McDowell, Dawn Staley and South Carolina

Five-star recruit McDowell chooses South Carolina women's basketball
Five-star recruit Ayla McDowell signed with South Carolina women's basketball on the first day of the early signing period
What Dawn Staley said about Ayla McDowell, a 5-star South Carolina women's basketball signee
Here's what South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley said about signee Ayla McDowell, a five-star recruit from class of 2025.
Dawn Staley predicts Ayla McDowell will be a team captain one day
While she has yet to play a minute for, practice with or even enroll at South Carolina, Dawn Staley already has high hopes for new signee Ayla McDowell. A five-star prospect and the No. 23 prospect in the 2025 signing class,
Here’s who Dawn Staley, Lamont Paris landed on basketball signing day
The fall signing period has arrived, with women’s and men’s basketball players for the 2024 recruiting class putting pen to paper on their national letters of intent Wednesday. Here’s a look at the newest basketball Gamecocks for Lamont Paris and Dawn Staley.
“Blessings on blessings”: Dawn Staley welcomes Ayla McDowell and her “entire family” to Gamecock country
Dawn Staley was over the moon as Ayla McDowell, one of the most sought-after prospects in the Class of 2025, officially committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks.
South Carolina women’s basketball to face Coppin State in Baltimore in 2025
Three months after Coppin State women’s basketball coach Jermaine Woods answered a call from South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, Staley returned the favor. Staley, a Hall of Fame point guard at Virginia and a six-time WNBA All-Star,
Dawn Staley says South Carolina will visit HBCU next season
Staley told the local media that Coppin State moved some things around to play them, and that they will visit the Baltimore HBCU next season. Coppin State hosted LSU last season. South Carolina is coming off an impressive win over #9 NC State,
Gamecock signee Ayla McDowell never stops grinding. Why that grit is a fit with USC
McDowell’s versatility sets her apart. She’s a three-level scorer, solid rebounder and fierce defender, capable of guarding ...
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5-star Ayla McDowell is Dawn Staley's first commitment for South Carolina's 2025 class
COLUMBIA — South Carolina women's basketball landed its first class of 2025 recruit on Thursday afternoon, as five-star ...
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5-star prospect Ayla McDowell commits to Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks
South Carolina women’s basketball got its first commitment for Class of 2025 on Thursday. Five-star prospect Ayla McDowell committed to Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks in a ceremony at her ...
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Five-Star Ayla McDowell Commits to South Carolina Women's Basketball
Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball squard continue to add talent to their impressive roster. 2025 five-star forward Ayla McDowell is the lastest star recruit to ...