This is the catch-all update thread for the WBB 2021 recruiting class, and all news associated with it. The Gamecock WBB 2021 class consists of 4 prospects that was ranked as the overall #1 class in the 2021 cycle per ESPN. It includes overall #2 5-star PG Raven Johnson, overall #3 5-star G Saniya Rivers, overall #4 5-star F Sania Feagin, and overall #14 5-star G Aubryanna "Bree" Hall.
All four prospects have signed with South Carolina, and are scheduled to enroll in the summer, but for right now they are still part of the incoming recruiting class, and therefore all news for them will go here. Once they enroll of course, they are Gamecock student-athletes and any news then would go in the WBB Hoops forum for the program, team, and active players.
Most recently, that Gamecock class's high regard was supported by all four being selected to the 2021 McDonald's All-American list. The actual game was not scheduled for 2021 due to covid-19 concerns, but the class of four were the most for the 2021 cycle of any program, and is the most for one class in the program's history: Dawn Staley has coached 13 McD All-American players at South Carolina - 10 of whom she recruited into the program as freshmen.
The 2014 class that featured A'ja Wilson was the first multiple player class to participate, but only three of the four 5-star players (Wilson, Jatari White, Bianca Cuevas-Moore) were selected. The 2019 class that included Aliyah Boston, Zia Cooke, Brea Beal, and Laeticia Amihere only had Boston, Cooke, and Beal participate because Amihere was Canadian. Others recruited by the Staley staff included Kelsey Bone (2009), Alaina Coates (2013), Destanni Henderson (2018), and Eniya Russell (2020). Others not recruited but eventually played at South Carolina were Kaela Davis (2013), Te'a Cooper (2015), and Destiny Littleton (2017).
So this was a great class. And next season, all six (6) current former McD AA's - Henderson, Boston, Cooke, Beal, Russell, and Littleton - will be eligible to return for 2021-22 and will have the four newcomers added to give Coach Staley a roster of ten (10) McD All-Americans, a first for both the USC program and for Staley. Not to mention a roster consisting of twelve (12) former 5-star talent, with Saxton and Amihere.
All four prospects have signed with South Carolina, and are scheduled to enroll in the summer, but for right now they are still part of the incoming recruiting class, and therefore all news for them will go here. Once they enroll of course, they are Gamecock student-athletes and any news then would go in the WBB Hoops forum for the program, team, and active players.
Most recently, that Gamecock class's high regard was supported by all four being selected to the 2021 McDonald's All-American list. The actual game was not scheduled for 2021 due to covid-19 concerns, but the class of four were the most for the 2021 cycle of any program, and is the most for one class in the program's history: Dawn Staley has coached 13 McD All-American players at South Carolina - 10 of whom she recruited into the program as freshmen.
The 2014 class that featured A'ja Wilson was the first multiple player class to participate, but only three of the four 5-star players (Wilson, Jatari White, Bianca Cuevas-Moore) were selected. The 2019 class that included Aliyah Boston, Zia Cooke, Brea Beal, and Laeticia Amihere only had Boston, Cooke, and Beal participate because Amihere was Canadian. Others recruited by the Staley staff included Kelsey Bone (2009), Alaina Coates (2013), Destanni Henderson (2018), and Eniya Russell (2020). Others not recruited but eventually played at South Carolina were Kaela Davis (2013), Te'a Cooper (2015), and Destiny Littleton (2017).
So this was a great class. And next season, all six (6) current former McD AA's - Henderson, Boston, Cooke, Beal, Russell, and Littleton - will be eligible to return for 2021-22 and will have the four newcomers added to give Coach Staley a roster of ten (10) McD All-Americans, a first for both the USC program and for Staley. Not to mention a roster consisting of twelve (12) former 5-star talent, with Saxton and Amihere.
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