South Carolina women's basketball targets make initial Rivals recruiting rankings

This week, Rivals released its initial women’s basketball recruiting rankings for the class of 2027. The top-50 list includes some of the top talents in the sport, and as one might expect, a large number of big-time players are also South Carolina women’s basketball targets.

Below is a list of players with Gamecock offers and their places in the Rivals rankings. Because some players announce all of their offers publicly and some don’t, this will not be a 100% exhaustive list. A player making this list does not necessarily mean that the player (or South Carolina) will remain interested throughout the entire recruiting process. However, each prospect below holds a public Gamecock offer at the time of this writing.

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PG Kaleena Smith
No. 1 player overall nationally
No. 1 point guard
No. 1 player in California

SF Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka
No. 2 player overall nationally
No. 1 small forward
No. 1 player in Maryland

SG Haylen Ayers
No. 3 player overall nationally
No. 1 shooting guard
No. 1 player in Tennessee

CG Jezelle “GG” Banks
No. 4 player overall nationally
No. 1 combo guard
No. 1 player in Delaware

SF Jordyn Palmer
No. 5 player overall nationally
No. 2 small forward
No. 1 player in Pennsylvania

C Caroline Bradley
No. 6 player overall nationally
No. 1 center
No. 1 player in Louisiana

SF Micah Ojo
No. 7 player overall nationally
No. 3 small forward
No. 1 player in Virginia

PF Eve Long
No. 8 player overall nationally
No. 1 power forward
No. 1 player in Kansas

PF Nation Williams
No. 10 player overall nationally
No. 2 power forward
No. 1 player in Nevada

SG Sydney Savoury
No. 11 player overall nationally
No. 2 shooting guard
No. 1 player in Michigan

PF Sydney Mobley
No. 16 player overall nationally
No. 5 power forward
No. 1 player in Ohio

SG Cece Arico
No. 20 player overall nationally
No. 5 shooting guard
No. 2 player in Michigan

SF Kie’Aundria Acree
No. 26 player overall nationally
No. 8 small forward
No. 1 player in Georgia

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6-5 center Khalia Hartwell from Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina debuted at No. 25 overall in the Rivals rankings. The Palmetto State’s top prospect will be a name to watch if the Gamecocks decide to make a move.

Power forward Zaniya Johnson from Biloxi, Mississippi also does not hold a public South Carolina offer. However, the 6-4 forward has taken an unofficial visit to Columbia. She debuted at No. 38 overall in the Rivals rankings.

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