Dawn Staley appeals to social media for nonconference opponent for South Carolina basketball
COLUMBIA — When Dawn Staley said nobody wants to play South Carolina women's basketball, she really meant it.
In May, the coach opened up about the difficulties when finalizing the Gamecocks' nonconference plans for the 2024-25 season, saying: "Scheduling is really hard because people don't want to play us."
Since then, almost all of South Carolina's 2024-25 nonconference games have been revealed. However, Staley had to resort to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday night with one final plea for a non-SEC game.
"Really sorry I have to resort to this but-we need a game. I’ve had some nice, funny and outlandish convos regarding scheduling a game H/H with a guarantee and guaranteed a great student-athlete experience," Staley wrote. "Any interest please let me know. Need to finish this schedule."
Really sorry I have to resort to this but-we need a game. I’ve had some nice, funny and outlandish convos regarding scheduling a game H/H with a guarantee and guaranteed a great student-athlete experience🥰-any interest please let me know. Need to finish this schedule🙏🏾
— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) August 9, 2024
This may be because Bowling Green, which was due to complete the home-and-home deal with South Carolina this season in Columbia, can't work out a game, but there is no formal confirmation on the status of that game.
The Gamecocks have played Clemson the past three seasons, but that matchup is not among the 12 nonconference games that have already been announced. They open their season in a little less than three months against Michigan at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
South Carolina women's basketball 2024-25 nonconference schedule
Here's the schedule so far for South Carolina:
Nov. 4 vs. Michigan (in Las Vegas)
Nov. 10 vs. NC State (in Charlotte, North Carolina)
Nov. 17 vs. East Carolina
Nov. 24 at UCLA
Nov. 28 vs. Iowa State (in Fort Myers, Florida)
Nov. 30 vs. Purdue (in Fort Myers, Florida)
Dec. 5 vs. Duke
Dec. 8 at TCU
Dec. 15 vs. USF
Dec. 19 vs. Charleston Southern
Dec. 29 vs. Wofford
Feb. 16 vs. UConn
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Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
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