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Dawn Staley: Te’a Cooper won’t seek sixth year of eligibility | The State

South Carolina women’s basketball is still holding out hope that transfer guard Te’a Cooper will receive a hardship waiver from the NCAA and become immediately eligible to play.

But head coach Dawn Staley said Friday that the No. 4 Gamecocks have still not heard anything about a final decision on the waiver, which was submitted on Dec. 18. Staley had previously said at the beginning of the season that once the waiver was submitted, she expected the decision to take a week.

As South Carolina prepares for its third SEC game of the season on Sunday against No.