Aliyah Boston Makes USA Team Roster For Olympic Qualifiers
Under Dawn Staley's watch, South Carolina's women's basketball program has become the preeminent program in women's college basketball. That rise to the top hasn't just been because of what they've accomplished as a team but also because of what they've done in terms of player development.
This past April, in the 2023 WNBA Draft, the Gamecocks saw five different players, including No. 1 overall pick Aliyah Boston, get drafted, which set a new program record and marked just the fourth time in WNBA Draft history that one school had that many draftees. When you include players from earlier times in Staley's tenure, like A'ja Wilson, Allisha Gray, and Tiffany Mitchell, few college programs can compete with what South Carolina has done getting players to the next level.
A'ja Wilson and the US women's national team chatting with the Louisville Cardinals (18th Jan., 2021)
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The Olympics are another area where the Gamecocks are beginning to become a fixture, having seen Wilson win gold for her home country and Gray dominate the 3-on-3 scene in Tokyo in 2020. That torch continues to be passed down to former South Carolina stars, as it was announced on Sunday that Boston will be on the US women's national team for the Olympic qualifiers in February.
Kamilla Cardoso, a senior center for the Gamecocks, will also participate in the Olympic qualifiers with her home country in Brazil.
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