The postseason awards have started to roll in for the top ranked USC women’s basketball team, starting with SEC honors. Dawn Staley is the Coach of the Year, Aliyah Boston is the Player of the Year and the Defensive Player of the Year, and Kamilla Cardosa is the Sixth Woman of the Year.
For Staley, it’s the sixth time she’s won coach of the year. Boston won her second POY Award and the defensive award for the fourth time.
Boston and guard Zia Cooke were named to the First Team of the All-SEC Team.
The Gamecocks ran through the regular season undefeated and claimed another SEC Championship. They will begin postseason play Friday in the SEC Tournament in Greenville.
First Team All-SEC
Brittany Davis, Alabama
Alexis Morris, LSU
Angel Reese, LSU
Angel Baker, Ole Miss
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Jordan Horston, Tennessee
Rickea Jackson, Tennessee
Second Team All-SEC
Erynn Barnum, Arkansas
Aicha Coulibaly, Auburn
Diamond Battles, Georgia
Madison Scott, Ole Miss
Jessika Carter, Mississippi State
Hayley Frank, Missouri
Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina
Ciaja Harbison, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman
Saylor Poffenbarger, Arkansas
Flau’jae Johnson, LSU
Sa’Myah Smith, LSU
Debreasha Powe, Mississippi State
Ashton Judd, Missouri
Raven Johnson, South Carolina
Janiah Barker, Texas A&M
Sydney Bowles, Texas A&M
All-Defensive
Diamond Battles, Georgia
Angel Reese, LSU
Madison Scott, Ole Miss
Jessika Carter, Mississippi State
Brea Beal, South Carolina
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Player of the Year – Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Freshman of the Year – Flau’jae Johnson, LSU
Defensive Player of the Year – Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
6th Woman of the Year – Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina
Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Hannah Barber, Alabama
Coach of the Year – Dawn Staley, South Carolina
