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Twelve Ex-Gamecocks on WNBA Rosters; Boston lands record deal

5/9/2026

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Gamecocks Set Record

Twelve former South Carolina Gamecocks made WNBA opening-day rosters for 2026, a program record.
The Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever each have three Gamecocks, the most of any team.
A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) signed a three-year $5 million supermax.
Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever) signed a four-year $6.3 million extension, the league’s richest contract.

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Gamecocks Flood WNBA

South Carolina has produced 23 former Gamecocks in the WNBA, including 19 during Dawn Staley’s 17-year tenure.
Nine former players joined the league in past five years, most of any college.
Twelve alumni on opening-day rosters set a record and rank South Carolina second among universities this season.
Twelve alumni earned six All-Rookie Team spots and three Rookie of the Year (Allisha Gray 2017, A’ja Wilson 2018, Aliyah Boston 2023).

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Gamecocks Set Record

Twelve former South Carolina Gamecocks made WNBA opening-day rosters for 2026, a program record.
The Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever each have three Gamecocks, the most of any team.
A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) signed a three-year $5 million supermax.
Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever) signed a four-year $6.3 million extension, the league’s richest contract.

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