Dawn Staley helps reunite South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso with family: 'An incredible moment for all of us'

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The South Carolina women's basketball team is wrapping up another strong season under longtime head coach Dawn Staley.

Senior Gamecocks center Kamilla Cardoso has had a breakout season and will likely draw attention from multiple WNBA teams when she decides to declare for the draft. 

Cardoso was born in Montes Claros, Brazil, and spent her freshman season with Syracuse. 

Cardoso is in her third season with South Carolina. She moved into the starting lineup this year in place of Aliyah Boston, last year's Naismith College Player of the Year who was the No. 1 overall selection in last year's WNBA Draft.

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Kamilla Cardoso (10) of the South Carolina Gamecocks in action against Delaney Thomas (12) and Camilla Emsbo (21) of the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium Dec. 3, 2023, in Durham, N.C. (Lance King/Getty Images)

Cardoso's outstanding performance this season has helped the Gamecocks to a 28-0 record. South Carolina hosts the Tennessee Volunteers Sunday in both teams' regular-season finale.

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Cardoso has faced numerous setbacks during her rise to basketball stardom. She initially left her home country when she was in middle school and enrolled in a school in Tennessee, allowing Cardoso to hone her basketball skills.

Although Cardoso made strides, she had to contend with being thousands of miles away from her family. Despite feeling homesick at times and fighting through a language barrier, Cardoso landed an athletic scholarship to Syracuse. 

She received Atlantic Coast