Raven & Tessa Johnson Built | 2026 South Carolina’s Backbone 🔥

Описание: South Carolina Gamecocks WBB 2025-26 recap: Raven Johnson + Tessa Johnson impact, Dawn Staley system, Joyce Edwards breakout, Ta’Niya Latson, Madina Okot, injuries.

This is the full deep-dive on the Johnson duo as South Carolina’s stabilizers—how Raven became the sovereign general (defense + control + leadership) and how Tessa turned into the efficient assassin (spacing + shot-making + crisis buckets). We’re walking through the pressure points, the stylistic shift, and why this backcourt keeps South Carolina Tier 1.

Fam—who’s been more essential to South Carolina’s stability: Raven’s control or Tessa’s shooting gravity? Drop your answer + your most clutch Johnson duo moment.

Chapters
0:00 Cold open: continuity isn’t cute
2:10 CTS intro
3:05 Season context: 15–1, built in turbulence
8:40 Attrition crisis: Watkins + Kitts and the perimeter burden
15:35 Integration pressure: Latson, Okot, freshmen volatility
22:20 Raven Johnson: efficiency jump + head-of-snake defense
34:10 Raven leadership: carrying the standard through change
40:30 Tessa Johnson: breakout season + elite spacing weapon
52:10 Tessa in crisis: why her buckets hit different
58:05 Symbiotic backcourt: drive-and-kick engine
1:05:50 Case study run: USC, Duke, Texas, Louisville, Florida
1:18:25 Advanced metrics: 3-point gap + defensive impact
1:26:10 Alicia Tournebize: what changes next
1:31:30 Final verdict: why the Johnson duo keeps South Carolina Tier 1
1:35:40 Close + outro

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