Myles Stute is officially returning to the South Carolina basketball program as an active participant.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina veteran guard Myles Stute had already been given an extra year of eligibility after missing nearly half of this past season with a blood clot in his lower leg.
The other half of the equation is in and Stute has been medically cleared to return to full-time duties with the Gamecock basketball program.In his two seasons at Carolina, Stute has played in 41 games since transferring from Vanderbilt. He has made 31 starts and has averaged 7.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. From beyond the arc, Stute has made 36.5 percent of his 3-point attempts on 65 of 178 shooting.
“I want to thank Coach Paris and the entire coaching staff for their continued belief in me throughout this process, as well as our entire medical staff here for their help with getting me back to being healthy and able to play the game I love,” Stute said in a statement.
“It hasn’t been easy, but I’m thankful for every single person who has helped play a part in my recovery, and I’m very excited and looking forward to getting on the court with my new teammates in June and beginning the journey of this upcoming season.”
Stute started the first 14 games of the 2024-2025 season before the diagnosis of a lower leg deep vein thrombosis (blood clot) which ended his season.
“Myles is a great teammate and an incredibly hard worker,” said head coach Lamont Paris.
“You hate for any young person to have their career end under such difficult circumstances. Through it all, though, Myles’ support for his teammates was tremendous. That’s just who he is – a terrific young man with great perspective. It’s very easy to root for Myles. What a special moment it was to hear the gratitude and emotion in Myles’ voice when he learned he would be granted an additional year of eligibility. It was rivaled only by the news from the doctors that treatment of his condition had been a success and that he was medically cleared to proceed working out and playing without limitations. I am so excited for Myles and his family for this opportunity.
