The 2025-26 season was the first 14-win season for 4A South Aiken since the 2018-19 campaign when the Thoroughbreds won 15 games. Bottom competed in 23 of the T-breds 24 games last season while averaging 9.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 1.7 assists per game. She has also competed in track and field throughout her athletic career and has ran with Overlooked Skills Academy during her grassroots career. Bottom has varsity experience from her middle school days and was one of four from the class of 2029 on last season’s South Aiken team. She was one of four Thoroughbreds to earn an invite to the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (SCBCA) Elite Camp.

Isabella played with a speed on Sunday that separated her from the rest of the competition. Equally talented finishing with her right and left hands, the 5’7″ guard showed her ability score at all three levels in multiple games throughout our contest. Her Euro step was deadly going both directions, and she was often seen knifing through the lane and contact on her way to an easy points.

Bottom is another 2029 with more experience than the typical freshman given she played at the varsity level as an eighth grader. She helped 4A South Aiken compile 14 victories in 2025-26 – the highest win total for the Thoroughbreds since the 2018-19 season that saw a 15-win season for the T-breds. Bottom was second on the team in scoring this past season and competed in 23 games in 2025-26 for South Aiken, averaging 9.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals per contest. Bottom is part of a developing young T-breds core that is sure to ensure South Aiken remains a tough out in the coming seasons.