Bree Hall

Awards

At South Carolina
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
4x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
SEC Basketball Leadership Council Vice Chair (2023-24)
SEC Community Service Team

High School
McDonald’s All-America (2021)
Naismith All-America Honorable Mention (2021)
Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Miss Basketball (2021)

In the South Carolina Record Book

Career
6th – 3-Point field goal percentage in a career (.369 (131-356), 2022-25)
3rd – Games played in a career (147, 2022-25)

Season
1st – Games started in a season (39 in 2024-25)
1st – Games played in a season (39 in 2024-25)

Most games started by a senior (39 in 2024-25)
Most games played by a senior (39 in 2024-25)

Bio Information

Career Summary

• Part of teams the helped Gamecocks become just third program in history of AP Poll to hold No. 1 spot every week in back-to-back seasons … in 2023-24, team became just fifth program in NCAA history to go undefeated and win a National Championship with a program-record 38 wins and ran SEC win streak to league-record 57 games, which is sixth-best conference win streak in NCAA history
• Among the first group of Gamecocks to win two National Championships (2022, 2024) and helped team reach the Final Four in her two other seasons
• Has helped Gamecocks to four SEC regular-season titles and three SEC Tournament crowns
• Finished career with most games played (147) of any four-year player in program history, ranking third overall
• Was the eighth pick in the second round of the 2025 WNBA Draft, selected by the Indiana Fever

Senior Year (2024-25)

• Helped guide the Gamecocks back to the NCAA national championship game and their ninth SEC Regular-Season and SEC Tournament titles in program history … starting every game of the season
• Averaged 6.7 points per NCAA Tournament game on 53.6 percent shooting, including 57.1 percent (8-of-14) from 3-point range
• Turned in another tough defensive performance in the NCAA semifinal against No. 5/5 Texas (Apr. 4) while also scoring in double figures with 11 points, including nine during a 16-5 run that ended the second quarter and started the third to turn a three-point deficit into an eight-point lead
• Led the team in scoring for the first time this season in the NCAA Second Round against Indiana (Mar.23), finishing with an NCAA Tournament career-high 11 points, including three clutch 3s
• Shut down SEC Player of the Year Madison Booker in SEC Tournament title game against #1/1 Texas (Mar. 9), yielding just two points in the first half as the Gamecocks built a 19-point lead
• Brilliant defensively at Ole Miss (Feb. 27) with great anticipation disrupting the Rebels’ offensive rhythm … added back-to-back transition layups as part of 10-2 run that opened the fourth and put the game out of reach
• Hit two 3s in the first half against Arkansas (Feb. 20) en route to a season-high 14 points
• Drove the Gamecocks’ third-quarter comeback at #4/6 Texas (Feb. 9), hitting a pair of 3s to end a Longhorn run early in the period and grabbing three rebounds to help tie the game heading into the final quarter
• Was perfect behind the arc in the fourth quarter against Auburn (Feb. 2), knocking down both attempts to add six of her SEC season-high of 10 points
• Solid defensively at #19/19 Alabama (Jan. 16), especially in the fourth quarter while also aggressive offensively to earn four trips to the free throw line, hitting all four, to stem the Tide’s late rally
• Defensive machine against #5/6 Texas (Jan. 12), holding the Longhorns’ leading scorer to just 3-for-19 from the field
• Buried an early 3 against #8/9 Duke (Dec. 5) to start a 10-0 run that help put the Blue Devils away early
• Hit a baseline jumper late against Michigan (Nov. 4) to end a 5-0 Wolverine surge and help preserve the win

Junior Year (2023-24)

• Helped Gamecocks to undefeated National Championship season that included SEC Regular-Season and Tournament titles as well en route to a program-record 38 wins … starting all 37 of her games played
• Led the team in scoring four times as part of her 16 double-figure scoring games
• Finished in double-figures against #12/15 Oregon State (Mar. 31), knocking down half of her 10 points in the opening period and adding a free throw late in the fourth to seal the victory
• Posted a career-high three blocks against Tennessee (Mar. 3) and broke the game’s last tie late in the second quarter on a 3-pointer as part of her 13 points
• Hit a big 3 at Tennessee (Feb. 15) to cap a 7-1 run in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter to give the Gamecocks a lead they would not relinquish
• Shook off 1-of-4 first-half shooting at #9/9 LSU (Jan. 25) to go 3-of-6 in the second half, including a pair of go-ahead threes in the final three minutes to deliver the win … also blocked a Tiger layup to keep a 6-0 run going that put the Gamecocks in front for the first time since the opening minute
• Scored timely buckets as part of career-high 21 points at Missouri (Jan. 11), which included perfect shooting in the first half … started an 8-0 run with a three after the Tigers closed within six points late in the third quarter, the last of her perfect 4-of-4 3-point shooting
• Thrived in return to her home state, tying her career highs for points (18) and made 3s (4) at Bowling Green (Dec. 19), hitting a pair of 3s in the opening 90 seconds to set the tone for a hot-shooting night
• Completed a traditional three-point play with 2:34 to play against #11/7 Utah (Dec. 10) to turn a two-point game into a five-point lead and capped the nine-point win with a defensive rebound and transition layup in the final 20 seconds
• Hit the first of her three 3s at Duke (Dec. 3) during a 6-0 run that broke open a tie and closed the first half and capped the fourth-quarter domination with another one 3-pointer
• Delivered clutch plays throughout the game at #24/24 North Carolina (Nov. 30), erasing a game-tying layup with a huge block with under four minutes to play, holding top scorer Deja Kelly without a field goal in the fourth quarter and draining her third 3 of the game with 2:08 to play and the Gamecocks leading by five

