South Carolina’s Alaina Coates out with ankle injury
GREENVILLE, S.C. — All-Southeastern Conference forward Alaina Coates will miss No. 5 South Carolina’s league tournament opener against Georgia because of a lingering ankle injury. Coates, a 6-foot-4 senior who averages 13 points and 11 rebounds, has received treatment on the right ankle all week. She sprained her ankle nearly two weeks ago at Missouri.