Oliviyah Edwards, who can dunk, commits to South Carolina, Dawn Staley

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COLUMBIA — Oliviyah Edwards, the No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2026 has committed to South Carolina women's basketball, she announced via social media April 23.

The five-star 6-foot-3 forward who can dunk had coach Dawn Staley's program has one of her final choices during her original recruitment period but Edwards canceled her initial visit in the fall, committing to Tennessee on Sept. 13.

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She was released from signing with the Lady Vols on April 7, then visited South Carolina on April 14. She picked the Gamecocks over Texas and Louisville, two schools she also just visited.

Edwards was Tennessee's highest-ranked signee in seven years but was part of the massive offseason changes for coach Kim Caldwell. All eight of her returners entered the transfer portal.

She posted a video from her visit with the caption, "sometimes it takes twice to get it right."

Oliviyah Edwards picks South Carolina

Edwards is from Tacoma, Washington, and plays high school basketball for Elite Sports Academy.

She is the fourth piece of Staley's 2026 class. She will be joining two other forwards in Kaeli Wynn and Kelsi Andrews, plus guard Jerzy Robinson.

At the time of their commitment, Robinson was the No. 5 recruit in ESPN's rankings but has since dropped to No. 6. Wynn was No. 17 and is now No. 19, and Andrews went from No. 18 to No. 30.

Edwards was the No. 2 player in the class when Staley originally recruited her but has since dropped just one spot to No. 3.

With Edwards and Robinson alone, Staley has two of the top six recruits.

In May 2025, Edwards signed with Adidas which perfectly lined up originally with her going to Tennessee since the brand is becoming the school's official uniform supplier this summer. South Carolina is switching from Under Armor to Nike.

Edwards will still be able to be a Adidas athlete, but won't be able to wear any of the brand's clothing or shoes during games.

Jordan Lee transferring from Texas to South Carolina

Edwards is the second roster addition this month for Staley. Jordan Lee, a 6-foot guard who averaged 13.2 points, 2.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game for Texas transferred to the Gamecocks.

She visited South Carolina on the same day as Edwards.

South Carolina women's basketball roster for 2026-27

  • Tessa Johnson - senior guard
  • Chloe Kitts - senior forward
  • Ashlyn Watkins - senior forward
  • Maddy McDaniel - junior point guard
  • Joyce Edwards - junior forward
  • Adhel Tac - junior forward
  • Jordan Lee - junior guard
  • Agot Makeer - sophomore guard
  • Ayla McDowell - sophomore guard
  • Alicia Tournebize - sophomore post
  • Jerzy Robinson - freshman guard
  • Kelsi Andrews - freshman forward
  • Kaeli Wynn - freshman forward
  • Oliviyah Edwards - freshman forward

Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at [email protected]. Follow her on X@Lulukesin and Bluesky‪@bylulukesin.bsky.social‬

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