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South Carolina high school star Loyal McQueen unbound by borders in recruiting process

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Loyal McQueen, who attended one of A'ja Wilson's high school games, says academic considerations will dictate her college choice.

Loyal McQueen remembers that summer day when she was stumped into silence.

It was back in 2015, and she had yet to play a high school basketball game, but there she was, sitting in an office at Colonial Life Arena, talking with South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, a six-time WNBA All-Star who won three Olympic gold medals as a player.

McQueen sat there with her parents, Derrick and Hope, and listened as Staley talked about what she saw as her future.