Before the Knicks hired Mike Brown as their next head coach, South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley was among the candidates they interviewed for the position.
Staley has not previously coached in the NBA, but she is one of the most successful college basketball coaches. She has coached the Gamecocks since 2008, leading them to three national championships, seven NCAA Final Fours and a .812 win percentage. She has been tied to the program for over 15 years, but says she would have left to take the Knicks job had she been offered the position.
