SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS NEWS

Kobe Knox - Withdrawing from draft Knox is withdrawing from the 2025 NBA Draft and will play for South Carolina this upcoming season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Knox originally entered the draft and portal, and he stayed in draft considerations even after committing to South Carolina in April. He'll now shift gears away from the draft as he prepares for his senior season with the Gamecocks. The 6-foot-5 guard is primed for a big role in the 2025-26 season after averaging 10.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals on 28.6 minutes per game with USF this past campaign.

MAY 22 • ROTOWIRE

2025 NBA Mock Draft 3.0: Cooper Flagg to Mavs; what will Spurs, 76ers do?

Cooper Flagg is expected to go No. 1 to Dallas. What will San Antonio and Philadelphia do after that? FOX Sports' John Fanta offers up his l...

MAY 14

2025 NBA Draft odds: Which players will go in the top five?

Now that the 2025 NBA Draft order is set, it's time to take a look at who gets picked where. Who will go second? Third? Be a top-five pick?...

MAY 14

Myles Stute - Granted eligibility Stute (lower leg) has been medically cleared to return for the 2025-2026 season, per David Cloninger of The Charleston Post and Courier.

Impact Stute only played in the first 14 games of the Gamecocks' season, recovering from a leg injury for the remainder of the year. He's been granted an additional year of eligibility and will re-join the Gamecocks for the 2025-2026 season. Last year, across those 14 games, the guard averaged 5.4 rebounds, 2.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists.

MAY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Nordin Kapic - Commits to South Carolina Kapic has committed to South Carolina, he announced via X.

Impact Kapic will team up with the Gamecocks after a solid 2024-25 campaign with UC San Diego, where he averaged 10.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He'll join South Carolina with one year of eligibility to go as he approaches his senior season.

APRIL 25 • ROTOWIRE

Mike Sharavjamts - Signs with South Carolina Sharavjamts will transfer to South Carolina, per Jonathan Givony of ESPN.com.

Impact South Carolina is the guard's fourth program in four years. Last season with Utah, Sharavjamts averaged 7.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists while starting 29 games and playing in 33. The 6-foot-9 forward will look to help improve the Gamecocks' front court.

APRIL 21 • ROTOWIRE

Collin Murray-Boyles - Declares for NBA Draft Murray-Boyles has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

Impact Rothstein's announcement indicates that Murray-Boyles will forgo his two years of collegiate eligibility remaining. As a freshman, he logged 10.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. There is at least a chance Murray-Boyles could have been selected in the 2024 NBA Draft, but he opted to stay another year with South Carolina for an improved chance. CMB proved to be the 2024-25 Gamecocks' lone bright spot with All-SEC Second Team honors earned after he averaged 16.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks. Even though the sophomore can improve his shooting, he is slated to be a top-10 pick in this year's draft.

APRIL 15 • ROTOWIRE

The Latest: Bueckers, Malonga and Citron go 1-2-3 in WNBA draft

The WNBA welcoming its new rookie class with its 2025 draft

APRIL 14

Elijah Strong - Commits to South Carolina Strong announced that he's committed to South Carolina.

Impact Strong will join the Gamecocks after two seasons at Boston College. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 9.6 points and 4.1 rebounds across 23.7 minutes as a sophomore last year.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Women's college basketball looking for next star with no Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins injured

Women’s college basketball has been on the rise these last few years, riding the wave of iconic players like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins

APRIL 7

Kobe Knox - Committing to South Carolina Knox has committed to South Carolina for the 2025-26 season, Joe Tipton of On3.com reports.

Impact Knox had announced that he was going to potentially enter the 2025 NBA Draft, but it seems he has reversed course and instead will use his final year of college eligibility. He's expected to have a prominent role for South Carolina in the 2025-26 season after averaging 10.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game this season.

APRIL 2 • ROTOWIRE

Meechie Johnson - Will return to South Carolina Johnson (personal) will return to South Carolina, according to Dushawn London of 247Sports.

