Dynamic South Carolina women's basketball guard, Columbia native entering transfer portal
On Friday, news broke that South Carolina women’s basketball star MiLaysia Fulwiley will enter the NCAA transfer portal. Lulu Kesin of the Greenville News first reported the update. GamecockCentral has since confirmed the news.
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Fulwiley, a Columbia native who played her prep ball at Keenan High School, spent two years in Columbia. She was a Freshman All-SEC contributor last season before earning All-SEC honors and the SEC’s Sixth Woman of the Year award as a sophomore.
Fulwiley’s time in garnet and black was marked a bit by inconsistent play, but she is a special talent. She has nearly unlimited potential on both ends of the court and has been a highly marketable player. She will be one of the top transfer portal players this cycle and will command a high-level recruitment. The 5-10 guard will have two years of eligibility remaining to play in college before heading to the WNBA.
During her Gamecock career, Fulwiley averaged 11.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.6 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game. She won the SEC Tournament MVP as a freshman and helped South Carolina to an undefeated, national championship-winning season. As a sophomore, her production was similar for her hometown program.
One of the most exciting players in the sport of women’s basketball–regardless of level–Fulwiley is a special athlete and ballhandler who can do things many have never seen. She began her career going viral with a ridiculous, behind-the-back layup in her first game and has added highlight reel-worthy plays routinely ever since. Fulwiley was the first collegiate athlete that Steph Curry signed to his Curry Brand division of Under Armour and released several Player’s Edition shoes under the brand.
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South Carolina’s backcourt still will be loaded with talent next season, even with Fulwiley’s transfer portal departure and Te-Hina Paopao and Bree Hall graduating and making their ways to the WNBA.
Starter Raven Johnson recently announced her return for a final season in Columbia, and former 5-star recruits Tessa Johnson and Maddy McDaniel will be back, as well. Incoming versatile freshmen wings Ayla McDowell and Agot Makeer could factor into the equation, as well. Earlier this week, Dawn Staley’s team added a transfer portal commitment from the nation’s leading scorer, Ta’Niya Latson. The Florida State transfer was the first of several anticipated portal additions this offseason.
As things stand at the time of this writing, South Carolina has four open scholarships. Any additional transfer portal activity would change that number. The Gamecocks expect to add more through the portal this offseason.
