Will Columbia have a parade to celebrate USC’s women’s basketball championship?
First, the question on everyone’s mind: Will Columbia throw another parade to celebrate another Gamecock women’s basketball championship win?
The answer: Yes.
“Congratulations to our Gamecock Women’s Basketball team! Thanks to them, we have a parade returning to Main Street,” Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann wrote on Facebook Sunday following USC’s 87-75 victory over Iowa.
A previous version of this story reported that the city would most likely have a parade. “We have in the past under the same circumstances,” a city representative told The State.
The parade will take place Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m., the city of Columbia announced Monday afternoon.
USC defeated Iowa 87-75 in Sunday afternoon’s NCAA tournament final, sealing the team’s third national championship, all under Coach Dawn Staley.
The team also won championships in 2017 and in 2022, both of which were celebrated by downtown Columbia parades. In 2022, Hootie and the Blowfish’s Darius Rucker even promised a free concert for students after the championship win, and he delivered.
The last parade took Gamecock players and thousands of fans down Main Street and ended at the South Carolina State House.
This story has been updated with new information
This story was originally published April 7, 2024 at 5:21 PM.
