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Buzz Williams Previews Texas A&M Aggies Conference Test vs. South Carolina

Reed Arena was quite a jovial joint Tuesday night after the No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies took down the Oklahoma Sooners for a season sweep in a 75-68 victory.
The Aggies struggled beyond the arc with their three-point shots, but their performance shooting free throws would be considered by most as the best they have done this season, with 82 percent.
With the victory in the past now, the boys will now turn their attention to the South Carolina Gamecocks for a conference showdown in Columbia, a showdown that head coach Buzz Williams believes could require a different mindset, despite the Aggies boasting a better record than the Gamecocks and South Carolina being winless in conference play so far this year.
“We were distinctively better today during shoot around, and that will be important because it’s all new,” Williams said. “We haven’t played a team that requires the attention that these guys do.”
Williams also highlighted South Carolina’s tendencies of offensive rebounding and free throw attempts, two things that the Aggies excelled at during their win over Oklahoma Tuesday night.
“When you study them analytically and how they’re scoring, their offensive rebounding percentage, their free throw attempt rate, it requires some adjustments,” said Williams. “It’s only a one game deal, but I do think our plan as of right now is right, but it’s unique in regard to what we’ve been doing, but we have been accountable for it thus far.”
The Gamecocks and Aggies will tip off from Colonial Life Arena in Columbia at 7:30 p.m.
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South Carolina 2025 Recruiting Class Final Rankings

As of Wednesday, the 2025 recruiting cycle is officially over. After a (9-3) regular season record, the South Carolina Gamecocks pushed hard to convert the late-season momentum into recruiting success.
As it sits, the Gamecocks finished with the following recruiting ranks on each major site:
The Gamecocks greatly buffed up the receiving room, which was led by four-receiver Malik Clark from Rock Hill, SC. With Lanoris Sellers emerging as a store in 2024, adding weapons for him will continue to elevate the ceiling for South Carolina going forward. Brian Rowe, Lex Cyrus, and Donovan Murph are other notable receivers in the class.
In addition to the stout receiving room, the Gamecocks addressed the offensive line struggles from the prior season. With the signing of four-star offensive tackles Shedrick Sarratt Jr. (Gaffney, SC) and Damola Ajidahun (Duluth, GA), Coach Beamer has high hopes that they will be a part of the offensive revolution at South Carolina and reduce the abundance of negative plays.
After a dominant defensive year, the Gamecocks brought in reinforcements that will continue the positive trend. EDGE Donovan Darden (Havelock, SC) was the highest-rated defensive prospect of the Gamecock recruiting class and is a perfect piece to rebuild the previously dominant pass rush. Safety Kendall Daniels Jr. (Norfolk, VA) has all the tools to replace the impact of the soon-to-be-drafted Nick Emmanwori. Combining elite ball skills and the ability to hit like a linebacker, he will be an instant-impact asset to the Gamecocks whenever his time is called.
The Garnet and Black spring game on April 20 will be an exciting time to see how some of the incoming freshmen will make their mark on the program in the future, and potentially the 2025 season for some. Coach Beamer and company plan to ascend in the recruiting rankings as they continue their journey to a national championship.
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South Carolina WBB blasts Georgia 74-42, turns attention to Texas showdown
ATHENS, Ga. — Business handled, and it’s on to Texas.
South Carolina women’s basketball entered its game against SEC cellar dwellers Georgia just needing to stay focused and avoid injuries before its road showdown at No. 4 Texas on Sunday, and the Gamecocks did just that. South Carolina stormed out to a 12-2 lead and never faced any serious game pressure in a 74-42 win at Stegeman Coliseum.
This is SEC win number 57 in a row for South Carolina (22-1, 10-0 SEC), and it was never really in doubt. After Georgia (9-15, 1-9 SEC) scored the opening basket of the game, the Gamecocks ripped off a dozen points in front of a mostly garnet and black crowd on the road. Georgia coach Kate Abrahamson-Henderson deployed her usual paint-packing 2-3 zone, a system which has given the Gamecocks trouble in all three meetings over the last two seasons.
But there would be no halftime deficit or single-digit game in the fourth quarter tonight. Joyce Edwards, Sania Feagin and Chloe Kitts took turns camping out in the middle of the zone, collecting passes and either going up strong or distributing the ball back out to open guards. Te-Hina Paopao knocked down two 3-pointers in the run, and Bree Hall had the first of her two in the game. On the evening South Carolina shot 8-of-19 from 3-point range, its most made in a game since it beat Oklahoma on Jan. 19.
And as always playing a zone as opposed to a straight man-to-man, rebounding was a problem for Georgia. It always is for opponents against South Carolina’s large front line, but the positioning of the zone made the Bulldogs ripe for the picking. The Gamecocks won the rebounding battle 46-28 and 13-7 on the offensive glass, led by Feagin’s nine.
“I thought we did a better job of boxing out,” Dawn Staley said. “I thought we did a better job of just scapping. If we couldn’t get it, hit it out. Chloe was gret, Feagin was great, I thought Tessa [Johnson] got in there, and just was scrappy. We’ll need every bit of that as we move forward.
Late in the first half with a 16-point lead already in tow, Staley started experimenting. Specifically, she busted out a concept she has not used all season. With Paopao, Raven Johnson, MiLaysia Fulwiley and Maddy McDaniel on the court, it was a four-guard look.
Four guards, and true freshman center Adhel Tac anchoring it.
The group only played a little over two minutes together, but did outscore the Bulldogs by four and at least provided Staley with some proof of concept for her idea.
“It was just to get a shooter in there,” Staley said. “They were playing small ball, too, so we just kind of matched up with them and spaced the floor to see if we could get some penetration and some kickouts and just move the zone a little bit. I thought Maddy did a great job today. We’ve been working with her to get her back to her pre-Christmas form, and I think she’s getting there. She’s about there.”
The fact she could test out lineups in the first half summed up the evening, though. The Gamecocks allowed an SEC-low 42 points, blocked eight shots, forced 17 turnovers and took over defensively for as straightforward a win as you will ever find at this time of year.
All the better for this team, too, because Sunday figures to be anything but with the re-match at Texas on the horizon.
“They’re a great team, and we’re a great team” Kitts said. “It’ll be very fun, especially because we get to go to Texas. We’ve never been to Texas and played over there, so I’m super excited for that.”
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Dawn Staley’s Super Bowl 59 prediction for her beloved Eagles: ‘Tush push us over the finish line’
South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley is confident in the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl 59.
The Eagles, Staley’s hometown team, face the Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans on Sunday and she believes the Vince Lombardi Trophy is heading back to Pennsylvania.
“Rest assured my Eagles fans, we got this one,” Staley said Wednesday. “Now, get mad if we turn the ball over, get mad if we fumble the ball, get mad if they score on us. Just remember, when the clock strikes zero, we will be winners.”
Staley didn’t give an exact score and said she was thinking a win by two touchdowns but felt like that was a little bit bold. The Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes are trying to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls. The Eagles last Super Bowl win was in 2018.
“But it doesn’t matter, tush push us over the finish line to get us a Super Bowl,” Staley said, in reference to a signature play call from the Eagles.
Despite South Carolina facing Texas on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET, Staley was planning on going to the Super Bowl in New Orleans but no longer can. President Donald Trump announced he will attend the Super Bowl and according to the Federal Aviation Administration, there are laws that restrict air traffic in proximity to the president. Staley said that is why she can’t go.
Ahead of the NFC Championship game on Jan. 26, Staley said she wanted a comfortable lead by the time she boarded the plane to go to Knoxville for a game on the 27th. The Eagles ended up beating the Washington Commanders 55-23.
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
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