![]() ![]() Too bad the transfer portal wasn’t in its current form back then! Anyway, Gray could do everything. Both had to sit out a year prior to playing for the Garnet and Black. It pains me that South Carolina only had them for one year since they transferred from other schools and went pro with a year of eligibility remaining. Coming off the bench was a future star in Mikiah Herbert Harrigan (4.9 ppg/3.3 ppg, 39 blocked shots).Īt guards, you had Allisha Gray and Kaela Davis. If you doubled up high, it was still an easy pass down low where both were good enough to beat anyone one-on-one for an easy two-footer. If she flung the ponytail, I knew the person guarding her didn’t have a chance. I loved watching Alaina Coates when she was fired up. If you double-teamed the low post, both were good enough to hit a 15-footer or drive to the basket for a layup. One could post up high while the other sat on the low block. It’s hard to remember a tandem running the high-low offense any better. The duo combined for 129 blocked shots making the paint a no-fly zone for opponents. The Gamecocks had a pair of All-Americans in the paint with future National Player of the Year A’ja Wilson and Alaina Coates. Consider that six members of this team have played in the WNBA, including all five starters. ![]()
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