The USC women’s basketball team on Wednesday announced the signings of all four of their early commitments:
6-1 Jordyn Palmer of Oxford, PA: A three-time Pennsylvania Gatorade Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year, Palmer averaged 23.2 points, 13.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists as a junior, guiding Westtown to a 28-2 record in 2025-26. Over her three seasons, she has amassed over 1,700 points and nearly 900 rebounds. She has led the Moose to Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA) tournament titles every year of her career, earning PAISAA First-Team All-State honors every year.
6-4 Zaniya Johnson of Biloxi, MS: Ranked the No. 3 post player in the class, Johnson has played on Biloxi’s varsity team since middle school. A regular starter the last two seasons, she earned region player of the year honors both years. As a junior, she averaged 14.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks to lead Biloxi to the 2026 Region 4-7A championship with a 28-1 record and a program-record 27-game winning streak. She earned first-team all-region and all-state honors and was a MaxPreps honorable mention All-American in 2026. A two-time Sun Herlad South Mississippi Player of the Year and three-time All-South Mississippi Starting 5 selection, Johnson is closing in on 2,000 career points and has over 1,200 rebounds.
5-6 Taylor Brown of Philadelphia: Brown drew honorable mention Junior All-America honors from MaxPreps in 2026 despite injury cutting her second season at national powerhouse Long Island Lutheran short. As a sophomore, she earned as a Naismith All-American Underclassmen honorable mention. Prior to Long Island Lutheran, Brown teamed up with future Gamecock teammate Jezelle ‘GG’ Banks at Ursuline Academy in Delaware, earning All-State First-Team honors from the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association while helping her team to a state championship.
5-10 Jezelle Banks of Wilmington, DE: Banks earned a spot on the 2026 Naismith All-America Second Team after her 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.4 steals per game led the team to a 23-4 record in 2025-26. Her scoring and assist averages rose in Nike EYBL play in 2026 with Team Durant as she poured in 19.0 points and 5.5 assists per game while shooting 47.4 percent from the field. Prior to joining the Academy for her junior season, Banks played two seasons at Ursuline Academy, drawing Delaware MaxPreps Player of the Year honors in 2023-24 after leading her team to the 2024 state championship, including scoring the game-winning points in the title game. She earned Delaware Gatorade Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year honors in both her seasons at Ursuline.
The USC men will sign 6-6 Frashad Tisby of Augusta, who committed to the Gamecocks in September over Harvard, Yale and Marquette. He averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds per game last season.
Other signings:
Furman signed 6-7 Kais Paris of Pinewood Prep. He averaged 18 points and nine rebounds per game last season.
6-8 Jackson Terrell of West Ashley signed with Coastal Carolina. He averaged 13 points and seven rebounds per game last season.
5-11 Colt Bryson of Byrnes signed with the College of Charleston.
Clemson baseball signed 2027 RHP Cullen Scott of Melissa, TX, regarded as one of the top prospects in the country. Here’s his bio by Perfect Game: Big and strong athletic build. Right-handed pitcher, sink and angle to the fastball with arm-side life, short lateral break to the slider with good action, fade and run on the change, lots of feel and overpowered hitters. Right handed hitter, sets up in a balanced spread stance, low effort easy swing with big bat speed and juice, was well timed, made the field look small in both batting practice and the games, top of the scale impact. 6.85 runner in the sixty. Secondary third baseman on defense, huge arm strength, step by step actions to the ball but has balance and athleticism. Clearly a two-way prospect but mound future too bright at present.
Clemson 2027 Baseball Commitments:
- ROME DERENZO 1B ST. JAMES
- GRAY DAVIS RHP LOUISVILLE
- GRIFFIN MCKAIN LHP FORT MILL
- VAUGHAN STEINERT OF HUNTINGTON, NY
- COLE CINNAMOND LHP GREAT BRIDGE, VA
- LOGAN BRISTOL RHP BOCA RATON, FL
- FORD MONIN C ATLANTA
- CULLEN SCOTT RHP MELISSA, TX
- SAMUEL ELLIS OF LA PECHE, ON
- VAUGHAN STEINART OF HUNTINGTON, NY
- ROME DERENZO 1B ST. JAMES
2027 USC Baseball Commitments:
- CHRISTIAN SPIVEY 3B LEXINGTON
- GAVIN HENDERSON RHP BOILING SPRINGS
- BROGAN WITCHER C BAKERSFIELD, CA
- ANDRES JIMINEZ RHP LILBURN, GA
- BRADEN RICHARDSON RHP FORT MILL
- JOSEPH RUTLEDGE OF/INF INDIAN LAND
- DAVID COOK RHP FIELDALE, VA
- CHASE COLAIANNI RHP FAIR LAWN, NJ
- COOPER DEVRIES RHP DORMAN
- BRAYSON GRAHAM RHP JONES JC, MS
- TREVOR MOORE RHP BLINN JC, TX
- NATE KESSELMARK RHP WESTON, CT
Planned Clemson football visits for this Saturday:
- 2028 WR Rowan Kennedy (6-3 215) of Rocky River, OH
- 2028 LB Eli Porter of Christ Church
- 2028 WR Judah Adams of Dorman
- 2029 ATH Tristan Shell of Christ Church
2029 DB Malik Rolle of Milton, GA was offered by South Carolina.
2029 TE Carson Clark of Milton, GA was offered by South Carolina.
2028 QB Anthony Turner named a top three of South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Kentucky. Virginia Tech is the perceived favorite, and he plans to visit USC again for the Georgia game.
South Carolina target 2028 DB Corvin Watson was offered by Texas A&M.
South Carolina target 2028 DE Darias Johnson visited Ole Miss Saturday.
2028 OL Keenon Verkerk of Dallas, GA listed South Carolina in his final five, along with Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and LSU. The Gamecocks offered in April. He’s expected to visit for the Georgia game.
2029 RB Athens Davenport of Cartersville, GA and 2029 RB Rasean Brown of South Pointe visited USC last Saturday.
Dorman RB Nick Means committed to Charleston Southern.
2028 LB Terrion Lineberger of Lancaster was offered by Texas Tech
2028 RB Michael Martin of Southside Christian visited Coastal Carolina Saturday. He was at East Carolina on Friday.
2029 QB Davis Taylor of River Bluff visited Appalachian State on Saturday.
2029 DE Lamire Adams of Byrnes visited South Carolina Saturday.
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