The South Carolina Gamecocks have won a lot in recent years. They’re the defending national champions and have ruled the SEC, finishing either first or second for the better part of a decade. They have also made the Final Four for five straight years.
Despite that, head coach Dawn Staley believes they have not got the respect they deserve, with their players often overlooked in favor of marquee names like JuJu Watkins, Flau'jae Johnson, Lauren Betts, and Paige Bueckers.
Senior Bree Hall has been at the forefront of all the negative buzz the team gets online. While she took the high road with her tweet, her family stepped in with strongly worded statements to her critics.
"When I check the profiles of folks who have negative things to say about my baby @breezyhalll this beautiful beacon of light… You should be ashamed. Find something to do!!! You could never," her mom LaShauna posted on X.
Bree's father Bryan asked her doubters to stay silent.
"To those who have things to say about my beautiful daughter you might want to stfu," he tweeted. "Until you can say you’ve won 4 straight SEC regular season titles. Won 3 SEC Championships. Been to 4 straight Final Fours and won 2x’s. You might want to 🤫
Even coach Staley chimed in with a response.
South Carolina draws Texas in the Final Four
With the Texas Longhorns taking care of the TCU Horned Frogs in their Elite Eight matchup, we now know who the Gamecocks will face in the Final Four.
This will be their fourth matchup of the season, with South Carolina leading the series 2-1. Both teams won a game on their respective home courts in the regular season, but South Carolina won the SEC championship game 64-45. Chole Kitts led all scorers with 15 points and held Madison Booker to just 10 points.
The Final Four matchup between the Gamecocks and Texas Longhorns will be played on April 4 at 7 PM ET at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
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