Dawn Staley's recruiting magic continues to stretch across the globe, this time with two of the most intriguing international prospects in women's basketball arriving in Columbia for official visits. The Gamecocks hosted Sitaya Fagan of Australia and Joyce Isi Etute of Luxembourg this past weekend, adding international star power to what's already shaping up to be another elite South Carolina recruiting class.
Along with hosting Sitaya Fagan this weekend, Joyce Etute (Luxembourg) is also taking her official visit with the Gamecocks. pic.twitter.com/kUtUswZz2n
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Fagan, a 6-foot-4 forward, is widely regarded as the most heavily recruited Australian player in NCAA history. She's received offers from 26 programs, more than any Australian prospect before her. And South Carolina is on her radar, alongside Southern Cal and Texas. Fagan began her U.S. visit tour earlier last week with stops at SoCal and Texas before she headed to the east coast to Columbia.
Etute, meanwhile, is a 6-foot forward from Luxembourg with Nigerian roots who moved to the United States this summer to attend IMG Academy in Florida. She's new to Dawn Staley's radar but far from under the radar on the global scale. A consistent double-double threat in international play, Etute averaged 16.3 points and 15.7 rebounds in three FIBA junior tournaments and recently suited up for Luxembourg's senior national team in the 2025 FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers.
Fagan and Etute are the seventh and eighth confirmed recruits to visit South Carolina this cycle, joinging Saniyah Hall (Southern Cal), McKenna Woliczko (Iowa), Emily McDonald, Kaeli Wynn, Somo Okafor, and Kelsi Andrews, who will announce her commitment on October 7.
With NIL, revenue-shares, and new recruiting rules allowing unlimited visits, this cycle is unlike any before. Many top prospects are expected to take their time, and their talents, on extended campus tours, but few programs roll out the red carpet quite like Dawn Staley's Gamecocks.