"We are working a plan to get home. Let us pray for our loved ones to return home safely asap! Thank you in advance. Staley wrote that Tiffany Mitchell, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and Destiny Littleton were in a war zone in Israel."
"I'm just trying to stay calm. I really don't want to even be out here on the streets. I'll keep you updated. Later, Littleton posted that she was in a safe place and attempting to get some sleep, noting: We have been siren free and boom sound free for the last couple of hours."
"Mitchell played for the Gamecocks from 2012-2016 and was a starter on the program's first Final Four team in 2015. She was the ninth pick in the 2016 WNBA draft and has spent 10 seasons in the league, finishing last year with the Seattle Storm."
Three former South Carolina women's basketball players—Tiffany Mitchell, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, and Destiny Littleton—were competing in Israel when U.S.-Israel military strikes against Iran occurred. Coach Dawn Staley announced efforts to bring them home safely. Littleton posted videos from Jerusalem confirming her safety, showing she had packed belongings and moved to a teammate's shelter as sirens sounded. She later reported reaching a safe location and attempting rest. Mitchell played for South Carolina from 2012-2016 and was drafted ninth overall in 2016, spending ten WNBA seasons. Herbert Harrigan was a freshman on South Carolina's 2017 national championship team, drafted sixth overall in 2020.
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