Oh, baby. Dawn Staley’s gone and done it again. She’s built another dogged, dynamic, determined South Carolina women’s basketball team.

Halfway through SEC play, South Carolina women's basketball is undefeated. Here's what February looks like for Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks.

Staley and the Gamecocks currently have one Class of 2025 signee (five-star Texas guard Ayla McDowell) and zero 2026 commits. That’s not uncommon at this point in the recruiting process, though. The 2026 early signing period isn’t until November.

Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell was back on the court a week after giving birth, and South Carolina's Dawn Staley said "other women should honor them."

South Carolina suffered a major blow at the beginning of January when Ashlyn Watkins suffered a torn ACL against Mississippi State. The injury ended her 2024-25 season after 14 games. Watkins averaged 7.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game before the injury and was a key frontcourt reserve for the team.

Tennessee women’s basketball coach Kim Caldwell returned to coaching for the Volunteers’ game against South Carolina Monday night, one week after she gave birth to her first child. Caldwell was greeted by a standing ovation from 12,

The Volunteers, the nation’s No. 1 scoring offense, learned the hard way just how dominant South Carolina’s defense has been. Tennessee was held to new season lows in shooting percentage (30.7%), 3-point percentage (11.5%) and field goals made (23) in the game.

Illinois women’s basketball beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Joe Vozzelli breaks down the poll released Monday — and shares his ballot:

Here's how South Carolina women's basketball was able to beat five consecutive ranked teams and get to 8-0 in the SEC.

Women have the strength of ten men, no doubt about it,” South Carolina’s four-time national coach of the year Dawn Staley said of her counterpart’s remarkable feat Monday

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell returned to the sideline a week after giving birth to a son and was greeted with a standing ovation from a crowd of 12,033 on Monday night. Caldwell missed only one game for the Lady Vols after having her first child — Thursday night's 80-76 loss at then-No. 7 Texas.

Injuries unfortunately have been a common theme during A&M women's basketball coach Joni Taylor's three seasons.