Edwards, Johnson Named All-Americans
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina women’s basketball sophomore Joyce Edwards was named to the All-America Second Team by both USA Today and ESPN, the organizations announced today. They are the second and third outlets to bestow the honor on the Gamecocks’ leading scorer. USA Today bestowed All-America Honorable Mention status on senior Raven Johnson.
The leading scorer for the SEC Champion Gamecocks, Edwards was named to the All-SEC First Team for the second time in as many seasons as she ranks fourth in the league and 22nd in the nation in scoring at 19.6 points per game, and her .587 field goal percentage is among the nation’s top 15. She leads the team with 19 20-point outings, which ranks fifth in program single-season history, and her 667 total points are the seventh-most in a season in program history. Edwards is 17th in the SEC with 6.3 rebounds per game. Against ranked teams, she averages 16.5 points and 6.6 rebounds. She was an SEC All-Tournament Team selection behind her team-high 17.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game at the event.
Johnson was named 2026 SEC Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-SEC Second Team. She is sixth in the SEC in assists per game (5.4) and fourth in the nation with a 3.41 assist-to-turnover ratio. Her stat stuffing includes a career-best 10.3 points per game on 50.6 percent field goal shooting. Those numbers rise to 11.6 points per game on 53.0 percent shooting against ranked opponents, while also handing out 5.7 assists per game. Johnson was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team over the weekend as she was second on the team in scoring at 12.7 points per game on 60.0 percent shooting, including 5-of-8 (.625) from 3-point range as the Gamecocks advanced to the title game for the seventh-straight season. She is fourth in program history in career assists (594) and owns three of the program’s top seven single-season assist-to-turnover ratios.
No. 4/4 South Carolina awaits its place in the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket, which will be announced on Sun., Mar. 15, at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
Continue to check GamecocksOnline.com and the team’s social media accounts (@GamecockWBB) for more information on the program.
2026 ESPN All-America Teams
First Team
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Azzi Fudd, UConn
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Sarah Strong, UConn
Second Team
Madison Booker, Texas
Jaloni Cambridge, Ohio State
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Olivia Miles, TCU
Olivia Olson, Michigan
2026 USA Today All-America Teams
First Team
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Madison Booker, Texas
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Sarah Strong, UConn
Second Team
Audi Crooks, Iowa State
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Azzi Fudd, UConn
Olivia Miles, TCU
Clara Strack, Kentucky
Honorable Mention
Jaloni Cambridge, Ohio State
Maggie, Doogan, Richmond
Toby Fournier, Duke
Raven Johnson, South Carolina
Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss
