The South Carolina Gamecock women’s basketball program is preparing to open the 2026-27 season, set to face Maryland in Paris on Nov. 2. The expectations surrounding the Gamecocks this season are high, as head coach Dawn Staley enters her 17th season in Columbia.
One of the biggest storylines surrounding Staley last season was her postgame incident with UConn head coach Geno Auriemma. In the Final Four, Staley’s Gamecocks knocked off the Huskies 62-48, which snapped Coach Auriemma’s 54-game win streak.
Six months later, Coach Staley addressed the incident while appearing on an episode of “Grey Matter Podcast” with host Declan Kelly…