No. 1 South Carolina, Texas, Vanderbilt Lead Loaded SEC Women’s Basketball Field

No. 1 South Carolina still has the talent to win it all, but Dawn Staley says the focus this year is on mental toughness after back-to-back blowout losses in the national title game.
Big-returning core (Joyce Edwards, Tessa Johnson) plus impact additions — transfer Jordan Lee, Chloe Kitts back from an ACL, and 6'7" Alice Tournebize — give the Gamecocks plenty to talk about on paper.
SEC intrigue: defending champ Texas (Madison Booker) remains a threat, Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes is the preseason player of the year, and LSU adds a fascinating 17‑year‑old Russian big, Anna Minaeva.