Milaysia Fulwiley leaves South Carolina.
Several reports on Friday afternoon – first by Lulu Kesin of the Greenville News and later confirmation by SB Nation – indicated that the Stellar second -year student will enter the transfer portal and department De GameCocks.
Fulwiley, 5-foot-10 guard with the possibility to create highlights, an important contribution was made to the Dawn Staley team in the past two seasons, in which they won two SEC championships, two two vonts won the national title title 73-4 General. Fulwiley was the MVP of the SEC tournament as a first-year student and earned an honorable Mintion All-American Knik of the Associated Press this last season as a second year. She was also the Seco Sixth Woman of the Year this season.
However, when the GameCocks campaign closed, there was a lot of speculation online by fans and media – members – and quietly behind the scenes by people in coaching circles in the sport – about whether Fulwiley Wouold stays in the Staley team. Chatter about Fulwiley who entered the transfer portal only became louder this week when the most important scorer of the nation, Ta’niya Latson, was at South Carolina at the transfer of the state of Florida at South Carolina.
It could be claimed that Fulwiley did not improve as a second -year student, because she continues to eat from the bank for one of the deepest and most talented grilles of the nation. This season she played only 36 minutes more of her Rookie campaign and started zero matches and ended with a minutes per match average of 18.9. The Fulwiley field target percentage fell by 1.2 percentage points and its 3-point success rate non-distilled from 34.3 to 25.8 pear. Her assistant-omzetratio also deteriorated, just like her, shares and defensive rating.
People in women’s basketball wondered aloud, was Fulwiley no longer playing time, because she ‘developed and was an adult? Or did she not improve because she was not in the game to work these hermistakes and shortcomings?
“I have lost probablay recruit scientists, I will never tell a young person that you will start automatically,” Staley said to the last four. “Young people, you have to bet on yourself. If you think you’re so good, you don’t need a hand -out. You just let your work speak for yourself. If it finds you in the starting line -up -nameless facets, production is the thing that matters.”
Diana Taurasi on Milaysia Fulwiley: “How don’t she start?”
– Mitchell Northam (@primetimemitch) April 5, 2025
Staley is an eye loyal to her veterans. With three senior guards for Fulwiley in the starting line-up last season-ranging Johnson, Te-Hina Paopao and Bree Hall and with South Carolina at a championship-conversing level, an opportunity for Fulwiley to start or play more meaning, although Staley has strolled her “.
“Our statement has been part of the success of our program. I mean, (Fulwiley and Tessa Johnson) could start, both. Joyce (Edwards) can start for each program. They have chosen to come to us because you, you, learn to play – like really learn to learn. Play.” They want to be professionals. We produce pros. And I would like to tell them that someone in our team will not start Probablay at the moment for a WNBA team. I don’t think so. I love it. “
With Raven Johnson and Tessa Johnson back, Latson who comes in and perhaps more reinforcements on the road for the Gamecks, Fulwiley could have found her playing time in a similar situation next season.
But there is no doubt that Fulwiley has the talent to be a bona fide star and one of the faces of the women’s basketball. Several times this season she saved South Carolina from sick situations and encouraged her team to win.
Recently she had 23 points, five rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes of action a four-point Sweet 16 win for the GameCocks against Maryland. In the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament, Fulwiley scored to career-best 24 points in 19 minutes Coast Vanderbilt. In the semi -final of the SEC tournament, she had 19 points and five assists in a victory over Oklahoma.
Under Armor and the Curry brand became acquainted with Fulwiley’s budding skills, which means that she gave a zero deal and Fulwiley her own characteristic shoes. Curry itself has worn shirts with her parable. She also has a zero deal with Red Bull.
Fulwiley plays the game with Swagger, electricity, creativity and sometimes recklessness. Those qualities have made her a must-watch player for good and for good. An appropriate comparison can be with a gaming Rookie Quarterback – someone who is going to throw Subbonehead – under -shepping, but makes them good with incredible toys and athletics performance. She has acrobatic layouts, behind her back and no-look fits and even connected to airy alleys. She is a master in improvisation and a maker of chaos on the basketball court. Fulwiley can be both brilliant and frustration, but her potential sems unlimited.
Wherever she goes, that team will have many eyeballs on it.
Where could Fulwiley best fit for the 2025-26 season? Can she flourish in a first team All-American and can’t the WNBA prospect miss? Can she manage her new team to Final Four?
These are not predictions. We just point here. Let’s speculate …
Ole Miss
The rebels were among the five finalists to land Fulwiley from high school when her recruitment ended. She was arranged as the 13th best recruit in the 2023 class and TabreD as a five -star perspective by ESPN. Under head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, Ole Miss went to four consecutive NCAA tournaments and has appeared twice in Sweet 16. Coach I have assigned Tose talented schedules, this is the transfer portal, where she has already established a handful of high-quality tensions in this cycle. If Fulwiley wants to stay in the SEC and want to continue playing part of her late season in Greenville’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena – where she won four state championships – the rebels can be a fit.
Louisville
The cardinals of Jeff Walz were another team that was a finalist for the McDonald’s All-American in the fall of 2022. The program has a history of winning, to 14 consecutive NCAA tournaments. They have also gone to four Final Fours since 2009. Walz also has a history of preparing players for the professional raks, such as Dana Evans, Emily Engstler, Ad Durr, Angel McCoughtry and Myisha Hines-Affairs have come through the program. Walz You have produced 12 WNBA players and five first round picks. Fulwiley Wouled was immediately the top player in the selection of Louisville and would play for a crowd that the ACC has led for several years.
Clemson
Fulwiley grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, and went to WJ Keenan High School – about 10 thousand from the colonial life arena. Staying close to home was a big factor why she chose to draw with the GameCocks of high school. If she wants to stay within the state, the rival of the GameCocks can be an option. In recent years, Clemsson has not been so successful in the basketball of ladies – making the NCAA tournament since 2003 only once – but the program has Momentum and shows signs of improvement while coach Shawn Poppie is going in his second season. The Tigers saw a peak in the past year, beat Stanford in the ACC tournament and have collected all this cycle a handful of talented transfers. Fulwiley could be the catalyst and face of the next era of Clemson Women’s Basketball.
Maryland
It is a how much wave under armor and the Curry brand will have in Fulwiley’s decision, but if they want them to play for a school that UA wears, the Terps can be a solid fit. Maryland – The Alma Mater by the founder of Under Armor Kevin Plank – needs a guard to fill the shoes of Shyanne sellers and sub share to backlt with proven mcdaniel. Brenda Farese has already added a post and a wing – Gracie Merkle and Yarden Garzon – in the portal, and the hypothetics addition of Fulwiley Wouled makes Maryland at the end of four consquer. Just like Walz, Free also knows to prepare players for the WNBA – production 20 WNBA players and 13 first round picks.
Notre Dame
Hannah Hidalgo is back for Fighting Irish, but Niele Ivey has to do work in the portal and recruitment to rebuild a warring selection around the Action Player of the Year. Adding Fulwiley would give Notre Dame the best and most entertaining half of the country in the country, one became an absolute threat to opponents in transition and on both ends of the floor. Oh, and the Irish also carry under armor.
