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A year after a stunning Final Four defeat that ended what could have been a perfect season and national championship run, the South Carolina Gamecocks finished the job Sunday in historic fashion.

South Carolina defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75 in the women’s NCAA tournament title game to become the 10th team in Division I history to complete an undefeated season (38-0), joining UConn (6 times), Baylor (2011-12), Tennessee (1997-98) and Texas (1985-86) as the only programs to achieve such a feat.

The Houston Rockets’ potential level of interest in pursuing a trade for De’Aaron Fox is unclear. While Fox is on a similar timetable as the Rockets’ young core and is a native of Houston, their interest isn’t considered automatic.

The Rockets have maintained that they don’t want to make an in-season trade of significance. Houston’s front office likes how their current roster is developing and they are ahead of schedule as they sit third in the Western Conference.

Houston previously had strong interest in a trade for Donovan Mitchell before he committed to the Cavaliers with an extension. The Sacramento Kings are in a similar position with Fox where they are considered likely to trade him in the offseason if he doesn’t commit to an extension.