A’ja Wilson among six selected for 2025 South Carolina Lettermen’s Hall of Fame

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Six former University of South Carolina standout student-athletes have been elected to the University of South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Association of Lettermen, it was announced today.

This year’s class consists of three women and three men, representing six sports. The inductees are Natasha Hastings (Women’s Track 2005-2007), Brandon Hulko (Men’s Diving 1999-2002), Paul Jubb (Men’s Tennis 2016-2020), Akram Mahmoud (Men’s Swimming 2014-2018), Mollie Patton (Women’s Soccer 2006-2010), and A’ja Wilson (Women’s Basketball 2014-2018).

The Association of Lettermen will hold its induction ceremony on Thursday, October 23. The 2025 Hall of Fame class will also be honored during South Carolina’s football game with Alabama on Saturday, October 25. More details will be provided at a later date.

Natasha Hastings (Track & Field 2005-2007)
Hastings is a 10-time All-American sprinter and three-time NCAA Champion, including a sweep of the indoor and outdoor 400m title in 2007. She is also a seven-time SEC Champion in the 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m. She set the Gamecock Indoor 400m record in a time of 50.80 and was the 2007 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year. She is also a three-time Olympian and two-time Olympic gold medalist, taking top honors in the 4x400m for Team USA in 2008 and 2016 and also represented her country at the 2012 Olympics. Additionally, she competed for Team USA at the World Championships in 2013 and 2015.

Brandon Hulko (Diving 1999-2002)
Hulko was a three-time All-American (2000, 2001, 2002) in the 1-meter event and earned All-American honors in the 3-meter dive in 2000.  A four-year letterman for the Gamecocks, Hulko is a three-time SEC bronze medalist and was a NCAA and SEC Championship finalist all four years. He was named South Carolina’s Male Athlete of the Year following his senior season in 2002.

Paul Jubb (Men’s Tennis 2016-2020)
Jubb won the 2019 NCAA Singles National Championship, which was the first in program history, after beating the No. 1player in the country in the final match. He earned First Team All-SEC honors in 2019 and Second Team All-SEC honors in 2018.  He was also the 2020 recipient of the National Arthur Ashe Jr. Leadership & Scholarship Award. In 2018, Jubb was an ITA Scholar All-American and was also a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.  His 11 SEC wins in 2019, playing in No. 1 spot, were the most in program history.  He went 38-4 overall that year, which was the fifth most wins in a single season in program history. Jubb’s 23 wins against ranked foes that year was also a program record. He was 30-6 overall in SEC matches during his career.

Akram Mahmoud (Swimming 2014-2018)
Mahmoud is a 10-time All-American, taking honors in multiple events including the 500 freestyle (2016, 2017, 2018), 1,650 freestyle (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) and 800 freestyle relay (2015, 2016, 2017). He is a three-time First Team All-SEC honoree and three-time SEC Champion in the 1650 freestyle. He earned the silver medal in the 1650 freestyle at the 2016 NCAA Championships and also swam for hist native Egypt at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Mahmoud is the current school record holder in the 1000 and 1650 freestyle, second in the 500 freestyle, sixth in the 200 butterfly, plus multiple top 10 times in relays.

Mollie Patton (Women’s Soccer 2006-2010)
Patton was an outstanding goalkeeper for the Gamecocks, earning Second Team All-Region and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American honors in 2009.  She was also a CoSIDA Academic All-American as a senior in 2010. She still ranks No. 1 in program history with 15 shutouts in a single season (2009). She ranks third in career shutouts (31), second in career goals against average (0.73), and fifth in career saves (201). Her 80 saves in 2010 are tied for the fourth most in a single season at South Carolina. She also ranks fourth in career minutes in goal and matches played for the Gamecocks. Patton was named Team MVP in 2008 and 2009 and earned the prestigious President’s Award following her senior year.

A’ja Wilson (Women’s Basketball 2014-2018)
Wilson was the 2018 unanimous National Player of the Year and is the program’s first four-time All-American, including three first-team selections (2016, 2017, 2018). Wilson, who led South Carolina to its first National Championship in 2017, is a three-time SEC Player of the Year (2016, 2017, 2018), four-time First Team All-SEC honoree, two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2016, 2018), 2015 SEC Freshman of the Year, and the 2018 SEC Female Athlete of the Year. She was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2017 NCAA Final Four, a two-time SEC Tournament MVP, and is the school record holder with 2,389 points. She also ranks 4th in career rebounds (1,195) and is No. 1 in career blocks (363) and blocks per game (2.6). Wilson’s number 22 was retired last season. She was the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft by Las Vegas, where she is a three-time league MVP. She also won Olympic gold with Team USA at the 2020 and 2024 Games.