).
Bone made the announcement during the McDonald's All-American game. She was honored earlier in the festivities with the 2009 Morgan Wootten Award. The award recognizes the nation's top high school senior who demonstrates outstanding character, exhibits leadership and embodies the values of being a student-athlete in both her schoolwork and community affairs. Past winners include Maya Moore ('07), Tina Charles ('06) and Candace Parker ('04).
Ieasia Walker, PG
Copiague, NY
Feb 24, 2009
- Copiague H.S. (NY)
- Scouts Grade: 93
- ESPN100 Rank: 70
- Position Rank (PG): 10
No. 70 Ieasia Walker scores 2,000th career point
Copiague's Ieasia Walker scored her 2,000th career point last night with 5:54 left in the game, according to newsday.com. Walker finished the game with 31 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two blocked shots in her team's 87-61 win over Half Hollow Hills. She also finished the night with 2,002 career points. The 5-foot-7 guard will be playing for South Carolina in the fall.
Markel Walker, W
Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 23, 2008
- Schenley H.S. (PA)
- Scouts Grade: 97
- ESPN100 Rank: 4
- Position Rank (W): 1
No. 4 ranked Markel Walker sets three visits
Markel Walker, the No. 4-ranked player in ESPN HoopGurlz' 2009 rankings, has set official visits to her final three schools -- UCLA, South Carolina and Louisville -- she said via e-mail.
Walker, a 6-1 wing from Philadelphia who played for the NYC Gauchos club team during the summer, heads to South Carolina this weekend for her second official visit.
Walker just returned from traveling across the country to visit UCLA, and she has scheduled a visit to Louisville for the weekend of October 17.
Walker previously committed to Pittsburgh but re-opened her list in May. Since narrowing to a final five, she has dropped both Pitt and DePaul from her list.
Walker, a 6-1 wing from Philadelphia who played for the NYC Gauchos club team during the summer, heads to South Carolina this weekend for her second official visit.
Walker just returned from traveling across the country to visit UCLA, and she has scheduled a visit to Louisville for the weekend of October 17.
Walker previously committed to Pittsburgh but re-opened her list in May. Since narrowing to a final five, she has dropped both Pitt and DePaul from her list.
Cokie Reed, P
Waco, TX
Sep 23, 2008
- Midway H.S. (TX)
- Scouts Grade: 97
- ESPN100 Rank: 5
- Position Rank (P): 3
Reed heads to LSU this weekend for second official visit
Cokie Reed, the No. 5-ranked player in the ESPN HoopGurlz 100, heads to LSU this weekend for the second of her five official visits.
The 6-4 post from Waco, Texas, said she has already taken a visit to South Carolina, and she has scheduled official visits in October to Central Arkansas, Rutgers and Texas.
Since June, Reed took Oklahoma off her list and added Central Arkansas, where her sister is a junior. She also plans to make an unofficial visit to North Texas in October.
Reed played for the DFW Elite Gold squad this summer before a knee injury sidelined her in late July.
The 6-4 post from Waco, Texas, said she has already taken a visit to South Carolina, and she has scheduled official visits in October to Central Arkansas, Rutgers and Texas.
Since June, Reed took Oklahoma off her list and added Central Arkansas, where her sister is a junior. She also plans to make an unofficial visit to North Texas in October.
Reed played for the DFW Elite Gold squad this summer before a knee injury sidelined her in late July.