Edwards, Johnson Tabbed All-Americans by USBWA
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina sophomore Joyce Edwards and senior Raven Johnson added another round of All-America recognition to their resumes with the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) announcing its teams today. Edwards earned a spot on the second team, while Johnson was an honorable mention.
Edwards, who has a consensus second-team All-America pick this season, is also a finalist for the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award. She began her awards season being named to the All-SEC First Team for the second time in as many seasons. She ranks fourth in the SEC 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 earned All-America honorable mention status from USA Today earlier this month after being 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 opens play in the NCAA Tournament on Sat., March 21, at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks will play the winner of the First Four game between Southern and Samford in a 1 p.m. tipoff on ABC.
Continue to check GamecocksOnline.com and the team’s social media accounts (@GamecockWBB) for more information on the program.
2026 USBWA 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
Audi Crooks, Iowa State
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Olivia Miles, TCU
Third Team
Raegan Beers, Oklahoma
Toby Fournier, Duke
Rori Harmon, Texas
Flau’Jae Johnson, LSU
Olivia Olson, Michigan
Kiki Rice, UCLA
Honorable Mention
Shay Ciezki, Indiana
Jazzy Davidson, Southern Cal
Maggie Doogan, Richmond
Ava Heiden, Iowa
Raven Johnson, South Carolina
Liv McGill, Florida
Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss
Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State
Clara Strack, Kentucky
