Freshman guard leaves Gamecocks, transfers to SEC foe
Freshman guard Haley Troup has left the South Carolina women’s basketball program, the school announced Wednesday, and she’s headed to an SEC foes.
The Gadsden, Ala., native signed with Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks in November and worked with the team through the summer before deciding not to return to campus in the fall.
Missouri later Wednesday announced the addition of Troup to its roster. She will have to sit out this season, per NCAA transfer rules, and will have four years of eligibility remaining.
The 5-foot-10 guard averaged 19.4 points and grabbed seven rebounds per game in 2016-17. She originally chose USC over Auburn, Texas, Texas Tech and Vanderbilt.
✍ Welcome to the #Mizzou Basketball Family, @HaleyTroup13!
— Mizzou Basketball (@MizzouWBB) August 30, 2017
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2017-18 SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER
Bianca Cuevas-Moore, Sr.
Lindsey Spann, Sr.
A’ja Wilson, Sr.
Doniyah Cliney, RJr.
Alexis Jennings, Jr.
Te’a Cooper, RSo.*
Araion Bradshaw, So.
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, So.
Tyasha Harris, So.
Victoria Patrick, So.
Lele Grissett, Fr.
LaDazhia Williams, Fr.
Bianca Jackson, Fr.
*Ineligible this year
This story was originally published August 30, 2017 at 1:02 PM with the headline "Freshman guard leaves Gamecocks, transfers to SEC foe."