South Carolina women's basketball, Dawn Staley get 2024 commitment from center Adhel Tac
COLUMBIA — South Carolina women's basketball received its second 2024 commitment, landing four-star center Adhel Tac, the No. 33 prospect in the country.
The 6-foot-5 Tac chose the Gamecocks among a top four that included Georgia, Louisville and North Carolina. She is the first top-100 prospect that coach Dawn Staley has signed out of Texas since No. 2 prospect Kelsey Bone in the class of 2009.
Tac missed most of her junior season at South Grand Prairie High School after an undisclosed season-ending injury but averaged 14.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game as a sophomore in 2021-22. She will be the tallest player on South Carolina's roster in 2024-25 if 6-7 senior Kamilla Cardoso presumably enters 2024 WNBA Draft.
Tac joins five-star Madisen McDaniel in the Gamecocks' 2024 class. McDaniel is the No. 11 prospect in the country and the No. 3 point guard in ESPN's HoopGurlz rankings. She is the program's highest-rated commitment since signing No. 2 prospect Raven Johnson — also the No. 1 point guard — in the Class of 2021.
South Carolina is still in the mix for several other top players in 2024, headlined by No. 2 prospect Joyce Edwards who is scheduled to take her official visit this weekend. The Camden native is the highest-rated recruit out of South Carolina since A'ja Wilson was No. 1 in 2014, and Staley has signed all five of the state's top-35 prospects since 2014. The Gamecocks also hosted No. 6 prospect Kennedy Smith, a 6-1 wing from California, on an official visit during homecoming weekend.
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The 2023 recruiting class includes No. 13 prospect MiLaysia Fulwiley, No. 25 prospect Tessa Johnson, and No. 40 prospect Sahnya Jah. Chloe Kitts, who enrolled a semester early and appeared in 18 games last season, was the No. 17 prospect.
In 2022-23, the Gamecocks completed the first undefeated regular season in program history and swept the SEC regular-season and tournament championships. They reached their third consecutive Final Four before suffering their lone loss of the season to 2-seed Iowa and Caitlin Clark in the semifinals. South Carolina graduated seven seniors, including its entire starting lineup.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Adhel Tac commits to South Carolina women's basketball, Dawn Staley
