Good morning. Oh, what a night! Coach Paris is now 2-0 in the Garnet & Black against Kentucky as South Carolina men’s basketball took down the No. 6 Wildcats in front of a raucous crowd last night. You know you want to watch this one more time.

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

🏀 Fresh impact
🇺🇸 Red, white, and blue
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

What does Coach Kingston expect 2024 will look like for Gamecock baseball? Let the man in charge himself fill you in on his plans and expectations for South Carolina when the squad takes the diamond next month. It’s all in the latest episode of Gamecock Talk featuring Coach Kingston, now streaming on Apple and Spotify!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Down Go The Wildcats. South Carolina men’s basketball knocked off No. 6 Kentucky in dominant fashion at Colonial Life Arena last night. Ta’Lon Cooper led the way for the Gamecocks with 20 points while Meechie Johnson and Jacobi Wright each added 14 as South Carolina scored a 79-62 win and climbed to 16-3.

Here are some of our favorite tweets from around the college basketball world and beyond after the Gamecocks pulled off the massive upset:

• Jeff Goodman reacts and weighs in on the impact of Ta’Lon Cooper

• A crowd view of the court-storming

• Spencer Rattler chimes in on the huge win

• Gary Parrish’s reaction to the upset

• Jon Rothstein weighs in on the victory

• CBS Sports gets in on the action

• Tim Brando says he’s “very impressed” with South Carolina

• Enjoy this view one more time for good measure

🔼 Fresh Impact. MiLaysia Fulwiley earned SEC co-Freshman of the Week honors after leading the Gamecocks in scoring when South Carolina beat Texas A&M by 35 points last week. Fulwiley recorded her first 20-point game in her career in the Garnet & Black, tallying 21 points in 20 minutes of play. She hit .667 of her shots from the field and went 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.

And speaking of Gamecock women’s basketball, South Carolina announced that the squad’s January 28 game against Vanderbilt is officially a sellout. It’s the program’s 11th sellout all-time in Colonial Life Arena and third season with at least two sellout crowds.

🔼 Top 10. Te-Hina Paopao is on the list for the 2024 Nancy Lieberman Award Top 10! The award recognizes the best point guard in women’s D1 college basketball throughout the season and evaluates floor leadership, playmaking, and ball-handling skills. Paopao leads the nation in three-point shooting percentage at .558.

🔼 On Repeat. JaMeesia Ford is, once again, the SEC Freshman of the Week, earning the honor in back-to-back weeks! Ford claimed a world lead over the weekend in the 400 meter with a time of 51.60. She’ll have another chance to dominate this weekend at the Razorback Invitational.

🔼 Red, White, and Blue. The U.S. Women’s National Team Training Camp roster is here, and former Gamecocks are repping the stars and stripes! Aliyah Boston, Allisha Gray, and A’ja Wilson will all hit the court for Team USA from February 2-4 in Brooklyn, NY.

🔼 Change The Game. New Gamecocks wide receivers coach James Coley has one overarching theme he’s ready to instill in the locker room for the South Carolina receivers:

“I pride myself in the phrase, ‘change the game.’ That can be from an 80-yard touchdown bomb to a slant where you make a guy miss that had a perfect angle on you and you score. It could be from a key block that springs a running back 80 yards… Those things change the game, right?” Coley said.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

From Downtown. Te-Hina Paopao is on pace for one of the best three-point shooting seasons in South Carolina women’s basketball history. Do you know which player currently owns the program record for most made threes in her career?

Got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📬 A LOOK AHEAD

Thursday 1/25

🏀 No. 1 Women’s Basketball @ LSU @ 8:00pm ET on ESPN

Friday 1/26 - Saturday 1/27

🏃 Track & Field @ the Razorback Invitational (Fayetteville, AK)

Friday 1/26

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Arizona @ 11:00am ET (Athens, GA) | Live Stats 

🏊 Swimming & Diving @ Georgia Tech @ 3:00pm ET (Atlanta, GA) on ACC Network Extra

Saturday 1/27

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Missouri @ 1:00pm ET on SEC Network | Tickets

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Georgia or USF (Athens, GA) | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Clemson @ 10:00am ET | Live Streaming

Sunday 1/28

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. LSU or Louisville | Live Streaming

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Vanderbilt @ 3:00pm ET on SEC Network | Tickets

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Karen Middleton, who suited up from 1988-91, sank 317 three-pointers in 128 games in the Garnet & Black. Middleton also owns the program record for career three-point shooting percentage at .445 and the most made three-pointers in a season with 115.

🤙 Have a good Wednesday, y’all.