The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball is in a busy recruiting season, in addition to preparing for the upcoming 2026-27 season. On Friday, one of the Gamecocks' elite targets for the class of 2027, Kaylor Buse, announced she would be taking an official visit to South Carolina.
Buse, who is from West Linn, Oreg., was offered by South Carolina just last month. Now, she is starting to narrow down her offers with visits. In addition to taking a trip to Columbia, the four-star guard will be taking trips to see several other programs, including Oregon, Washington, TCU and Utah. As you can see, the Gamecocks for now appear to be the furthest school from her home state of Oregon that she is visiting:
Kaylor Buse a 5’9” guard in the 2027 class from Oregon, intends to take an official visit to South Carolina.
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The dates of her official visits haven't been set just yet. Buse averaged 15.2 points with 6.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 2.6 steals per game last season as a junior, adding 1.3 blocks per contest. She has been an all-state player for each of the last two seasons, and won the Defensive Player of the Year Award for her travel club, Northwest Select. In addition to the schools she is visiting, Buse holds offers from Gonzaga, Oregon State and Stanford.
In January, Buse made history at her West Linn high school, becoming just the third player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points.
"What sets Kaylor apart isn’t just the number," her high school wrote of her reaching the milestone. "It’s how she earned every point: with relentless effort, fearless leadership at the point guard position, and a work ethic that has defined her since the day she first stepped on the court. Her ability to control the game’s tempo, attack in transition, and elevate everyone around her has made her one of the most dynamic and reliable players in West Linn history."
South Carolina's recruiting for the class of 2027 is starting to heat up. In addition to hosting Buse this fall for a visit, Coach Staley will also host a pair of five-stars in Jezelle "GG" Banks and Jordyn Palmer. Although South Carolina's 2027 class does not have any verbal commits just yet, that could change in the coming weeks as South Carolina's visitor list fills up.
Coach Staley is looking to lead her program back to a national championship game this upcoming season. She had an impressive recruiting cycle this offseason to do just that. South Carolina added star guard Jordan Lee from Texas this offseason, in addition to five-star Oliviyah Edwards, who was previously set to go to Tennessee. She also landed French basketball star Justine Loubens.
Adding Buse would certainly be the start of a recruiting hot streak for Coach Staley in the coming months.
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