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South Carolina basketball transfer tracker

On3 imageby:Collyn Taylor•05/01/22•

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It’s been a dizzying few weeks for the South Carolina basketball program.

The Gamecocks are in the midst of a coaching transition with a staff finalized and now the process of building a roster in full force.

As that continues, here’s a one-stop-shop to see those coming in and out of the portal for South Carolina.

Transfers into the program

Troy Boynton, Evansville (non-scholarship)—South Carolina landed him Saturday, the first commitment of the Paris era. Boynton didn’t play last season with an injury and is expected to be full-go in a few weeks.

Hayden Brown, wing/forward—Brown had an incredibly productive career at The Citadel, averaging 18.8 points each of his last two seasons and 9.5 rebounds this year. He’s someone who will certainly help and give the Gamecocks good minutes at both small and power forward this year while being a key piece in the locker room in terms of culture building. That’s something that excited Brown, who was the first scholarship commitment of the Paris era. The South Carolina native picked the Gamecocks over Loyola-Chicago and Georgia Tech.

Ebrima Dibba, guard—It never hurts to have length on the perimeter, and the Gamecocks got it in Dibba. The former Coastal Carolina guard averaged over eight points and five assists last season and was a really good defensive player. At 6-foot-6, his length will certainly be a plus and he can give South Carolina some versatility in the backcourt. He can play the point but also slide as far out as the small forward position as well.

Meechie Johnson Jr., guard—Johnson Jr. started his career at Ohio State and never really cracked the rotation. He enrolled midyear during 2020-21 and injuries hampered his season last year. He’s a former four-star recruit and top-100 player with the athleticism to help at a high-major level. Continuing his development and getting him to a position to help this year as a point guard is going to be key.

Transfers out of the program

Devin Carter—The all-freshman guard had a great first year, averaging 9.0 points and 3.8 rebounds in just under 19 minutes per game. He recently committed to Providence. The Gamecocks are going to certainly miss his ability to get to the line and athleticism on both ends of the court.

Jermaine Couisnard—Couisnard was a three-year starter for the Gamecocks, an All-Freshman player in 2020 before a down COVID year in 2021. He had a better year this year, averaging 12 points on 39.2 percent shooting and 3.7 assists to 2.8 turnovers per game. The Gamecocks are going to have to try and replace his 46 career starts. Couisnard has a final grouping of Gonzaga, Ohio State, Oregon, Houston, DePaul, Maryland and UMass.

Mike Green (non-scholarship)—Green played sparingly, just 48 minutes in three years, with 20 career points.

Wildens Leveque—Leveque had a very up and down junior year as the Gamecocks’ starter. He averaged 6.6 points and 4.7 rebounds this season while shooting 59.2 percent from the field. He recently committed to Frank Martin and UMass.

Erik Stevenson—Stevenson was one of the Gamecocks’ biggest impact transfers along with James Reese. He averaged 11.6 points per game on 36.9 percent shooting, 33.3 percent from three. He committed to Bob Huggins and West Virginia soon after going into the portal. South Carolina will miss his leadership certainly along with his defensive ability at times.

Ta’Quan Woodley—Woodley only averaged 12.2 minutes per game but showed flashes to play the power forward spot in the SEC. He averaged two points and three rebounds in 26 games while shooting 56.1 percent from the field. Woodley also committed to UMass with Leveque.

Names to keep an eye on

The Gamecocks still have three scholarships available for next year’s roster and have a few irons still in the fire.

The biggest fish out there right now is reigning SoCon Player of the Year Malachi Smith, who played the last two seasons for Paris and the Mocs. He averaged nearly 20 points per game and shot 49.3 percent from the field and 40.7 percent from three.

There are a few others, which can be found here.

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