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The standard in Columbia hasn’t slipped... it’s evolved. South Carolina women’s basketball came into the new season with fresh faces and new fire, and the voters noticed. Picked second in the SEC preseason rankings and placing both Joyce Edwards and Ta’Niya Latson on the Preseason First Team, Dawn Staley’s squad is once again sitting exactly where it likes to be: respected, but still hungry. What’s special about this year’s group

This South Carolina men’s team looks different. You can see it in how they walk into the gym, how they talk in huddles, how they carry themselves before the ball even tips. Coach Lamont Paris built a roster full of grown men this year - six upper-class transfers mixed with hungry returners who remember every loss, every headline, every doubt. That kind of memory can be fuel. And this group

I still remember those early days, before South Carolina women’s basketball became what it is now. I was a season ticket holder when Dawn Staley first took the job. Back then, you could hear her in the huddle from across the court because there were barely enough people in the stands to drown her out. The energy was there, the vision was there, but the crowd wasn’t yet. That came

Columbia knows how to throw a party when basketball season comes around. Both South Carolina programs kicked off 2025–26 with a night that felt like a state holiday. The lights dropped, the music hit, and Colonial Life Arena turned into a celebration of what this city does best - community and competition. Dawn Staley owned the moment, hyping the crowd like a rock star, while her players showed flashes of

South Carolina basketball has been living in the shadows of its own women’s program for years. Dawn Staley built a dynasty, and the men’s side has been grinding to find that kind of identity. Lamont Paris is trying to change that. He has got recruiting momentum, a stronger staff, and a roster that feels more SEC-ready than in past years. But here is the thing. In the SEC, ready means