LEXINGTON, Ky. — As Dawn Staley stood on the court in front of her bench, nobody inside Memorial Coliseum seemed to care that this woman had coached a United States Olympic team to glory, had herself once carried the American flag into the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympics. They certainly knew, but did not care, that Staley currently coaches the top-ranked women’s college basketball team in the nation.
“Get off the court!”
Even Kentucky’s band, instruments in hand, stood yelling at Staley, who was miffed that a referee hadn’t seen a signal for a timeout.
