Gamecock Guard Zia Cooke Declares For The WNBA Draft

The leading scorer for South Carolina's Women's Basketball team last season, Zia Cooke, has declared for the WNBA Draft.

It's becoming clearer and clearer with each passing day that the roster for South Carolina's Women's Basketball team is going to look significantly different this next season. Since their Final Four loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes, Aliyah Boston, Brea Beal and Laeticia Amihere had all declared for the WNBA Draft.

As star-studded of a group as this is, none of them could tout having the highest scoring average this past season, as that mark belonged to Zia Cooke. Cooke bounced back from what was widely considered a junior year slump and was a large reason why the Gamecocks held an undefeated record going into the Final Four in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.

Her growth and the evolving situation with next year's roster it seems has made Cooke's decision an easy one, as she announced on her social media accounts Tuesday night that she was moving onto the WNBA and declaring for the draft.

Thank you to the FAMS, Coach Staley, and everyone who has supported me. I’m excited for what’s ahead as I enter the 2023 WNBA Draft!!! #forevertothee pic.twitter.com/AYbEqWVzeu

— Zia Cooke (@zia_cooke) April 4, 2023

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