Under Dawn Staley, South Carolina women’s basketball has had some seminal moments in its recruiting history. There was Kelsey Bone in 2009, the nation’s No. 2 recruit, picking the then-lowly Gamecocks. There was A’ja Wilson in 2014, shocking observers and staying home to help build a powerhouse program.
And now, there’s the class of 2019.
Staley has secured the first No. 1-ranked class of her coaching career, pulling in four of ESPN’s top 13 recruits, all five-star talents with WNBA potential. It’s not just the best class in the country at the moment — it ranks up there as one of the best ever assembled in modern women’s college basketball.