South Carolina WBB freshman facing indefinite absence from team
South Carolina freshman Sahnya Jah will be “out indefinitely due to conduct detrimental to the team,” USC announced Thursday.
Jah was not dressed out or present on the bench for No. 1 South Carolina’s 83-45 win over Missouri Thursday night. When asked after the game, coach Dawn Staley declined to provide any details about Jah’s transgression.
“It’ll be day by day,” Staley said of Jah’s long-term availability. “She’ll work towards getting a little bit closer to coming back, but it’ll be day to day.”
Jah averages just nine minutes per game coming off the bench for the Gamecocks women’s basketball team. But USC is also without starting center Kamilla Cardoso this week as she competes with Brazil Basketball in an Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Cardoso leads South Carolina in points (13.8) and rebounds (9.8) per game.
With Jah now out indefinitely, the Gamecocks (21-0) are down to nine available players this week as they prepare to take on Missouri at 7 p.m. Thursday (SEC Network) and No. 11 UConn on Sunday afternoon (ESPN).
This story was originally published February 8, 2024 at 6:33 PM.
