Nearly 1,000 miles of road separate Columbia, South Carolina, from Rock Island, Illinois.
It’s a long way, longer than any current USC women’s basketball player must travel to return to her hometown. But it’s a distance one of top best recruits in the class 2019 could be willing to go to join the Gamecocks.
Brea Beal is ranked as the 13th best player in the nation by ESPN and 16th by Prospects Nation. At 6 feet tall, she features a strong jumper extending to the 3-point line to go with the ability to attack the basket on offense, according to talent evaluators.