; Whereas A'ja Wilson received First Team All-America recognition from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, and senior center Alaina Coates earned an All-America honorable mention; Whereas junior Kaela Davis was a College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District selection; Whereas University of South Carolina student-athletes earned a departmental grade point average of 3.245 for the Fall 2016 semester, the 20th-consecutive semester in which Gamecock student-athletes have combined for a grade point average above 3.0; and Whereas the University of South Carolina is ranked number 1 in the United States for attendance at women's basketball games: Now, therefore, be it