#1 South Carolina Women's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
South Carolina Gamecocks
 
Overall Rank: #1
Conference Rank: #1 SEC
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2021-22 Record: 35-2, 15-1
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Dawn Staley
Coach Record: 366-105 at South Carolina, 538-185 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Destanni Henderson, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.9 apg
LeLe Grissett, Guard, 3.2 rppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.6 apg
Destiny Littleton, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.2 apg
Saniya Rivers, Guard, 2.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Aliyah Boston, Senior, Forward, 16.8 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 2.0 apg
Zia Cookie, Senior, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.7 apg
Laeticia Amihere, Senior, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.2 apg
Victaria Saxton, Senior, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.2 apg
Kamilla Cardoso, Junior, Center, 5.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.0 apg
Brea Beal, Senior, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.3 apg
Bree Hall, Sophomore, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.0 apg
 
Key New Players:
Talaysia Cooper, Freshman, Guard
Kierra Fletcher, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Georgia Tech
Raven Johnson, Freshman, Guard
Ashlyun Watkins, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.9 (58th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 50.7 (3, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.6 (72, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 33.2 (2, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.8 (256, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.6 (179, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.6 (262, 8)
Rebound Margin: 17.7 (1, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (112, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.4 (102, 6)