NCAA has good news for Myles Stute and the South Carolina basketball team
Myles Stute will get one more year in a South Carolina basketball uniform.
The NCAA granted Stute an extra year of eligibility, and the former Vanderbilt transfer has been medically cleared to return to play next season, school announced on Friday.
“I want to thank coach (Lamont) Paris and the entire coaching staff for their continued belief in me throughout this process, as well as our entire medical staff here for their help with getting me back to being healthy and able to play the game I love,” Stute said in a news release. “It hasn’t been easy, but I’m thankful for every single person who has helped play a part in my recovery, and I’m very excited and looking forward to getting on the court with my new teammates in June and beginning the journey of this upcoming season.”
Stute and South Carolina petitioned the NCAA for a medical redshirt after he was forced to miss most of the 2024-25 season with a blood clot. He appeared in 14 games, just over the limit to qualify for a redshirt.
The return of Stute gives the Gamecocks 14 scholarship players for next season. USC could add one more if they choose to do so.
“Myles is a great teammate and an incredibly hard worker,” Paris said in the release. “You hate for any young person to have their career end under such difficult circumstances. Through it all, though, Myles’ support for his teammates was tremendous. That’s just who he is — a terrific young man with great perspective. It’s very easy to root for Myles. What a special moment it was to hear the gratitude and emotion in Myles’ voice when he learned he would be granted an additional year of eligibility.
“It was rivaled only by the news from the doctors that treatment of his condition had been a success and that he was medically cleared to proceed working out and playing without limitations.”
In 14 games, Stute averaged 5.4 points and 2.7 rebounds and was regarded as one of the team’s outside shooting threats.
Stute transferred to South Carolina ahead of the 2023-24 season. He played in 27 games that year for the Gamecocks, who made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. He averaged 8.3 points and 3.3 rebounds despite dealing shoulder and knee injuries.
South Carolina basketball 2025-26 roster outlook
Among scholarship players
- Returning (3): C Jordan Butler; G Cam Scott, G Myles Stute
- Incoming transfers (6): C Christ Essandoko (Providence), G Meechie Johnson (Ohio State), G Kobe Knox (South Florida), F Elijah Strong (Boston College), G Mike Sharavjamts (Utah); F Nordin Kapic (UC San Diego)
- Incoming freshmen (5): G Eli Ellis, G Grant Polk, F EJ Walker, F Hayden Assemian; F Abu Yarmah
- Out of eligibility (3): G Jacobi Wright, F Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
- Transferring away (8): G Austin Herro, G Zach Davis (Memphis), G Arden Conyers (Charlotte), G Jamarii Thomas, F Nick Pringle (Arkansas), Morris Ugusuk (West Virginia), F Okku Federiko
- NBA Draft (1): F Collin Murray-Boyles
This story was originally published May 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM.