Sophomore Year (2022-23)

• Helped team to program-record 36 wins, including perfect 16-0 slate in SEC action, seven wins over ranked opponents, an SEC Tournament title and a spot in the NCAA Final Four for the third-straight season
• Part of team that set program records for points scored, rebounds and rebounding margin in addition to an NCAA record for blocked shots per game
• Played in 35 games, hitting double figures in scoring four times … played in 15 SEC games and all eight postseason outings
• Added 10 points against #14/15 UCLA (Mar. 25), knocking down two 3s in the second half for team-high scoring honors for the third time of the season
• Sealed a 16-4 run against Tennessee in the SEC title game (Mar. 5) with a 3 less than a minute after entering the game
• Hit a 3 to contribute to a 13-3 run against Arkansas (Mar. 3) to give the Gamecocks’ a 15-point lead in addition to a career-high tying two blocks
• Had a career day at Alabama (Jan. 29), scoring a team-high 18 points off the bench, with 13 coming in the second half including two threes in the final quarter
• Hit a 3 in the final seconds of the first quarter at Georgia (Jan. 2) to bring the Gamecocks within two
• Broke a three-minute scoring drought for South Carolina against Memphis (Dec. 3) in the fourth quarter, tallying seven of the team’s 19 points in the period, including the lone 3-pointer of the game
• Had a big showing against Hampton (Nov. 27), leading the team with a career-high 14 points off the bench and landing in double-digits for the third time in her career
• Huge game at #2/2 Stanford (Nov. 20) with the second double-digit scoring game of her career, highlighted by a pair of 3s in overtime that started and ended the 12-4 run that decided the game
• Showed athleticism with aggressive offense at Clemson (Nov. 17) scoring seven of her eight points in the fourth quarter

Freshman Year (2021-22)

• Part of first team in program history to be ranked No 1 in both the AP and the USA Today Coaches’ Polls every week of the season and program’s second National Championship
• Team posted program-record 14 wins over ranked opponents and claimed the SEC Regular-Season title
• Missed just one game (Jan. 16) due to health and safety protocols
• Scored eight points in NCAA first-round win over Howard (Mar. 18), hitting a pair of 3s in the third quarter
• Enjoyed her SEC Tournament debut with and efficient six points and four rebounds in just 15 minutes of action against Arkansas (Mar. 4)
• Scored a season-high 10 points with two rebounds and an assist in 16 minutes vs. Vanderbilt (Jan. 24); eight of her 10 points came in the fourth quarter
• Key part of the defensive effort that limited Kentucky’s preseason first-team All-American Rhyne Howard to a season-low nine points on 2-of-14 shooting from the field (Jan. 9)
• Scored first career points on a 3-pointer to cap the first half against South Dakota (Nov. 12) to help turn back a 9-5 run by the Coyotes
• Made her college debut at #5/4 NC State (Nov. 9) to play four minutes

High School

• Ranked the No. 5 guard and No. 14 overall player in the Class of 2021
• Finished as Wayne High School’s all-time leading scorer and led the program to its first state quarterfinal appearance in 2021
• Named Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Miss Basketball and Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association (OPSWA) First-Team All-State in 2021 after pouring in 25.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game as a senior
• Two-time Greater Western Ohio Conference first-team selection (2020, 2021) and the league’s 2021 Player of the Year
• Earned a spot on the OPSWA All-State Second Team as a junior (2019-20) behind 21.4 points per game

Personal

• Daughter of Lashauna and Bryan Hall … has a younger sister, Brooklyn
• Has two cousins playing college men’s basketball – Tre Williams (Duquesne junior) and Nate Johnson (Akron sophomore)
• Majoring in sport and entertainment management