There’s been some recent departures, sure, but South Carolina is still expected to have one of the nation’s best women’s basketball teams next season.
ESPN analyst Charlie Creme released his “way-too-early” Top 25 on Monday and has the Gamecocks ranked ninth.
“The Gamecocks have the nation’s top-rated recruiting class coming to Columbia next season,” Creme wrote. “Led by top-10 recruits Aliyah Boston, point guard Zia Cooke and forward Laeticia Amihere, some believe it’s the best class the sport has seen in some time. Once a Final Four favorite, the Gamecocks will have to rely heavily on their youth.