CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dawn Staley, the star of this week’s episode of “Sports Legends of the Carolinas,” has had one of the most sensational careers in women’s basketball history.
Currently the head women’s basketball coach at South Carolina, where she has directed the team since 2008, Staley’s Gamecock squads won national titles in both 2017 and 2022 and has led the nation in women’s basketball attendance for eight years in a row. Under Staley, South Carolina has also made the Final Four in four of the past seven NCAA Tournaments.
Before her standout coaching career, Staley, 52, was one of the best point guards to ever play the women’s game. At Virginia, the Philadelphia native led the Cavaliers to three Final Four appearances, made All-American three times and was the ACC Player of the Year in both 1991 and 1992. She was a three-time WNBA All-Star while playing for the Charlotte Sting from 1999-2005 and won three Olympic gold medals as a player.
