South Carolina F A'ja Wilson likely out vs. Vanderbilt

Posted January 17, 2018 6:00 am

The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina coach Dawn Staley expects All-American forward A'ja Wilson to miss her second straight game with a sprained right ankle when the 10th-ranked Gamecocks play at Vanderbilt.

Staley said Wednesday that Wilson thinks she's playing, "but she's probably not playing."

Wilson, the two-time defending Southeastern Conference player of the year, got hurt in the final minute of a win over Auburn on Jan. 11. She missed an 86-70 loss to No. 6 Tennessee last Sunday, sitting on the bench with a pink cast and needing a scooter to keep her injured ankle off the ground.

Staley says there's no timetable for Wilson's return.

The coach says Wilson's backup, 6-foot-2 sophomore Mikiah Herbert-Harrigan, will also miss Thursday's Vanderbilt game with a bone bruise to her left knee.

South Carolina's A'ja Wilson watches from in front of her bench after she fouled out during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson) The Associated Press

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