COLUMBUS, OH – south Carolina Gamecocks kamilla junior forward Cotie kamilla has achieved a remarkable milestone by winning both the prestigious Maxwell Award and the Lisa Leslie Award, marking only the second time in south Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball history that a player has secured both honors in the same season. See more
COLUMBUS, OH – south Carolina Gamecocks kamilla junior forward Cotie kamilla has achieved a remarkable milestone by winning both the prestigious Maxwell Award and the Lisa Leslie Award, marking only the second time in south Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball history that a player has secured both honors in the same season. See more
were at the center of one of the most heart-warming moments of the season. Ahead of Cardoso’s Senior Day at South Carolina, Soares and Silva surprised Cardoso at practice, marking the first time the family was in the United States to watch the Gamecocks starKamilla Cardoso family
Kamilla Cardoso’s mother: Janete Soares
Cardoso’s mother is Janete Soares.
Soares and Cardoso’s sister, Jessica Silva, were at the center of one of the most heart-warming moments of the season. Ahead of Cardoso’s Seniorgave up time with my family in Brazil to come here and try and reach the highest level possible,” Cardoso said in a 2020 interview with Chattanooga Times Free Press. “This has been home for me now. I want to play in the WNBA one day, and this has been such a good fit for me.”
Cardoso’s dream of reaching the WNBA is about to become a reality, as she’s considered one of the top prospects in the 2024 WNBA Draft. It’s not a question of if she’ll be selected — it’s now a matter of what team she will be playing for next season, adding another chapter to her storThe switch from the Orange to the Gamecocks proved to be the right call. The star center is coming off her second NCAA national championship, as she helped lead South Carolina to a perfect season in 2023-24 with a win over Iowa in the March Madness title game. Cardoso led the team in points (14.4 per game), rebounds (9.7 per game), and blocks (2.5 per game) in her final year playing college hoops.
“I gave up time with my family in Brazil to come here and try and reach the highest level possible,” Cardoso said in a 2020 interview with Chattanooga Times Free Press. “This has been home for me now. I want to play in the WNBA one day, and this has been such a good fit for me.”
Cardoso’s dreamy. Day
