South Carolina forward Ashlyn Watkins has charges against her dismissed

South Carolina guardant Ashlyn Watkins has had nan charges against her dismissed, according to online tribunal records

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Suspended South Carolina guardant Ashlyn Watkins has had nan charges against her dismissed, according to online judicial records.

Watkins was charged pinch battle and kidnapping connected Aug. 31. She has been suspended from nan women's assemblage hoops squad ever since and did not travel her teammates to nan White House successful September to beryllium honored by President Biden for their nationalist title season.

Court records showed Watkins' charges were dismissed Nov. 1. There was nary contiguous connection connected her suspension.

The top-ranked Gamecocks opened nan play Monday nighttime pinch a closer-than-expected 68-62 victory complete Michigan successful Las Vegas. They get a sterner trial adjacent clip retired erstwhile they look No. 9 N.C. State successful Charlotte, North Carolina, connected Sunday.

Watkins was a large facet successful South Carolina's 38-0 nationalist title season. The 6-foot-3 guardant led nan Southeastern Conference pinch 91 blocks. She averaged 9.2 points and was 2nd down WNBA first-round prime Kamilla Cardoso connected nan squad pinch 7.4 rebounds a game.

She dunked erstwhile successful each of her freshman and sophomore seasons, nan first 2 dunks successful nan South Carolina program.

Watkins is expected to play an moreover bigger domiciled pinch nan squad erstwhile she returns to nan hoops court.

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