Gamecocks look to complete perfect season in Dallas with seven former MaxPreps All-Americans including Raven Johnson and Aliyah Boston on the roster.
Since arriving at South Carolina in 2008, Dawn Staley has transformed the program by leading the Gamecocks to five Final Fours and a chance at their third national championship this weekend in Dallas.
Led by a group full of former five-star prospects and MaxPreps All-Americans, the Gamecocks have a perfect 36-0 record heading into their game Friday against Caitlin Clark and a 30-6 Iowa squad.
Since five-star MaxPreps All-American Aliyah Boston stepped onto campus in Columbia in 2019, she has been nearly unbeatable. South Carolina went 32-1 during her freshman year before the season was canceled due to COVID-19. During her sophomore year the Gamecocks went to the Final Four and last season they won the national championship.
Boston is one of 12 five-star prospects on the team and one of seven former MaxPreps All-Americans. Read on for a breakdown of each player's impressive prep resume.
Former MaxPreps National Player of the Year Raven Johnson is one of 12 former five-star prospects playing for South Carolina. (Photo: Pete Wright)
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2019 MaxPreps All-American (Honorable mention)
2020 MaxPreps All-American (Fourth team)
2021 MaxPreps National Player of the Year
Aliyah Boston, Worcester Academy (Worcester, Mass.), 2019HoopGurlz/espnW 100: No. 3
2017 MaxPreps All-American (Honorable mention)
2018 MaxPreps All-American (Second team)
2019 MaxPreps All-American (Second team)
Zia Cooke, Rogers (Toledo, Ohio), 2019HoopGurlz/espnW 100: No. 4
2018 MaxPreps All-American (Fifth team)
2019 MaxPreps All-American (Fifth team)
Sania Feagin, Forest Park (Ga.), 2021HoopGurlz/espnW 100: No. 4
2020 MaxPreps All-American (First team)
Kamilla Cardoso, Hamilton Heights Christian (Chattanooga, Tenn.), 2020
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2020 MaxPreps First Team All-American (First team)
Laeticia Amihere, King's Christian Collegiate (Ontario, Canada), 2019HoopGurlz/espnW 100: No. 10
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2017 MaxPreps All-American (Honorable mention)
2018 MaxPreps All-American (Honorable mention)
2019 MaxPreps All-American (Fourth team)
Ashlyn Watkins, Cardinal Newman (Columbia, S.C.), 2022HoopGurlz/espnW 100: No. 12
Bree Hall, Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio), 2021HoopGurlz/espnW 100: No. 14
2021 MaxPreps All-American (Third team)
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2017 MaxPreps Honorable Mention All-American
Olivia Thompson, Lexington (S.C.), 2019HoopGurlz/espnW 100: NR
