Good morning. The WNBA season opened yesterday with 10 Gamecocks on league rosters - the second most of any program in the country 🤩

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

🏡 Staying home
🏊 Making a difference
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

STREAMING THURSDAY: A brand new episode of The Follow with Gamecock Baseball premieres this Thursday night on Gamecocks+. Episode 5 features interviews with Ty Good and Blake Jackson as we relive the thrilling series win over Kentucky (with extra eyes on that wild 9th inning in the series opener)! Catch up on the first four episodes before Thursday’s premiere.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Staying Home. Gamecock men’s basketball coach Lamont Paris is all about keeping homegrown talent home. The Gamecocks have landed three straight South Carolina high school stars in consecutive seasons: GG Jackson, Collin Murray-Boyles, and Cam Scott. Playing with local talent is one of the key reasons why Scott ultimately decided to stay home:

“To be the tail of it now, that’s something, we all grew up together, we all grew up playing against each other, so it’s something that we’ve actually discussed,” Scott said of playing alongside CMB. “Me and my family, we used to talk about it all the time. Like, hey, you could be playing together potentially. You and Collin could be playing together potentially. But for me and Collin, just to see it all coming together right now, it’s kind of crazy because two, three years ago, we were ready to play against each other. So just now being able to be on the same team and work together towards a bigger goal, it’s going to be an honor to play with him.”

🔼 Mark Your Calendars. Get ready for another edition of Gamecock men’s basketball! The SEC announced league opponents for the upcoming hoops season, and South Carolina, who finished tied for second in the conference last season, will host six teams that made the NCAA Tournament last season, while playing home and homes with Mississippi State, Georgia, and Florida. SEC play starts on January 4.

South Carolina women’s basketball’s SEC opponents were announced yesterday! The defending national champs will play Texas as the upcoming season’s home-and-home opponent while also welcoming Oklahoma, Auburn, LSU, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Florida, and Kentucky to Colonial Life Arena.

🔼 Making A Difference. For South Carolina swimmer Grace Daniels, life is all about going the distance. Brad Muller explores how this rising sophomore has big plans for her life in and out of the pool, and what drove the talented swimmer to start her own non-profit charity to benefit her local community.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Rookie Impact. GG Jackson came on strong down the stretch for the Memphis Grizzlies during his rookie season. Do you know his career-high in points in the NBA?

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

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📬 A LOOK AHEAD

Wednesday 5/15

⛳ Men’s Golf @ NCAA Baton Rouge Regional - Round 3

Thursday 5/16

🥎 Softball @ NCAA Regionals

⚾ Baseball @ Tennessee @ 6:30pm ET on SEC Network+

Friday 5/17

⛳ Women’s Golf @ NCAA Championship (Carlsbad, CA)

🥎 Softball vs. Utah @ NCAA Tournament @ 12:00pm ET on ESPNU (Durham, NC)

⚾ Baseball @ Tennessee @ 6:30pm ET on SEC Network+

Saturday 5/18

⛳ Women’s Golf @ NCAA Championship (Carlsbad, CA)

🥎 Softball @ NCAA Regionals

⚾ Baseball @ Tennessee @ 1:00pm ET on SEC Network+

Sunday 5/19

⛳ Women’s Golf @ NCAA Championship (Carlsbad, CA)

🥎 Softball @ NCAA Regionals

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Jackson dropped 44 points against the Denver Nuggets on April 14 to set his NBA career-high.

🤙 Have a good Wednesday, y’all.