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The Carolina Panthers made a unique decision on their guest speaker for their Friday afternoon team meeting at training camp. As they look to build a championship-winning culture, the team brought in South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley to inspire them. Staley, 55, is easily the most proven winner in the area, leading […]

Dawn Staley knows a thing or two about packing the stands full of fans, and she’s letting the Portland Fire in on her secrets as the WNBA expansion team prepares for play in the 2026 season. While the South Carolina women’s basketball head coach spoke at “The Epicenter: Women’s Global Sports Summit,” she directed a […]

Seattle Storm forward Gabby Williams doesn’t want to hear about anyone other than her UConn Huskies as the premiere women’s college basketball program in the country. The UConn alum appeared on the Club 520 podcast over the weekend, where she was asked which program sits at the top of the sport, with the panel bringing […]

South Carolina women’s basketball player Ashlyn Watkins, after a tumultuous, legally charged season, will not return for the 2025/2026 season. She intends to take a year off before returning for the 2026/2027 season, per Matt Dowell of WACH Fox. Last August, Watkins was arrested for first-degree assault, battery, and kidnapping. The alleged incident occurred in […]

Tamika Catchings and Dawn Staley always seem to just miss each other. However, that was not the case at the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, where the former Indiana Fever star met up with the South Carolina head coach. As the greatest player in Fever history, Catchings made the trip back to her former city to […]

Teams all around the WNBA are celebrating their players as they send them off to Indiana for a star-studded All-Star weekend, and the Atlanta Dream are no different. The organization presented three-time All-Star and first-time starter Allisha Gray with a special video montage of heartfelt messages from her closest loved ones, which left an emotional […]

The New York Knicks are still searching for their next head coach after firing Tom Thibodeau following an Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Indiana Pacers, and they are checking all the boxes. New York has undergone an extensive search to figure out who their next head coach will be, interviewing multiple quality candidates. One […]

The New York Knicks’ search for Tom Thibodeau’s replacement has led them to a range of current and former NBA coaches. They have interviewed names such as Mike Brown, James Borrego, Taylor Jenkins, and Micah Nori. Now, the search seems to have taken the Knicks outside the traditional NBA pool, with South Carolina Gamecocks head […]

The New York Knicks have been in the spotlight so far this offseason. The Knicks fired head coach Tom Thiboeau after he led them to their best season in 25 years. Since then, New York has been searching for his replacement. The team has spoken with Mike Brown and Taylor Jenkins about the position, but […]

On Wednesday, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley offered her congratulations to Collin Murray Boyles during the NBA Draft. Ultimately, her fellow Gamecock was drafted No. 9 by the Toronto Raptors and is going viral for supposedly uttering the F-word. One of Staley’s players, Chloe Kitts, is dating Murray-Boyles and was present at the […]

Dawn Staley is well-known for being able to have a no-nonsense approach, and now she’s officially bringing that philosophy to the newest members of Fever guard Caitlin Clark’s fan base. When the iconic South Carolina head coach appeared on Kylie Kelce’s podcast “Not Gonna Lie” and was asked about her personal collegiate experiences interacting with […]

With injuries and Eurobasket absences racking up around the WNBA, players who narrowly missed making a roster are getting another deserved chance to shine. Bree Hall is one of the latest to benefit after being offered a contract to join the Golden State Valkyries. After news broke of the Valkyries’ signing, Hall’s South Carolina women’s […]

South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley’s eye for talent can never be doubted. Since taking up the job, the former WNBA superstar has scouted and developed some of the top talents around the league, including the likes of A’ja Wilson, Aliyah Boston, and Tyasha Harris. The latest to join the list is seemingly Te-Hina […]

There’s no denying the affection South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley has for her former player, A’ja Wilson. The love is reciprocal, as Wilson credits Staley for her success in both college and the WNBA.  On Wednesday, Staley expressed her appreciation for Wilson by hosting an “A’One Day” at South Carolina’s basketball camp. On her […]

South Carolina women’s basketball head coach and WNBA legend Dawn Staley has another role to fill, as she’s now part of CBS Sports’ new pregame show, “WNBA Tip Off.” The show debuted on Saturday, just before the marquee matchup between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky at the United Center in Chicago. During the […]

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley will step off the court and into the studio this summer, joining CBS Sports’ new WNBA pregame show as an analyst. The show will debut Saturday, airing ahead of the Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky game —featuring former Gamecocks coached by Staley — the first-ever primetime WNBA regular-season […]

The Los Angeles Sparks are still trying to find their groove to start the season, but one thing has stayed consistent since the first game. Kelsey Plum has been dominant in almost every game and is trying to lead the team to wins in her first season. With a change of scenery, Plum is taking […]

South Carolina Women’s Basketball coach and basketball legend Dawn Staley is all over the place. In late April, the city of Columbia honored Staley with a statue celebrating her accomplishments for the state and the sport.  Her recently published memoir  “Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All […]

The flagrant foul with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese has left many confused, puzzled, upset, or any other adjective. However, South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley sees this objectively. Despite competing against both Clark and Reese in the NCAA Tournament, she understands the magnitude that those players carry. In an interview with The […]

