Former five-star recruit, Gamecocks guard Saniya Rivers transferring to ACC school
Saniya Rivers, a former five-star guard and 2021 USA Today national high school player of the year, will transfer from South Carolina to N.C. State.
Rivers confirmed her commitment to the Wolfpack in a tweet Thursday.
Rivers announced her decision to enter the transfer portal in April, just over a week removed from the Gamecocks’ 2022 national championship win. She played one season in Columbia, appearing in 27 games and averaging 2.3 points per game.
Rivers did not play in the first three games of South Carolina’s NCAA tournament run in what head coach Dawn Staley called a “coach’s decision.” She played a larger role in South Carolina’s Final Four win over Louisville, finishing with three points, four assists, two steals and a block in 20 minutes played.
Rivers was the No. 3 ranked player by espnW in the class of 2021, and rounded out Staley’s No. 1 overall recruiting class. She averaged the most minutes (12.9) of any USC freshman.
South Carolina will add Georgia Tech point guard Kierra Fletcher as well as high school prospects Ashlyn Watkins (Cardinal Newman) and Talaysia Cooper (East Clarendon) in 2022.
This story was originally published May 19, 2022 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Former five-star recruit, Gamecocks guard Saniya Rivers transferring to ACC school."
