Two South Carolina WBB signees named McDonald’s All-Americans
Two South Carolina women’s basketball signees were named 2024 McDonald’s All-Americans, announced Tuesday on the “NBA Today” TV show: Forward Joyce Edwards and point guard Maddy McDaniel.
USC is one of seven programs to have multiple 2024 signees selected for the game (South Carolina joins UCLA, Michigan, Texas, UConn and Florida with two and Southern California with three). Edwards and McDaniel will suit up for the 12-person East team and face off against the 12-person West team on April 2 at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Edwards, the 6-foot-2 forward out of Camden High School and No. 2 recruit in the class of 2024, is the reigning S.C. Gatorade Player of the Year, USA Today High School Sports National Girls Athlete of the Year and 2022-23 MaxPreps National Female Athlete of the Year. As a junior, Edwards averaged 28.5 points and 13.6 rebounds per game and eclipsed 3,000 career points. This year she’s averaging 30.3 points, 13.1 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and 3.4 steals per game.
McDaniel, a 5-foot-8 point guard out of Bishop McNamara High School in Maryland and the No. 12 recruit in the class of 2024, was named 2022-23 MaxPreps Maryland Player of the Year.
Edwards and McDaniel are the 19th and 20th incoming freshmen Gamecocks to earn a McDonald’s All-American distinction. There are eight former McDonald’s All-Americans on South Carolina’s 2023-24 roster: Te-Hina Paopao, Ashlyn Watkins, Tessa Johnson, Kamilla Cardoso, MiLaysia Fulwiley, Sania Feagin, Bree Hall and Raven Johnson.
South Carolina women’s basketball’s next game
Who: No. 1 South Carolina (17-0, 5-0 SEC) vs. No. 9 LSU (18-2, 5-1)
When: Thursday, 8 p.m.
Where: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
TV/Stream: ESPN/ESPN.com
This story was originally published January 23, 2024 at 3:50 PM.
