South Carolina WBB picks up transfer commitment from an SEC rival
South Carolina women’s basketball has picked up a transfer portal commitment from an SEC rival.
Texas guard Jordan Lee announced on social media Friday she will be transferring to play for Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks. On3’s Talia Goodman first reported the news Thursday night.
Lee, who took a visit to South Carolina this week, is Staley’s first portal commitment since it opened April 6. She’ll have two years of eligibility for the Gamecocks.
“Feeling Cocky,” Lee captioned her commitment post.
The 6-foot guard is coming off the best year of her career with the Longhorns. Lee averaged a career-high 13.2 points per game this past season (her sophomore season) and was second in scoring on the team.
Her 42.2% clip from the field was also a career-best. Lee improved her averages in rebounds (2.5), assists (2.5), steals (1.5) and blocks (0.5) per game from her freshman to sophomore year. Lee is also a great 3-point shooter and has a 36.2% clip from beyond the arc in her career. This past season she averaged 5.3 attempted threes per game.
Lee should be a familiar face to the Gamecocks as she’s played against South Carolina seven times in her young career. In those matchups, Lee averaged 8.7 points but she scored at least 10 points in the last four times out against USC. Lee led Texas to a win over South Carolina in Las Vegas this past season with a team-high 19 points.
Lee started her career as a role player off the bench for Texas. She played in 40 games during her freshman campaign, starting just five, but averaging just under 20 minutes per game. Lee was named to the All-SEC Freshman team for her efforts.
This past season, Lee started all but one of the 39 games she played in and averaged 31.7 minutes per game.
A Stockton, California native, Lee was a McDonald’s All-American coming out of high school. She was ranked No. 9 in the class of 2024 by ESPN.
This story was originally published April 16, 2026 at 8:37 PM with the headline "South Carolina WBB picks up transfer commitment from an SEC rival."
