CAMDEN — Camden star Joyce Edwards, the No. 2 prospect in the Class of 2024, is staying home.

Edwards, a 6-foot-2 forward, committed to South Carolina women's basketball and coach Dawn Staley on Wednesday, choosing the Gamecocks out of a top three that included LSU and Clemson.

She is South Carolina's highest-rated signee since No. 2 Raven Johnson in the Class of 2021 and the sixth top-5 recruit since 2019.

Edwards is the highest-rated prospect from the Palmetto State since A'ja Wilson, who was ranked No. 1 overall in 2014. She averaged 28.5 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.9 assists in her junior season, when she led Camden to the 3A state championship. She also helped lead Team USA to a gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Cup this summer alongside Gamecocks sophomore Chloe Kitts.

Staley has now signed six of the state's top-35 prospects since 2014 and seven of 10 since she took over the program in 2008. The Gamecocks have signed a player from the state in each of their past three classes, most recently Columbia native MiLaysia Fulwiley, the No. 13 prospect in the Class of 2023.

They signed two other top-100 players last week: No. 12 Madisen McDaniel and No. 33 Adhel Tac.

McDaniel, a 5-9 point guard from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was South Carolina's first commitment in the class. She averaged 18.6 points, 5.4 assists, 5.2 steals and 4.3 rebounds per game in her junior season at Bishop McNamara.

Tac, a 6-5 center from Grand Prairie, Texas, once ranked as high as No. 12 but dropped after she missed most of her junior year with an undisclosed season-ending injury. She averaged 14.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks as a sophomore in 2021-22.

After graduating its entire 2022-23 starting lineup, the No. 1 Gamecocks opened the 2023-24 season with two blowout victories over top-25 teams. They beat No. 14 Notre Dame 100-71 in Paris on Nov. 6, then set program records for points scored and margin of victory against a ranked opponent in a 114-76 rout of No. 19 Maryland.

South Carolina (2-0) hosts Clemson (3-0) at Colonial Life Arena on Thursday (7 p.m., SEC Network) and will be playing for its 13th straight win in the series.

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