The first SEC women\u2019s basketball availability report was released on Wednesday night. Three Gamecocks are listed on the report.<\/p>\n
As expected, South Carolina senior guard Ta\u2019Niya Latson is listed as OUT. Chloe Kitts and Alicia Tournebize are also listed as out. Kitts is out for the season with a torn ACL and Tournebize has yet to practice with the team while she waits for paperwork to be cleared.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday, Dawn Staley said that Latson did not practice and would not play on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo practice today, won\u2019t play tomorrow,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Staley added that she doesn\u2019t know if Latson will be available on Sunday at Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll take it day-by-day. I\u2019m hoping, I\u2019m praying. If not, we\u2019ve got to keep going,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
NEW! Message board for South Carolina Women\u2019s Basketball<\/a>! \ud83c\udfc0\u00a0<\/p>\n Latson is averaging 16.9 points, 4.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.6 steals. She is shooting 51.9% from the floor and 41.7% from three, both career-highs. She is South Carolina\u2019s second-leading scorer and a crucial part of its transition game.<\/p>\n Latson was injured against Providence when she was driving for a transition layup with 4:18 left in the half. It was unclear on replays if Latson stepped on the defender\u2019s foot or simply took a wrong step, but as she tried to go up for the layup, Latson lost her balance and fell, immediately grabbing her foot in pain.<\/p>\n Alabama listed Eris Lester as OUT. Lester has played sparingly this season after suffering a season-ending leg injury in March.<\/p>\n Forward Essence Cody dealt with a leg injury in December and missed four games, but she returned for the Crimson Tide\u2019s last game before Christmas and is not listed.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfc0 GamecocksW newsletter: WBB coverage delivered straight to your inbox<\/a>!<\/p>\n Other notable players<\/p>\n Kailyn Gilbert is OUT for LSU. Aaliyah Crump is OUT for Texas.<\/p>\n