The 2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by seventeenth-year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at Colonial Life Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team finished with an overall record of 35–4 (15–1 SEC), winning both the SEC regular season and tournament championships along the way. South Carolina advanced all the way to the championship game in the 2025 tournament. In the final UConn prevailed over South Carolina 82–59.
Previous season The Gamecocks finished the season undefeated with a perfect 38–0, including 16–0 in SEC conference play. They won the regular season and SEC tournament championships and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Iowa in the championship game to win their third national championship.
Offseason Departures South Carolina Departures Kamilla Cardoso 10 C 6'7" Senior Montes Claros, Brazil Drafted third overall by the Chicago Sky Sahnya Jah 24 F 6'0" Freshman Alexandria, VA Transferred to Arizona
2024 recruiting class
Incoming transfers South Carolina incoming transfers Maryam Dauda 30 F 6'4" Junior Bentonville, AR Arkansas
Roster
Preseason
SEC Media Poll SEC media poll 1 South Carolina 2 Texas 3 LSU 4 Oklahoma 5 Ole Miss 6 Alabama 7 Tennessee 8 Kentucky 9 Florida 10 Vanderbilt 11 Mississippi State 12 Auburn 13 Texas A&M 14 Georgia 15 Missouri 16 Arkansas Source:
Schedule and results
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Rankings
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