South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball

South Carolina Gamecocks
2024–25 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team
University	University of South Carolina
All-time record	1020–535 (.656)
Athletic director	Ray Tanner
Head coach	Dawn Staley (17th season)
Conference	SEC
Location	Columbia, South Carolina
Arena	Colonial Life Arena (capacity: 18,000)
Nickname	Gamecocks
Student section	The Cockpit
Colors	Garnet and black[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
2017, 2022, 2024
NCAA tournament Final Four
2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2002, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982, 1990, 2002, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament second round
1982, 1988, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
AIAW tournament Final Four
1980
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
1980
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen
1980
AIAW tournament appearances
1973, 1980
Conference tournament champions
Metro Conference: 1986, 1988, 1989 SEC: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champions
Metro Conference: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 SEC: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Under current head coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks have been one of the top programs in the country, winning the NCAA Championship in 2017, 2022, and 2024. The program also enjoyed success under head coach Nancy Wilson during the 1980s in the Metro Conference, when it won five regular season conference championships and three conference tournament championships.