South Carolina women’s basketball lands new opponent for season opener, replacing BYU
The Gamecocks will begin their regular season on Nov. 7, just as they originally planned.
South Carolina will start the regular season against East Tennessee State at Colonial Life Arena, replacing the previously scheduled game against BYU, the school announced Wednesday. The game against ETSU will tip at 8:30 p.m. on SEC Network.
“The Gamecocks will celebrate their 2021-22 season accomplishments prior to that game, including unveiling National Champion and SEC Regular-Season Champion banners,” the school said.
Tip times and TV or streaming details were released Wednesday morning for most of USC’s games for the 2022-23 season. The Gamecocks were set to open practice for the new season on Wednesday afternoon.
Head coach Dawn Staley elected earlier in September to cancel the game against the BYU Cougars amid the controversy over alleged racist remarks made from fans at a volleyball game against Duke.
BYU and South Carolina originally had a home-and-home series worked out for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, but it was ended by Staley’s decision.
“As a head coach, my job is to do what’s best for my players and staff,” Staley said in a press release. “The incident at BYU has led me to reevaluate our home-and-home, and I don’t feel that this is the right time for us to engage in this series.”
“Dawn and I have discussed her thoughts on the situation,” athletic director Ray Tanner added in the statement. “I support Dawn and all of our coaches in their right to schedule games and opponents that are best for their teams.”
USC will play a preseason game on Oct. 31 against Benedict College before beginning its non-conference schedule. SEC play for the Gamecocks begins on Dec. 29 at home against Texas A&M.
The team’s game at UConn on Feb. 5 will air on Fox. Tip time and TV details for USC’s game at Stanford (Nov. 20) have not been announced.
USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2022-23 SCHEDULE
Oct. 31: home vs. Benedict (exhibition), 7 p.m. (SEC Network Plus)
Nov. 7: home vs. ETSU, 8:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Nov. 11: at Maryland, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Nov. 17: at Clemson, 7 p.m. (TV/stream is TBD)
Nov. 20: at Stanford, TBD (TV/stream is TBD)
Nov. 22: at Cal Poly, 8 p.m. (TV/stream is TBD)
Nov. 27: home vs. Hampton, noon (SEC Network Plus)
Nov. 29: home vs. UCLA, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)
Dec. 3: home vs. Memphis, 3 p.m. (SEC Network Plus)
Dec. 11: home vs. Liberty, 2 p.m. (SEC Network Plus)
Dec. 15: at South Dakota State, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 18: home vs. Charleston Southern, 2 p.m. (SEC Network Plus)
Dec 21: home vs. Coastal Carolina, noon (SEC Network Plus)
Dec. 29: home vs. Texas A&M, 7 p.m. (SEC Network or ESPN2)
Jan. 2: at Georgia, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)
Jan. 5: home vs. Auburn, 7 p.m. (SEC Network Plus)
Jan. 8: at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. (SEC Network or ESPN2)
Jan. 12: at Kentucky, 7 p.m. (SEC Network Plus)
Jan. 15: home vs. Missouri, 1 p.m. (SEC Network or ESPN2)
Jan. 19: at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)
Jan. 22: home vs. Arkansas, 3 p.m. (SEC Network or ESPN2)
Jan. 29: at Alabama, 1 p.m. (SEC Network or ESPN2)
Feb. 2: home vs. Kentucky, 7 p.m. (SEC Network)
Feb. 5: at UConn, noon (Fox)
Feb. 9: at Auburn, 8 p.m. (SEC Network Plus)
Feb. 12: home vs. LSU, 2 p.m. (SEC Network)
Feb. 16: home vs. Florida, 7 p.m. (SEC Network Plus)
Feb. 19: at Ole Miss, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)
Feb. 23: at Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Feb. 26: home vs. Georgia, noon (SEC Network or ESPN2)
This story was originally published September 28, 2022 at 11:07 AM.
