SOUTH CAROLINA 2016-17 Women’s Basketball The University Women’s Basketball Staff Location ................................................................. Columbia, S.C. Head Coach ................................................................ Dawn Staley Founded ..................................................................................1801 Alma Mater ........................................................... Virginia, 1992 Enrollment ...........................................................................33,724 Overall Record / Seasons ................... 360-156 (.698) / 16 seasons Nickname ...................................................................... Gamecocks School Record / Seasons ....................... 188-76 (.712) / 8 seasons Colors ..............................................Garnet (PMS 202C) and Black Associate Head Coach ....................................................Lisa Boyer Home Court (Capacity) .....................Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Alma Mater .............................................................. Ithaca, 1979 Conference ..................................................................Southeastern Seasons at South Carolina .................................................... Eight President ............................................................Dr. Harris Pastides Assistant Coach ............................................Nikki McCray-Penson Faculty Athletics Representative ...................Dr. Valinda Littlefield Alma Mater ........................................................ Tennessee, 1995 Athletics Director .........................................................Ray Tanner Seasons at South Carolina .................................................... Eight Senior Woman Administrator ................................ Judy Van Horn Assistant Coach ........................................................... Fred Chmiel Women’s Basketball Administrator ...................... Charles Waddell Alma Mater .......................................................... Excelsior, 2001 Seasons at South Carolina ......................................................One Team Information Director of Basketball Operations .........................Cynthia Jordan 2015-16 Overall Record ......................................................... 33-2 Alma Mater ............................................................ Temple, 2004 Home ................................................................................... 16-1 Athletic Trainer ..................................................... Marcella Shorty Away ..................................................................................... 11-0 Strength & Conditioning Coach ................................ Katie Fowler Neutral ................................................................................... 6-1 Special Assistant to Head Coach ............................. Ariana Moore SEC Record / Finish ........................................................16-0 / 1st Administrative Assistant ......................................... Dianne Palmer Home ..................................................................................... 8-0 Basketball Office Phone .......................................... 803.777.0371 Away ....................................................................................... 8-0 Best Time to Call .................................... Contact Media Relations Postseason .............................................................NCAA Sweet 16 Final National Rank (AP/USA Today) ..................................... 3/5 Program History First Year of Women’s Basketball ...................................... 1974-75 Starters Returning/Lost ............................................................ 2/3 All-Time Overall Record..................... 768-505 (.603) / 42 seasons Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................................. 6/9 All-Time Record at Colonial Life Arena .... 165-59 (.737) / 14 seasons Newcomers ................................... 7 (1 will sit out, NCAA transfer) NCAA Appearances / Last .............................................. 13 / 2016 Media Relations NCAA Tournament Record .................................................. 19-13 Asst. AD/Media Relations ..............................................Steve Fink Last NCAA Result ....................................................2016 Sweet 16 Associate Director/Women’s Basketball Contact ....... Diana Koval L,72-80, Syracuse, 3/25/16 Email ........................................................dkoval@mailbox.sc.edu WNIT Appearances / Last ................................................ 4 / 2011 Office .....................................................................803.777.7977 WNIT Record ........................................................................... 