"Hope this ain't true": Fans react to viral tweet speculating reason behind MiLaysia Fulwiley's transfer

South Carolina lost MiLaysia Fulwiley to the transfer portal around the time it got Ta'Niya Latson, the best scorer in the 2024-25 season. Fulwiley's move came as a surprise, since she was part of the Gamecocks team that won the 2023-24 national championship and a national title finalist in the 2024-25 season.

However, one fan has speculated the reason behind the dynamic guard's transfer.

According to a viral tweet from @SkimMilkey, a fan account on X (formerly Twitter), Fulwiley didn't want to leave the Gamecocks but was forced by her mother to pursue a bigger monetary benefit through the portal.

The viral tweet further states that the guard wanted to return to Dawn Staley's program but the coach had denied her plea.

"Here is the story I got - She did not want to leave South Carolina but her mom wanted her to chase the bag. Fulwiley wanted to stay, mom wanted to get money.

"Agent got fired and now her new agent is Chen's old agent. Once she left, Dawn just wasn't going to allow her back. That's why the news of her leaving and her announcement were so far apart," the post read.

The tweet created some chatter among fans. Here's a look at what some fans said.

"Hope this ain't true fr," one fan added.

"I don't believe this", said another fan

While some fans loved MiLaysia moving away from South Carolina

"And I love it", said one fan

"It's all good, come be a [Tiger], said another fan

"D*mn, so it's the parents behind some of these transfers", added another fan

Lay good, is really good at times, but she was the one player that was giving Dawn grey hairs with her play. Shot selection and turnovers", said one fan.

Fulwiley was the Gamecocks' second highest scorer last season, averaging 11.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals on 42.6% shooting. However, not only were her stats similar to her freshman year but she was more of a bench player in her sophomore year.

South Carolina has bolstered its roster following MiLaysia Fulwiley's exit

Fulwiley has exercised the "do not contact" on her transfer portal stint, meaning that she is not encouraging teams to contact her anymore. This indicates that the guard is already in talks with a desired program, or has made a decision on her next destination. However, there have been no reports about the South Carolina transfer visiting any programs, as of this writing.

Meanwhile Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks have added Florida State transfer Ta'Niya Latson to the squad, as confirmed by the team's official page. Latson, a 5'8 guard, provides the Gamecocks a dynamic scoring option filling the gaps left behind by WNBA-bound Te-Hina PaoPao, Bree Hall and bar a return, MiLaysia Fulwiley.

Latson put up 25.2 PPG, 4.6 APG and 4.6 RPG for the Seminoles last season showing off her all-rounder playing style.

South Carolina also added Mississippi State standout Madina Okot to the team, as reported by On3. The 6'5 center will look to step in the shoes of former 2x-national champ Kamilla Cardoso as a pillar on inside defense.

The Gamecocks lacked in this particular area, as highlighted by fellow center Sarah Strong's 24 points and 15 rebounds in the national championship game. Strong had a similar outing against South Carolina in their regular season matchup where she put up 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Okot averaged 11.3 points and 9.6 assists for Hail State in the 2024-25 season, and helped the team to a 86.9 defensive rating which ranked them 95th out 362 in the country, per sports-reference.