COLUMBIA — The season has come to a close for South Carolina women’s basketball, but for many of coach Dawn Staley’s former players, their season is just beginning.
The WNBA draft took place on April 14, when Sania Feagin, Bree Hall and Te-Hina Paopao were selected by respective professional teams. Staley has had at former player selected in nine of the past 11 WNBA Drafts, including 11 first-round selections. This year also marked the fourth time in the past nine drafts that South Carolina has had multiple selections in a season.
The three rookies joined other former Gamecocks for the start of training camp on April 27, which kicked off the official start to the 2025 WNBA season.
Here’s a full list of all of Staley’s former stars who made training camp rosters this WNBA season:
How many South Carolina players are in the WNBA?
Alphabetical by last name, with the years the player was at South Carolina.
- Laeticia Amihere – Golden State Valkyries (2019-23)
- Aliyah Boston – Indiana Fever (2019-23)
- Kamilla Cardoso – Chicago Sky (2021-24)
- Zia Cooke – Seattle Storm (2019-23)
- Sania Feagin – LA Sparks (2021-25)
- Allisha Gray – Atlanta Dream (2016-17)
- Bree Hall – Indiana Fever (2021-25)
- Tyasha Harris – Dallas Wings (2016-2020)
- Mikiah Herbert Harrigan – Dallas Wings (2016-2020)
- Tiffany Mitchell – Las Vegas Aces (2012-16)
- Te-Hina Paopao – Atlanta Dream (2023-25)
- A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces (2014-18)
2025 WNBA season key dates and information
Across the 13 teams, there are only 156 roster spots available. Teams can have up to 12 players on the official roster but most teams only have 11, which emphasizes the difficulty in making the final roster after training camp.
The regular season begins May 16, with preseason games sprinkled in beforehand.
WNBA preseason schedule for former South Carolina players
Here’s a list of preseason games that feature former South Carolina players. All game times are in Eastern Daylight Time.
- May 2: Aces vs Wings at 7 p.m.
- May 2: Sky vs Brazil National Team at 8 p.m.
- May 3: Mystics vs Fever at 1 p.m.
- May 4: Fever vs Brazil National Team at 4 p.m.
- May 4: Sun vs Storm at 6 p.m.
- May 6: Lynx vs Sky at 7 p.m.
- May 6: Sparks vs Valkyries at 10 p.m.
- May 6: Mercury vs Aces at 10 p.m.
- May 7: Dream vs Mystics at 11:30 a.m.
- May 10: Fever vs Dream at 3 p.m.
- May 10: Toyota Antelopes vs Wings at 8 p.m.
- May 10: Sky vs Lynx at 8 p.m.
- May 11: Valkyries vs Mercury at 6 p.m.
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at [email protected] and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Former South Carolina women’s basketball players on WNBA camp rosters
COLUMBIA — The season has come to a close for South Carolina women’s basketball, but for many of coach Dawn Staley’s former players, their season is just beginning.
The WNBA draft took place on April 14, when Sania Feagin, Bree Hall and Te-Hina Paopao were selected by respective professional teams. Staley has had at former player selected in nine of the past 11 WNBA Drafts, including 11 first-round selections. This year also marked the fourth time in the past nine drafts that South Carolina has had multiple selections in a season.
The three rookies joined other former Gamecocks for the start of training camp on April 27, which kicked off the official start to the 2025 WNBA season.
Here’s a full list of all of Staley’s former stars who made training camp rosters this WNBA season:
How many South Carolina players are in the WNBA?
Alphabetical by last name, with the years the player was at South Carolina.
- Laeticia Amihere – Golden State Valkyries (2019-23)
- Aliyah Boston – Indiana Fever (2019-23)
- Kamilla Cardoso – Chicago Sky (2021-24)
- Zia Cooke – Seattle Storm (2019-23)
- Sania Feagin – LA Sparks (2021-25)
- Allisha Gray – Atlanta Dream (2016-17)
- Bree Hall – Indiana Fever (2021-25)
- Tyasha Harris – Dallas Wings (2016-2020)
- Mikiah Herbert Harrigan – Dallas Wings (2016-2020)
- Tiffany Mitchell – Las Vegas Aces (2012-16)
- Te-Hina Paopao – Atlanta Dream (2023-25)
- A’ja Wilson – Las Vegas Aces (2014-18)
2025 WNBA season key dates and information
Across the 13 teams, there are only 156 roster spots available. Teams can have up to 12 players on the official roster but most teams only have 11, which emphasizes the difficulty in making the final roster after training camp.
The regular season begins May 16, with preseason games sprinkled in beforehand.
WNBA preseason schedule for former South Carolina players
Here’s a list of preseason games that feature former South Carolina players. All game times are in Eastern Daylight Time.
- May 2: Aces vs Wings at 7 p.m.
- May 2: Sky vs Brazil National Team at 8 p.m.
- May 3: Mystics vs Fever at 1 p.m.
- May 4: Fever vs Brazil National Team at 4 p.m.
- May 4: Sun vs Storm at 6 p.m.
- May 6: Lynx vs Sky at 7 p.m.
- May 6: Sparks vs Valkyries at 10 p.m.
- May 6: Mercury vs Aces at 10 p.m.
- May 7: Dream vs Mystics at 11:30 a.m.
- May 10: Fever vs Dream at 3 p.m.
- May 10: Toyota Antelopes vs Wings at 8 p.m.
- May 10: Sky vs Lynx at 8 p.m.
- May 11: Valkyries vs Mercury at 6 p.m.
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at [email protected] and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Former South Carolina women’s basketball players on WNBA camp rosters
