Wilka Montout

2012-13 Gamecock Spotlight Video

Career Highlights

Two-Time SEC Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014) Senior Year (2013-14)
Played in 30 games, drawing first career start on Senior Day against Georgia … saw action in two NCAA Tournament contests and both SEC Tournament games … tied career high with two blocks against Georgia (Feb. 27) … grabbed offensive rebound and hit baseline jumper to keep Gamecocks in front late in first half at Vanderbilt (Jan. 26) despite three starters on bench with foul trouble … posted her career SEC high with six points in just nine minutes against Alabama (Jan. 19) … saw a season-high 23 minutes against NC Central (Dec. 2) … snagged a career-high eight rebounds against College of Charleston (Nov. 14) … opened season with seven points on 2-of-4 shooting, including a 3, and blocked two shots against Charleston Southern (Nov. 8) … named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

Junior Year (2012-13)
Played in all but four games … scored in double figures two times … hit back-to-back baseline jumpers at Missouri (Feb. 28) to help loosen up the zone in the second half … buried a 3-pointer to cap a 25-5 first-half surge against Vanderbilt (Jan. 10) and handed out a pair of assists … swatted away a pair of shots against Furman (Dec. 9) while contributing 10 points to the offensive effort … grabbed five of her six rebounds against Savannah State (Nov. 15) on the offensive end, helping her to nine points … scored eight of her 10 points at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 12) during an 11-5 second-half run that put the game out of reach … named to the SEC Winter Honor Roll.

Prior to South Carolina
Played two seasons for Jim Rowland’s Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Lady Norse … earned Third-Team All-America honors from NJCAA behind team-best 18.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game … helped team to Region II Tournament title and spot in the NJCAA National Tournament … named Region II MVP for both the regular season and the tournament… graduated from LycÃÆ’©e HonorÃÆ’© d’Estienne d’Orves in Nice, France, before pursuing her college basketball career in the United States.