Laeticia Amihere did not start a single game for South Carolina this season. Of her 127 appearances in four years for the Gamecocks, she came off the bench for all but a handful of them, recording just four career starts. Yet there was no surprise when her name was called in the first round of the 2023 WNBA draft.
Why? Simple: Amihere is not your typical bench player. Her role at South Carolina was a product of both the organizational depth in the program and of her personal versatility. And when the Dream selected her with the eighth pick Monday, they landed one of the most intriguing, high-upside players available.
“I’ve never coached anybody that comes with that much determination,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said of Amihere during the NCAA tournament. “She really didn’t care—put her anywhere.”