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley is getting honored once again. Staley is headed to the International Basketball Federation’s Hall of Fame, and the Gamecocks program is taking a moment to honor their coach. “Hall of Fame status now international – congrats (Dawn Staley)!” the program said on X, formerly Twitter. Staley was inducted […]

As a diehard supporter, basketball icon Lisa Leslie has been keeping a close eye on today’s young stars and the surprising moves that were made during the NCAA transfer portal window. With her seasoned approach to the sport, Leslie evaluated the decisions that shocked fans of the college game — most notably involving the South […]

Legendary South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley has proven many times how ride-or-die she is when it comes to her players, and she subtly came to one of her former athlete’s defense after UConn boss Geno Auriemma shared some choice words. During the Huskies’ national title celebration on April 7, Auriemma was telling a […]

South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley had her legacy further cemented with a statue reveal in Columbia. The Philadelphia native is just 54 years old but has already been inducted into both the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and the Basketball Hall of Fame. Staley took over the South Carolina women’s basketball program […]

One of the most respected, decorated, and influential figures in basketball history will soon be receiving even more recognition. Legendary South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley will add another accolade to her collection when the city of Columbia, South Carolina, reveals a statue in her honor on April 30. Staley is being recognized […]

The South Carolina women’s basketball team has been heavily involved in transfer portal drama this offseason, and legendary head coach Dawn Staley has been doing her best to focus on her incoming 2025-26 class. However, Staley recently ignited a firestorm of comments on X, formerly Twitter, when she posted a congratulatory message to graduate transfer […]

Legendary coach and Hall of Famer Dawn Staley is once again making headlines, this time off the court. Set to release her new autobiography Uncommon Favor on May 20, 2025, Staley dives deep into her roots, her career, and the values that shaped her extraordinary journey in basketball. But beyond recounting past triumphs, her story […]

Legendary South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley has no shortage of wisdom to dole out to her players. However, she’s recently taken a more lighthearted and humorous approach with 2025 WNBA Draft pick Bree Hall. Hall is coming off a national championship appearance in her last year at South Carolina and was drafted […]

South Carolina women’s basketball will never be down for long with Dawn Staley at the helm. The Gamecocks’ roster has taken a few hits lately — it’s lost three key players to the WNBA and suffered a shocking blow when contributors MiLaysia Fulwiley and Sakima Walker decided to enter the transfer portal. However, the esteemed […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks’ presence in the 2025 WNBA Draft was strong, making head coach Dawn Staley proud. Throughout Monday night, the WNBA Draft saw teams draft three South Carolina players. They were Te-Hina Paopao, Bree Hall and Sania Feagin as the Atlanta Dream, Indiana Fever and Los Angeles Sparks select them. Staley made her […]

Two days after South Carolina women’s basketball was blown out of the national championship game against UConn, Gamecocks fans got some good news. Ta’Niya Latson, the leading scorer in Division I women’s basketball this season, will transfer to Dawn Staley and South Carolina. Latson, a guard from Florida State, put up 25.2 points per game […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks were looking for a rare repeat as national champions, but ultimately fell short of their goal following their 82-59 loss in the NCAA Tournament to the UConn Huskies. Winning back-to-back titles is no easy feat, and the Gamecocks just couldn’t match up with the Huskies. Following the loss, South Carolina head […]

The national championship is just about here after a dramatic and competitive women’s basketball season, and there are plenty of storylines to be found. UConn women’s basketball comes into the title game as the favorite as Paige Bueckers seeks her first national title before heading off to the WNBA, while Dawn Staley and South Carolina […]

South Carolina women’s basketball will compete to win its third national championship in the last four years  when it faces UConn on Sunday. The Gamecocks have lost just six games in that span and were perfect last season. They are the sport’s latest behemoth, reaching levels of dominance that fans have not witnessed since the […]

The fourth battle between Texas and South Carolina women’s basketball went a lot like two of the first three did. On Friday night in Tampa Bay, Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks recovered from a rocky first quarter to crush the Longhorns 74-57 and advance to the national championship game on Sunday afternoon. Texas led throughout the opening […]

For the second straight year, Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks will be in the championship game of the NCAA Final Four. Staley and the Gamecocks accomplished the feat on Friday after beating the Texas Longhorns 74-57 in the national semifinals. It continues the Gamecocks’ quest to repeat as back-to-back champions, having won the […]

As Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women’s basketball team gears up for its Final Four appearance in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, anticipation is building around the reigning titleholder’s journey to a repeat. The penultimate round will be a showdown with Texas, a team that’s been as much of a powerhouse during its March Madness […]

Most times, matchups in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament bring a pair of unfamiliar teams from different conferences into the arena to battle it out for a spot in the title game. On Friday night in Tampa Bay, that will not be the case. South Carolina and Texas have already met three times […]

The defending champion South Carolina women’s basketball team has kept its March Madness repeat dream alive by edging out Duke 54-50 to make it to the Final Four. But that’s not the only goal that victory achieved for head coach Dawn Staley. Staley’s Gamecocks triggered one of several performance-based incentives tied to her contract by […]

It may not have been as pretty as in past years, but destiny arrives all the same. South Carolina women’s basketball advanced back to yet another Final Four after a 54-50 win over No. 2 seed Duke in the Elite Eight. South Carolina wasn’t as dominant as it usually is on its road to the […]