Parade Day: South Carolina governor Henry McMaster declares April 9 to be Gamecock Women’s Basketball Day

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South Carolina’s governor Henry McMaster declared Sunday, April 9, 2017 to be Gamecock Women’s Basketball Day in South Carolina. The 2017 NCAA Division I national champions will be honored in Columbia today with a parade that begins at 3 p.m. ET.

Let's celebrate our national champions, South Carolina! Today is @GamecockWBB day throughout the state. pic.twitter.com/zuztuWuLXQ

— Gov. Henry McMaster (@henrymcmaster) April 9, 2017

Parade speaker lineup

• Mayor Steve Benjamin, Mayor of Columbia
• Congressman Jim Clyburn, U.S. House of Representatives
• Ray Tanner, Athletic Director at the University of South Carolina
• Commissioner Greg Sankey, Southeastern Conference
• President Harris Pastides, University of South Carolina
• A’ja Wilson, Player
• Dawn Staley,  South Carolina head coach