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Gamecocks on the world stage in the FIBA Women’s World Cup

Garnet And Black Attack | September 22, 2018

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The South Carolina Lady Gamecocks have slowly but steadily eased their way into the public eye since head coach Dawn Staley took the reins over ten years ago. The delivery of the school’s first NCAA championship (for either the women’s or men’s basketball programs), plus the highest game attendance for four years straight, thrust the Gamecocks into the national spotlight.

Mississippi State v South Carolina

That spotlight shone brighter when three-time SEC Player of the Year and consensus National Player of the Year A’ja Wilson, who was an integral part of that national championship team, was taken as the number one overall draft pick in the 2018 WNBA draft by the Las Vegas Aces.

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