South Carolina’s Roster Doesn’t Have a Single Player Under 6 Feet — And That’s a Problem for Everyone Else
South Carolina’s official height listings dropped this week, and the numbers confirm what opposing coaches have probably feared all offseason: the Gamecocks may be fielding the tallest roster in women’s college basketball this season. According to heights posted for the team and shared by @EJayArrow, not a single player on South Carolina’s roster stands under 6 feet tall.
The list starts at the top with 6-foot-7 Alicia Tournebize and 6-foot-5 Adhel Tac, giving the Gamecocks two players who tower over most frontcourts in the country before even getting to the rest of the roster. From there, the size barely lets up — 6-foot-3 Kelsi Andrews, Joyce Edwards, Ashlyn Watkins, and Oliviyah Edwards form a wall of players all at the same height, followed by 6-foot-2 forwards Chloe Kitts, Justine Loubens, and Kaeli Wynn.
Even South Carolina’s guards defy typical size expectations. Ayla McDowell and Agot Makeer both check in at 6-foot-1, while Jerzy Robinson, Jordan Lee, and Tessa Johnson round out the roster at an even 6 feet — meaning the shortest listed player on the entire team still stands at the height of an average WNBA guard.
The full picture is staggering when laid out together: zero players under 6 feet, a group anchored by multiple 6-foot-3-plus forwards, and size at literally every position, including the backcourt. For a sport where a single dominant post presence can shift a matchup, South Carolina is bringing an entire roster of players who can potentially cause matchup nightmares.
It’s a look that raises an obvious question for the rest of the SEC and any team unfortunate enough to draw the Gamecocks in March: how do you guard a team with no size weaknesses to exploit? Dawn Staley’s group already entered the season as one of the sport’s marquee programs, and a roster with this level of length and size only adds another dimension teams will have to prepare for.
With no true “small” player on the roster at all, South Carolina looks built to overwhelm opponents on the glass, in transition, and defensively at every level of the floor — and if the size translates to on-court dominance the way it looks on paper, the rest of women’s college basketball has a real problem heading into this season.
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