Sania Feagin

Awards

At South Carolina
SEC Community Service Team (2023)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022)

High School
Naismith All-America First Team (2020)
WBCA All-America (2020)
McDonald’s All-America (2020)
Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year (2020)

International (USA Basketball)
2024 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup, gold medal
2024 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup, MVP
2021 FIBA U19 World Cup, gold medal
2019 U16 National Team finalist

In the South Carolina Record Book

Season
1st – Games played in a season (38 in 2023-24)

Bio Information

Career Summary

• Part of first team to be ranked No 1 in both the AP and the USA Today Coaches’ Polls every week of the season (2021-22) … in 2022-23, group went on to 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 47 games, which is 10th-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 other season
• Has helped Gamecocks to three SEC regular-season titles and two SEC Tournament crowns
• Career averages of 4.6 points and 2.6 rebounds on 57.1 percent shooting with one double-double and 16 double-digit scoring games

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 … drawing three starts in her 38 games played
• Turned in 10 double-figure scoring games, playing a career-high 15.2 minutes per game
• Scored four of her six total points in the pivotal second quarter of the National Championship against #2/2 Iowa (Apr. 7), including an inside move that launched a 9-2 run that closed the half and put the Gamecocks up by three at halftime
• Grabbed her first career double-double against Presbyterian (Mar. 22) in NCAA Tournament opening round with 12 points on 50.0 percent shooting and 10 rebounds
• Added a bucket to an 8-0 run to open the third quarter of the SEC Tournament title game against #8/5 LSU (Mar. 10) and contributed two free throws in final 35 seconds … defensively posted two blocks and a team-high two steals
• Earned first career start at Arkansas (Feb. 29) scoring the first bucket of the game and grabbing a new career-high nine rebounds, including four in the pivotal second quarter
• Posted a career-high 16 points and five blocks at Kentucky (Feb. 25), putting up 10 of her points in the fourth period during a 21-6 run by the Gamecocks
• Got momentum going midway through the second quarter at #9/9 LSU (Jan. 25) with an inside move and a putback, which launched a 13-7 run that closed the half and brought the Gamecocks within five
• Had a breakout game at Texas A&M (Jan. 21), tying her career-high 15 points, including the last six points of the first quarter to help build a 17-point lead
• Was outstanding on both ends of the court at Missouri (Jan. 11), handing out a career-high four assists to go with 10 points, which included four in the crucial second quarter to help establish a 13-point halftime lead
• Scored six points of her 12 points against #10/10 Notre Dame (Nov. 6) in the Gamecocks’ first-quarter rally, capping the surge with a transition layup

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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
• Saw action in 27 games this season, including 11 SEC contests, two SEC Tournament games and four NCAA Tournament outings, and scored in double figures five times
• Returned from injury against Arkansas (Jan. 22) with an emphatic block within 20 seconds after coming off the bench and putting down a buzzer-beating layup at the end of the third period
• Tallied 11 points against Texas A&M (Dec. 29) scoring in every quarter, including a layup at the buzzer to help the Gamecocks end the first quarter on a 17-2 run
• Finished strong against Coastal Carolina (Dec. 21), tallying 11 of the team’s 23 points in the final quarter for her fourth double-figure scoring game of the season, and tying her career high with three blocks
• Tallied four consecutive points in the first quarter against Memphis (Dec. 3), and the final six points of the game going 4-of-4 at the free throw line with a layup in between to end the game … finished with a new career high of 11 points
• Netted four-straight points in the second quarter at #2/2 Stanford (Nov. 20) to open 11-2 run that made it a one-point game with two minutes left before halftime

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
• Had a career day in NCAA first-round win over Howard (Mar. 18), tying for team lead with a season-high 10 points and a season-high seven rebounds in just 14 minutes of action
• Played a season-high 11 minutes against Auburn (Feb. 17), finishing with season highs of six rebounds and two blocks
• Enjoyed perhaps her best quarter of the season, scoring five points with two steals and a rebound in almost eight minutes of action in the second quarter at #17/14 Georgia (Feb. 13)
• Led the bench’s rebounding effort at #13/16 LSU (Jan. 6), pulling down four in the first half to help keep the game close
• Made her SEC debut vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 2), getting a steal in three minutes of action
• Led the team to its most dominant quarter vs. Elon (Nov. 26) with production on both ends of the court in the fourth; made all four field goal attempts for nine points along with four rebounds (two offensive), two assists and a steal
• Had another perfect shooting night off the bench vs. Clemson (Nov. 17), hitting all three of her field goal attempts
• Connected on both field goal attempts in the fourth quarter vs. South Dakota (Nov. 12) to score her first collegiate points

High School

• Ranked the No. 1 forward and No. 4 overall player in the Class of 2021
• Consensus first-team All-American after a senior year (2020-21) that included 18.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.2 blocks per game
• Was a four-time All-State selection by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, including first-team honors as a junior (2019-20) and senior (2020-21)
• Earned Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year recognition as a junior (2019-20)
• Helped Forest Park to 6A state championship in 2020 and a 5A runner-up finish in 2021
• Amassed over 1,800 points and 1,300 rebounds in her career

Personal

• Daughter of Sherri and Charles Feagin … has two older sisters, Temeka Adderton and Kiera Wills, an older brother, Jacari Davison, and a younger brother, Jacob Feagin
• Both parents played basketball NCAA Div. I basketball – Sherri at Washington, Charles at Morgan State
• Majoring in services management