Staley gets A'ja Wilson
04/16/14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODb_zKAimkU
Dawn Staley's stellar 2014 class was capped off in the biggest way possible on Wednesday afternoon, as Columbia (S.C.) Heathwood Hall's A'ja Wilson announced her intentions to sign with the University of South Carolina during a ceremony at her school.
The McDonald's All-American, ranked as the number one prospect in the country by ESPNHoopGurlz regardless of position, drew scholarship offers from across the country. Her personal final four consisted of Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee and the Gamecocks beat out all of them, primarily the Tar Heels down the stretch, to land the local product.
Wilson led the 2013-14 Lady Highlanders to the SCISA AAA State Championship with an overtime victory over Northwood Academy. The 6-foot-5 wing/post player averaged 35 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks, and three steals, en route to becoming one of the most decorated prep athletes ever from the Palmetto State. Her 2014 list of awards include the '13-'14 SCISA State Player of the Year, '14 Gatorade State Player of the Year, '14 WBCA National Player of the Year, '14 Naismith National HS Player of the Year, '14 Parade All-American National Player of the Year, and a '14 McDonald's All-American.
Wilson joins an already-stellar signing class for the Gamecocks. The four other prospects already on board are headlined by Charlotte's Jatarie White, ranked by both ESPNHoopGurlz and ProspectsNation.com as the number one center prospect nationally. New York guard Bianca Cuevas is ranked as high as number 18 overall nationally by ProspectsNation.com. Both White and Cuevas joined Wilson in participating in the McDonald's All-American Game earlier this month. Another Columbia product, Dreher guard Kaydra Duckett, is ranked by ESPNHoopGurlz as the sixth-best point guard in the country and the class is rounded out by New Jersey guard Doniyah Cliney.
Link: https://southcarolina.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1632094#sthash.RSHuNhCe.dpbs
04/16/14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODb_zKAimkU
Dawn Staley's stellar 2014 class was capped off in the biggest way possible on Wednesday afternoon, as Columbia (S.C.) Heathwood Hall's A'ja Wilson announced her intentions to sign with the University of South Carolina during a ceremony at her school.
The McDonald's All-American, ranked as the number one prospect in the country by ESPNHoopGurlz regardless of position, drew scholarship offers from across the country. Her personal final four consisted of Connecticut, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee and the Gamecocks beat out all of them, primarily the Tar Heels down the stretch, to land the local product.
Wilson led the 2013-14 Lady Highlanders to the SCISA AAA State Championship with an overtime victory over Northwood Academy. The 6-foot-5 wing/post player averaged 35 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks, and three steals, en route to becoming one of the most decorated prep athletes ever from the Palmetto State. Her 2014 list of awards include the '13-'14 SCISA State Player of the Year, '14 Gatorade State Player of the Year, '14 WBCA National Player of the Year, '14 Naismith National HS Player of the Year, '14 Parade All-American National Player of the Year, and a '14 McDonald's All-American.
Wilson joins an already-stellar signing class for the Gamecocks. The four other prospects already on board are headlined by Charlotte's Jatarie White, ranked by both ESPNHoopGurlz and ProspectsNation.com as the number one center prospect nationally. New York guard Bianca Cuevas is ranked as high as number 18 overall nationally by ProspectsNation.com. Both White and Cuevas joined Wilson in participating in the McDonald's All-American Game earlier this month. Another Columbia product, Dreher guard Kaydra Duckett, is ranked by ESPNHoopGurlz as the sixth-best point guard in the country and the class is rounded out by New Jersey guard Doniyah Cliney.
Link: https://southcarolina.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1632094#sthash.RSHuNhCe.dpbs
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