SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Head Coach Dean Walsh announces his 2017-18 recruiting class during the signing period. The class features six players, including four from the Palmetto State, one from Georgia and one from Illinois.
Coach Walsh said, "I am so proud of this early class we are bringing in for next season. They are a perfect fit for what we are growing here. They are what we believe are the missing pieces to our puzzle. They all can shoot the ball; have a high basketball IQ whose motors don't stop running. They are all about the TEAM and not themselves, they want to win and want to help our program greatness."
"Tee" Ballard 5'10" Guard Rock Hill HS Rock Hill, SC
Two Time SCBCA Elite Camp participant
Pre-Season All Region
2 time All Region
2 time All Area
Defensive Player of the Year
10.1 pts/8 reb/4 ast/3 stl/45%fg
4.4 GPA
"Tee has great length and athleticism. She loves to defend and has the ability to score from anywhere on the floor. She has all the tools to be an impact player on the next level as long as she continues to work as hard as she does."
Anna King 5'9" Guard Pinewood Prep Summerville, SC
Two-time All-Region
Pinewood Female Athlete of the Year
National Beta Club
National Honor Society
Tri M Music Honor Society
11 pts/5.1 reb/1.5 stl/ 2ast
4.2 GPA
"Anna gives us a very versatile guard who can play all three guard spots. She has good size and has the ability to shoot from anywhere on the floor. A very unselfish player who fits our style of play perfectly."
Priscilla Delaney 5'8" Guard Stall HS Charleston, SC
All Region
All State
All Conference
12pts/ 4 reb/ 3 stl/2.3 ast/ 51% fg/ 41% 3pt
3.5 GPA
"Priscilla is a strong, physical, aggressive guard who can knock down the three consistently. Her strength will help her transition immediately. What I really like is that her motor never stops running. Her ability to defend is an added piece we were looking for."
Ivy Collins 5'8" Guard Myrtle Beach HS Myrtle Beach, SC
All Conference
Dean's List
National Honor Society
16 pts/ 5 ast/5 stl / 43% 3pt
4.2 GPA
"Ivy brings a deep three point threat to the team. She is like a coach on the floor also with her basketball IQ. The best part of it is she is not one dimensional she can also penetrate and pull for those times she is run off the three point line."
Alliee Pattillo 5'7" Guard Alexander HS Douglasville, GA
Co-Captain
All County
National Honor Society
Scholar Athlete Award
Led team in three point shooting past two seasons
11 pts/3.4 ast/ 2.1 reb/ 2 stl/46.3% 3pt
3.8 GPA
"Alliee is another tremendous shooter with a quick release that we have added to the mix for next season. She brings a high IQ with that ability to shoot the ball. What makes her special on the perimeter is she never stops moving and reads screens very well which allows her to get many of the shots she wants."
Avery Curry 5'6" Guard Westinghouse HS Chicago, IL
All Conference Chicago Public league
Nike-Chicago League All start Game
Several All Holiday Tournament teams
17 pts/4.5 reb/ 4.5 ast/ 4.7 stl 43% 3pt
Career 950 points/275 rebounds/212 assists/ 206 steals 78% ft/ 43% 3pt
4.4 GPA
"Avery is a combo guard and a tremendous shooter, she's a complete guard with the ability to get to the rim find the open man and hit the mid-range jumper. The league she plays in is the best in the Chicago area, which means night in, and night out she sees tough competition which will help prepare her to make an impact at our level."
"I am so proud of this early class we are bringing in for next season. They are a perfect fit for what we are growing here. They are what we believe are the missing pieces to our puzzle. They all can shoot the ball; have a high basketball IQ whose motors don't stop running. They are all about the TEAM and not themselves, they want to win and want to help our program greatness."