Dawn Staley reacts to 5-foot-7 South Carolina basketball signee Milaysia Fulwiley's dunk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Freshman Ashlyn Watkins became the first player to dunk in South Carolina women's basketball history earlier this season when she threw one down against Clemson. Next season, the Gamecocks could add another above-rim player in Columbia native Milaysia Fulwiley.
Fulwiley, the No. 13 prospect and No. 3 point guard in the Class of 2023, committed to South Carolina in November and is chasing a fourth consecutive high school state championship with W.J. Keenan. In a game against Eau Claire on Tuesday, the 5-foot-7 Fulwiley showed off her vertical with a flashy dunk, bouncing the ball up to herself and tapping it over the rim.
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5-star South Carolina commit Milaysia Fulwiley really did this in a game 🤯
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"Milaysia doing that, we might have to study some alley-oop plays and put them in the repertoire," South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. "She's a generational talent. There aren't very many females or males that's able to do what she does. She just has a really good knack for the game. It comes to her quite naturally, and we're so happy that she's a Gamecock, and she can give us some of those exciting moments."
Fulwiley surpassed 2,000 career points as a junior at Keenan. During the 2021-22 season, she averaged 29.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.6 steals per game for the Raiders.
Fulwiley is one of three other 2023 South Carolina signees ranked in the top 50 prospects nationally. She is the team's highest-ranked commitment for 2023, followed closely by No. 17 Chloe Kitts, who enrolled early in December and has already appeared in five games for the Gamecocks. Guard Tessa Johnson, the No. 25 prospect, and wing Sahnya Jah, the No. 40 prospect, round out the class.
The No. 1 Gamecocks (16-0, 4-0 SEC) are on a nation-leading 21-game winning streak after beating Mississippi State on the road Sunday. The reigning national champions travel again this week to Lexington to face Kentucky (8-8, 0-4) on Thursday (7 p.m., SEC Network) after losing to the Wildcats in the 2022 SEC championship game.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Dawn Staley reacts to South Carolina signee Milaysia Fulwiley's dunk
