Birmingham, Ala. - South Carolina was predicted to win the 2018 Southeastern Conference women's basketball championship in a vote of the league's coaches. This is the fourth consecutive season the coaches have positioned the Gamecocks at the top of the league.
The Gamecocks enter the 2017-18 campaign as the reigning national champion and the four-time reigning SEC regular-season champions. South Carolina returns two starters in A'ja Wilson and Tyasha Harris among its six letterwinners, including senior guard Bianca Cuevas-Moore. Head coach Dawn Staley also adds a pair of transfers with Alexis Jennings and Lindsey Spann. Staley also added a trio of freshmen who will look to shape the Gamecocks' season success.