Impact During 2024, Johnson changed teams to Ohio State from South Carolina. For 2025, they will flip positions. Now, Johnson's next objective concerns game minutes, which his 2025 has none of.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

Treysen Eaglestaff - Commits to South Carolina Eaglestaff has committed to South Carolina, according to John Whittle of 247Sports.com.

Impact Currently, Eaglestaff is a junior guard still enrolled at North Dakota. During his second season, he logged 14.4 points and 2.5 three-pointers made per game. As a junior, Eaglestaff maintained as much 3PM yet recorded 18.9 PPG. For the third season, he logged 51 points during a conference-tournament game and scored 40 against Alabama. "Coach (Lamont Paris) said he wants me to get a bunch of threes up, and that's one thing I'm trying to do," Eaglestaff either publicly announced or privately told 247Sports. The statement indicates that he will be a crucial player for USC's 2025-26 team.

MARCH 30 • ROTOWIRE

Christ Essandoko - Transferring to South Carolina Essandoko has committed to South Carolina, per Joe Tipton of On3.com.

Impact Essandoko is set to join the Gamecocks after averaging 4.3 points and 3.9 rebounds during his lone season at Providence. He spent his freshman year at Saint Joseph's and has two years of eligibility remaining for South Carolina.

MARCH 29 • ROTOWIRE

Big fish, different pond: March Madness is Nova SE's time thanks to a coaching giant in Division II

The coach with the best winning percentage in college basketball history won’t be anywhere near San Antonio when the Final Four rolls around next week

MARCH 26

South Carolina's daring March Madness escape: How not to panic before the Sweet 16 The South Carolina Gamecocks survived a March Madness thriller against Indiana. Despite being on NCAA tournament upset alert, they didn't pa...

MARCH 24 • USATODAY.COM

NCAA Women's Tournament 2025: Top moments from Day 1

Here are all the top moments from Day 1 of the 2025 NCAA Women's Tournament.

MARCH 22

Zachary Davis - Plans to enter portal Davis plans to enter the NCAA's transfer portal, according to Alex Byington of On3.com.

Impact While enrolled at South Carolina, Davis logged 95 games (38 starts), which include 5.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He has one year of collegiate eligibility and a redshirt remaining.

MARCH 21 • ROTOWIRE

South Carolina basketball guard entering the transfer portal Austin Herro played in 10 games for the Gamecocks in two seasons.

MARCH 20 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

In March Madness, the women still have more stars and perhaps more people watching too

The two biggest names in college basketball these days will be playing in the women’s tournament when March Madness gets into full swing

MARCH 18

The Rise of the SEC: How a league known for the gridiron became kings of college basketball

The SEC was the best conference in basketball all season, landing a record 14 teams in the 68-team NCAA Tournament

MARCH 18

Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari: This time of the year, everybody's fighting for their lives

Arkansas basketball took a step toward earning an NCAA Tournament bid in coach John Calipari’s debut season

MARCH 12

5th anniversary of COVID cancellations brings back painful memories for teams, NCAA officials

Robert Morris coach Andrew Toole stood next to the staging area near midcourt Tuesday night, the confetti strewn around him as the Colonials danced, mingled with fans and climbed l...

MARCH 12

Myles Stute - Remains out vs. Arkansas Stute (lower leg) won't play against Arkansas in the first round of the SEC Tournament.

Impact This comes as little surprise, as Stute hasn't played since Jan. 4. In the unlikely event that the Gamecocks upset Arkansas, Stute likely won't be available moving forward either.

MARCH 12 • ROTOWIRE

Auburn star Johni Broome and coach Bruce Pearl garner top spots in the AP's All-SEC awards

Auburn star Johni Broome, who leads the league in rebounding and ranks third in scoring, is the Associated Press’ Southeastern Conference player of the year

MARCH 10