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.

She is the only Gamecock basketball coach – men’s or women’s – to amass 300 victories at South Carolina and became the fastest coach to 200 wins in program history, needing just 277 games at South Carolina to reach the plateau.

Dec 25, 2024 · South Carolina women's basketball played their first modern-era basketball game in 1974, marking this season their 51st season at the University. Head coach Dawn Staley joined the Gamecocks in 2008 when he was hired to take over what was a …

Jan 22, 2025 · Staley is coming off her third national championship as South Carolina head coach, and the Gamecocks’ second in three years. All told, she has a 458-107 record in Columbia, including a 205-55 mark in SEC play en route to eight conference titles. South Carolina is 18-1 so far this season in the follow-up to its 2024 title.

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 · "Dawn Staley is a once-in-a-generation coach who has made a tremendous impact on the University of South Carolina,” Gamecocks athletic director Jeremiah Donati said in a statement. “She has ...

Jan 17, 2025 · The South Carolina Gamecocks made star head coach Dawn Staley the highest paid coach in Women's College Basketball history in an announcement on Friday morning. The new extension is set to run ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Staley, quickly becoming one of the most decorated women’s college basketball coaches of all time, re-upped with the Gamecocks on Friday. Her new deal with the program runs through the...

Jan 16, 2025 · South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley is no stranger to awards and honors. On Thursday, she added a big one to her resume. FIBA (the Federation of International Basketball) announced that Staley had been chosen for induction into the FIBA Hall of Fame class of 2025 .

Apr 8, 2024 · A year after South Carolina’s perfect season crashed with a semifinal loss to the sensational Clark in the Final Four, the Gamecocks, led by Staley, their fiery and fierce coach, finished the job with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship.