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South Carolina forward Ashlyn Watkins will not play basketball or attend school during the 2025-26 season.

Watkins is recovering from an ACL tear she suffered in January.

Coach Dawn Staley said Watkins will continue to rehab with the team's staff.

COLUMBIA — Ashlyn Watkins announced in July that she will not play for South Carolina women's basketball during the 2025-26 season, and coach Dawn Staley confirmed that she's not enrolled in school.

Watkins, a 6-3 forward, tore her ACL in January. Staley said Sept. 22 that Watkins will continue to rehab her knee with the program's staff but is taking a year off from school and basketball. She has one season of eligibility remaining.

"Obviously it's hard because you know basketball is a big part of what an athlete d

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