The 2025 WNBA season is underway, and the league will be full of Gamecocks for another year. 

Nine former South Carolina players survived training camp and earned a spot on their teams’ opening day roster.  

Headlined by reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, the Gamecocks are the third-most-represented college team in the league. UConn and Notre Dame are the only two programs with more players. 

In the past five years, however, no team has produced more WNBA talent than the Gamecocks. South Carolina has seen six new players find a stable spot in the league, topping UConn and Baylor’s four players. 

Those new additions include Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston, Kamilla Cardoso of the Chicago Sky and two players selected in this year’s WNBA draft. 

Tiffany Mitchell is the longest tenured Gamecock in the WNBA. Entering her 10th season, Mitchell reunites with former Gamecock teammate Wilson in Las Vegas. The pair played together for two seasons at South Carolina, helping lead the program to its first final four and back-to-back SEC tournament and regular season titles. 

Wilson is entering year eight and has become one of the faces of the WNBA. She is already considered an all-time great after becoming the third player in history with at least three MVP awards. 

Wilson’s other WNBA accolades include multiple Defensive Player of the Year awards, two WNBA championships, four All-WNBA selections, six All-Star selections and the 2018 Rookie of the Year award. 

The Ace’s star became the first player in league history to score 1,000 points in a season after averaging 27 points in 38 games last year. 

Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream is embarking on her ninth WNBA season. Gray was the first Gamecock to win WNBA Rookie of the Year after being selected fourth overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2017 draft. 

Gray and Wilson were a part of the first Gamecock team to win a national championship.

Gray elevated her game since joining the Dream in 2023, transforming from a solid starter to a multi-time All-Star. She set career highs in points, assists and field goal percentage during her first year in Atlanta and continued seeing success in her second season. 

This season, Gray will team up with another Gamecock, who has much less experience at the WNBA level. 

Te-Hina Paopao was one of two Gamecock rookies to make it out of training camp. Paopao was selected with the 18th pick in the 2025 draft. 

Paopao had an impressive two-year run at South Carolina, winning the national championship and multiple SEC titles. She also received multiple All-American honors. 

The rookie impressed during training camp and preseason to earn a spot on the Dream’s roster. She played 25 minutes in Atlanta’s season opener, scoring seven points and four assists while shooting 50% from the floor. 

Sania Feagin is the second Gamecock rookie to make it past training camp. Feagin was selected with the 21st pick by the Los Angeles Sparks. She is one of three former Gamecocks to win multiple national championships with the school.

Feagin did not see the floor in the team’s season opener but has plenty of time to make a name for herself and try to join the rotation. 

Tyasha Harris is the third member of the 2017 national championship team to be on a WNBA roster. Harris is back with the Dallas Wings after spending the past few seasons in Connecticut. 

Harris was drafted by Dallas in 2020 and earned All-Rookie honors her first year. She will team up with this year’s No. 1 overall pick and former UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers. 

Bueckers is fresh off winning the national championship after helping the Huskies take down the Gamecocks in the title game. 

South Carolina’s 2022 national championship team will also be well-represented in the league. Besides Feagin, former Gamecocks Boston, Cardoso and Zia Cooke all earned a roster spot. 

Boston enters her third season with the Indiana Fever. Boston became the second No. 1 overall pick in Gamecock history when she was drafted in 2023. 

At South Carolina, Boston earned four first-team All-American honors, unanimous Player of the Year honors and multiple conference championships. Boston was the 2023 WNBA rookie of the year and earned a spot on the All-Star roster in each of her first two seasons. 

Cardoso is looking to improve on a successful rookie campaign during her second season in Chicago. Cardoso is another Gamecock with multiple national championships, winning in 2022 and 2024. 

The Sky selected Cardoso with the third pick in the 2024 draft. 

Lastly, Zia Cooke is in a new home for her third year in the W. The former Gamecock guard joined the Seattle Storm after spending two seasons with the Sparks. 

Cooke is from the same draft class as Boston and was the 10th overall pick. Her college accolades include All-American honors, three final four appearances and three SEC regular season and tournament titles.