3-4 Cell .........................................................................314.369.6050 Media Relations Phone .............................................803.777.5204 All-Time SEC Record ......................... 147-200 (.424) / 25 seasons Mailing Address .............................................Rice Athletics Center SEC Championships ..................................... 3 (2014, 2015, 2016) 1304 Heyward St. SEC Tournament Championships .......................... 2 (2015, 2016) Columbia, SC 29208 Conference Championships .........................................................8 Press Row Phone .......................................................803.777.6182 (SEC – 2014, 2015, 2016; Women’s Basketball Radio Station ................. WNKT (107.5 FM) Metro – 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) Play-by-Play ...............................................................Brad Muller Website ...............................................www.GamecocksOnline.com Twitter ....... @GamecocksOnline; @GamecockWBB; @DawnStaley Facebook ............................www.Facebook.com/GamecocksOnline YouTube ..............................www.YouTube.com/GamecocksOnline 2015 NCAA Final four • 7 ncaa sweet 16 appearances • 3 sec regular-season championships • 2 sec tournament titles • 16 all-americans • 21 all-sec players 2016-17 South Carolina Women’s Basketball 2016-17 Roster Breakdown Starters Returning (2) No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3PT% FT% Asst. Blk. Stl. 22 A’ja Wilson F 6-5 Jr. Hopkins, S.C. 16.1 8.7 .531 –– .723 47 103 27 41 Alaina Coates C 6-4 Sr. Irmo, S.C. 12.1 10.3 .644 –– .560 33 45 43 Other Returning Letterwinners (4) No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3PT% FT% Asst. Blk. Stl. 1 Bianca Cuevas-Moore G 5-6 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. 6.6 1.8 .377 .263 .758 63 2 47 4 Doniyah Cliney G 6-0 So. Newark, N.J. 3.1 0.8 .426 .308 .667 14 1 13 15 Tiffany Davis* G 5-7 Sr. Houston, Texas 1.4 1.1 .375 .385 .667 7 0 23 * indicates will sat out 2015-16 season due to injury, stats are from 2014-15 Newcomers (7) No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 12 Araion Bradshaw G 5-6 Fr. Hyde Park, Mass./Tabor Academy 35 Kaela Davis# G 6-2 Jr. Suwanee, Ga./Georgia Tech 10 Allisha Gray# G 6-0 Jr. Sandersville, Ga./North Carolina 21 Mikiah Herbert Harrigan F 6-2 Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan 52 Tyasha Harris G 5-10 Fr. Noblesville, Ind./Heritage Christian 35 Alexis Jennings& F 6-2 Jr. Madison, Ala./Kentucky 0 Victoria Patrick G 5-8 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater # indicates sat out 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules & indicates will sit out 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules Starters Lost (3) No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3PT% FT% Asst. Blk. Stl. 5 Khadijah Sessions G 5-8 Sr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 6-5 2.6 .448 .377 .645 80 3 70 25 Tiffany Mitchell G 5-9 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. 14.9 2.7 .415 .339 .816 90 6 63 31 Asia Dozier G 6-0 Sr. Columbia, S.C. 3.0 1.0 .289 .234 .750 65 2 10 Other Letterwinners Lost (5) No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3PT% FT% Asst. Blk. Stl. 0 Shay Colley G 5-8 Fr. Brampton, Ontario 2.7 1.8 .355 .250 .625 13 1 7 3 Kaydra Duckett G 5-8 So. Columbia, S.C. 1.1 1.0 .444 .333 –– 5 1 3 23 Tina Roy G 5-11 Sr. Kaplan, La. 6.1 1.6 .336 .359 .455 75 1 15 24 Sarah Imovbioh F 6-2 Sr. Abuja, Nigeria 4.3 5.0 .596 –– .424 9 7 13 40 Jatarie White F 6-4 So. Charlotte, N.C. 2.9 2.9 .341 .000 .615 18 13 6 44 India Farmer G 6-0 Sr. N. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 0.0 0.5 .000 .000 –– 1 2 0 2015 NCAA Final four • 7 ncaa sweet 16 appearances • 3 sec regular-season championships • 2 sec tournament titles • 16 all-americans • 21 all-sec players 2016-17 South Carolina Women’s Basketball 2016-17 Roster Numerical No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 0 Victoria Patrick G 5-8 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater 1 Bianca Cuevas-Moore G 5-6 Jr. Bronx, N.Y./Nazareth Regional 3 Kaela Davis G 6-2 Jr. Suwanee, Ga./Georgia Tech 4 Doniyah Cliney G 6-0 So. Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz 10 Allisha Gray G 6-0 Jr. Sandersville, Ga./North Carolina 12 Araion Bradshaw G 5-6 Fr. Hyde Park, Mass./Tabor Academy 15 Tiffany Davis G 5-7 Sr. Houston Texas/Westbury Christian 21 Mikiah Herbert Harrigan F 6-2 Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan 22 A’ja Wilson F 6-5 Jr. Hopkins, S.C./Heathwood Hall 35 Alexis Jennings* F 6-2 Jr. Madison, Ala./Kentucky 41 Alaina Coates C 6-4 Sr. Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork 52 Tyasha Harris G 5-10 Fr. Noblesville, Ind./Heritage Christian Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 12 Araion Bradshaw G 5-6 Fr. Hyde Park, Mass./Tabor Academy 4 Doniyah Cliney G 6-0 So. Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz 41 Alaina Coates C 6-4 Sr. Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork 1 Bianca Cuevas-Moore