Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970) [1] is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team.A point guard, she played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and spent eight seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), primarily with the Charlotte Sting.

Following the South Carolina’s 2017 National Championship, both of Staley’s hometowns renamed streets in her honor with Columbia Mayor Steven K. Benjamin renaming Lincoln Street from College Street to Blossom Street Dawn Staley Way, which leads directly to the Gamecocks’ homecourt, Colonial Life Arena, in April 2017.

11 hours ago · Here's how South Carolina women's basketball found a way to win Sunday against Auburn's high-pressure defense. ... Coach Dawn Staley's current squad still had an SEC game to play.

Apr 8, 2024 · And Sunday’s game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, was more proof of the juggernaut Staley has built in Columbia, with South Carolina vanquishing Clark and Iowa 87-75 to finish ...

1 day ago · South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley had a powerful statement about where 2024 WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson can go from here. South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley gives directions as her team plays ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Dawn Staley signs contract extension with South Carolina gamecocks women’s ... South Carolina is 457-107 during Staley’s 17 seasons at the helm of the program and 126-4 in the last four ...

Dec 25, 2024 · In 17 season, Staley has done something incredible with the Gamecocks and it easily could be dubbed "The Dawn Staley Effect." Before Staley took over the women's basketball program, South Carolina, in the last 17 seasons, had not won a single SEC title, had not made it to a single Final Four, and had not won a National Championship.

Jan 17, 2025 · Dawn Staley just got paid. South Carolina announced Friday that Staley has agreed to sign a contract extension that will keep her as head coach of its women's basketball program through the 2029 ...

Jan 17, 2025 · COLUMBIA, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved today a contract extension for women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley that will go through the 2029-30 season and make her the highest paid college women’s basketball coach in the history of the sport. “Dawn Staley is a once-in-a-generation coach who has made a tremendous impact on the University of South ...

Jan 17, 2025 · ALBANY, NEW YORK - MARCH 31: Head coach Dawn Staley of the South Carolina Gamecocks cuts down the net after beating the Oregon State Beavers 70-58 in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Women's ...