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Top-10 national prospect puts South Carolina basketball on list of favorites
South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley has her fingerprints all over the top-ranked prospects in the class of 2025. In fact, six of the top-10 in both the ESPN HoopGurlz and On3 Her rankings have been long-time Gamecock targets, and recently, a seventh has been hearing from USC, as well.
One of these elite prospects is 5-star guard Divine Bourrage. Bourrage, who is ranked 5th nationally by ESPN and 7th by On3, is an Iowa native who plays at Davenport North High School. The 5’10” rising senior can play either guard spot and has been hearing from virtually every major program in the country.
Over the weekend, the talented perimeter player trimmed her list of favorites down to six, and the South Carolina Gamecocks made the cut along with the LSU Tigers, Arizona Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Illinois Fighting Illini, and Virginia Tech Hokies. Of note, the home state Iowa Hawkeyes did not make the list. She announced her list on her personal Instagram account.
Bourrage is a dynamic athlete with the ball in her hands, and she uses her quickness and tight handle to get to the basket seemingly at will. She also has the ability to make tough shots from all three levels. When she doesn’t have the ball in her hand, she is a catch-and-shoot threat from outside, and her improving jumper is available to her off the dribble, as well.
As a lead guard, Bourrage can handle distributing duties, and her impressive ball handling translates to easy passing opportunities for her to find open teammates.
On defense, Bourrage is tough and fights to make everything difficult for her opponent. She is a good on-ball stopper, but she also excels at disrupting passing lanes when she is playing away from the ball.
You can watch some of her film here.
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SC GOP announces plans to file a federal lawsuit to close primaries
WATCH: SCGOP announces plans to file lawsuit over voter party registration
The South Carolina Republican Party announces plans to file a federal lawsuit regarding political party voter registration in South Carolina.
The South Carolina Republican Party is planning to file a federal lawsuit to change the state’s primary voting process and require voters to register to a political party.
South Carolina voters do not have to register by political party, and are able to vote in either political party’s primary. State Republican lawmakers have pushed for legislation to close the state’s primary elections, but they have been unsuccessful in passing it.
South Carolina Republican Party leadership held a press conference at the statehouse in Columbia on May 12 to announce the new lawsuit related to closed primaries and required partisan voter registration.
SCGOP Chair Drew McKissick said that South Carolina political parties have the right under state law to define the terms of party membership and dictate who votes in their primaries. He said the law doesn’t offer the tool to enforce that policy.
“Many people who are not Republicans choose Republican nominees,” McKissick said. “That’s like allowing Carolina or Clemson fans to choose which players the other team puts on the field.”
U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-District 5, is campaigning on closed primaries in his run for South Carolina governor. He said now is the time to institute closed primaries in South Carolina.
“I’m glad to see the party moving forward with it, and I look forward to having our day in court,” Norman said.
Last fall, the Republican Party of Texas filed a federal lawsuit against the state to close its primaries. The Texas Republican Party argued that the First Amendment gives political parties the right to determine who votes in their election.
Attorney General Alan Wilson offered his support to the South Carolina Republican Party as it takes up the lawsuit. The South Carolina Republican Party has not yet filed the suit, but McKissick said he expects the lawsuit to be filed shortly after the June 9 primary elections.
Bella Carpentier covers the South Carolina legislature, state, and Greenville County politics. Contact her at bcarpentier@gannett.com
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