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There is no additional information to display. 'Joined at the heart:' Inside an emotional Senior Day for South Carolina women's basketball. Legette-Jack was one of nearly 70 Black women coaches Staley sent a piece of her championship net that South Carolina won in 2017. Under the new contract, Staleys base salary will be $1 million per year with outside compensation starting at $1.9 million in the first year and escalation by $100,000 per year thereafter. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. South Carolina won their final 26 games of the season and spent the final nine weeks as the AP #1 ranked team. Seven Gamecocks have collected 17 All-America selections, two have earned five SEC Player of the Year honors, three have earned SEC Defensive Player of the Year recognition five times, one has been the SEC 6th Player of the Year and six were named SEC Freshman of the Year. The inaugural team compiled a record of 157 and were the South Carolina AIAW champions. Bluffton, SC 29909 Twice named USA Basketballs Female Athlete of the Year (1994, 2004), Staley counts carrying the U.S. flag in front of the United States delegation in the 2004 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony among her most gratifying moments on the international stage. "If that itch comes to coach on the next level, I'm getting older," she said. South Carolina won 64-49 to win the championship. SAND SHARK ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT BRACKETOLOGY:LSU women's basketball's NCAA Tournament 1-seed race: Where do Kim Mulkey's Tigers stand? Coach Dukes brings years of By stephanie Gruber. COLUMBIA Dawn Staley has guided South Carolina women's basketball to the pinnacle of the sport twice. Junior centerKamilla Cardosoearned the SEC Sixth Woman of the Year award and a spot on the All-SEC Second Team. Houston Comets, WNBA, 2005-06, Various international teams, 1992-94 Later games moved to the Carolina Coliseum, which saw the first sell out for a women's basketball game on January 17, 2002. USC Women's Basketball Dawn Staley talks USCs seniors, NIL impact, Brittney Griners release and more By Jeremiah Holloway Updated December 11, 2022 2023 www.greenvilleonline.com. Among SEC women's basketball coaches, Staley and Mulkey are the only ones currently making more than their men's basketball counterparts. Junior center Kamilla Cardoso was named Sixth Woman of the Year, averaging 9.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks off the bench, while also making All-SEC second team. Shoes poured in from all around the country, and a movement was born. 1 spot in the Associated Press poll for 33 consecutive weeks. Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke were both selected to the All-SEC first team, and the Gamecocks are one of three teams with multiple first-team selections. 3, in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals in Greenville, S.C, facing either No. As of June 20, 2021, the Gamecocks have drawn over 10,000 fans in 92 consecutive regular season home games, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 11:21. She is the only Gamecock basketball coach mens or womens 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. The program also enjoyed success under head coach Nancy Wilson during the 1980s in the Metro Conference, when it won five regular season conference championships and three conference tournament championships. 1 Gamecocks take SEC title, top Georgia 73-63, Women's Hoops Hosts Georgia for Sunday Senior Day, Cooke, No. South Carolina women's basketball to play Oregon, Maryland in home-and-home series, South Carolina women's basketball star Aliyah Boston honored with 'Aliyah Boston Day' in US Virgin Islands, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley on 'The Daily Show': 'Felt great beating' UConn for title, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. While she worked with the Senior National Team, Staley also took on a head coaching role for the 2007 USA Pan American Games Team, leading the college players to a perfect 5-0 record and a gold medal against more veteran international squads. "But my passion is to make sure that our league is in a good place. Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press Cory Diaz covers the South Carolina Gamecocks for The Greenville News as part of the USA TODAYNetwork. In 2016, Staley picked up another gold medal as she was an assistant on the Rio Olympic team that captured its sixth-straight Olympic gold medal. Gamecock head coach Dawn Staley was named Coach of the Year for the sixth time. Johnson has posted five or more assists eight times this season, including four games with a career-high seven. Under current head coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks have been one of the top programs in the country, winning the NCAA Championship in 2017 and 2022. In addition to coaching two National Players of the Year and a National Freshman of the Year, Staley has helped eight Gamecocks collect 19 All-America selections, three to pick up six SEC Player of the Year honors, three to earn SEC Defensive Player of the Year recognition a total of six times, one to SEC 6th Player of the Year honors and six to capture SEC Freshman of the Year. Staley lives that mantra daily not only through individual appearances and in encouraging her teams to pursue community services opportunities, but also through co-founding INNERSOLE. 1 pick Aja Wilson who went on to earn WNBA Rookie of the Year honors a year after Allisha Gray became the first Gamecock to capture the honor in 2017. Staley has carried that coaching philosophy to USA Basketball, where her presence on the coaching staff has become as ubiquitous as it was on the court for nearly a decade beginning in 1994. Since taking over the South Carolina program in 2008, Staley has led the Gamecocks to NCAA championships in 2017 and 2022. A lot of people think that Xs and Os are the biggest part of coaching, but its actually very little, Staley said. Women's Basketball at Charleston Southern University February 8, 2023 6:00 P.M. Women's Basketball at Charleston Southern University February 8, 2023 6:00 I truly believe that the disciplined person can do anything, so I try to set up a platform on which student-athletes can be disciplined. The legendary Gamecocks coach changed her mind when she learned how few women are represented with statues. With a 172-80 record, Staley left Temple as the winningest coach in its womens basketball history and was the fastest to reach 100 victories. Under current head "She has built our women's basketball program from the ground up, and her teams have produced champions, both on and off the floor. I don't think it's ever a goal of anyone to say 'I want a statue,' but it allows you and everyone else to appreciate your body of work.". Over the past 13 seasons at South Carolina, Staley has led the Gamecocks to three NCAA Final Fours in the past six tournaments (2015, 2017, 2021), including winning the 2017 national title. Levine, Jada Since her arrival at South Carolina, she has continually invested time with various projects in Columbia, but found that she craved one hallmark initiative that could provide sustained assistance and create lasting change in one of her favorite constituencies children. COLUMBIA South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley never wanted a statue built in her honor. COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina womens basketball head coachDawn Staleyand five Gamecocks featured prominently in the annual SEC awards, the conference office announced today. Coaching Experience She's just that face, and she's a great face for women's basketball.". Story Links SPARTANBURG, S.C. Owning 171 wins over the past nine seasonsmaking him the second-winningest NCAA women's basketball head coach in the state of North Carolina behind only NC State's Wes Moorethree combined conference titles, three NCAA appearances, and four conference Coach of the Year selections, Seven Gamecocks have led the team in scoring at least once, including five who came off the bench to do it. Under coach Staley, the Gamecocks improved or equaled their win total every season during her first seven years leading the program, culminating in a 343 record in 201415. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley also won her second consecutive SEC coach of the year award. "The money is staggering,'' Staley said. View Full Bio, Zora Also a force in USA Basketball, Staley was named head coach of the U.S. Womens National Team in May 2017 and led the team to its record-tying seventh-straight Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games this summer. Her secretive love life explored After a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame career as a player, which included five WNBA All-Star appearances and three Olympic gold medals, Staley has proven she can develop young talent as well. Staley was also on two FIBA World Championship gold-medal teams (1998, 2002). Under her leadership, the Gamecocks have reached many firsts National Championships, NCAA Final Fours, No. They defeated conference rival Mississippi State in the national championship game to win their first-ever national title. "I think my passion is foryoung people. WebHead Women's Basketball Coach bwalton@usc.edu: Beth Burns: Associate Head Coach beth.burns@usc.edu: Wendale Farrow: Assistant Coach wfarrow@usc.edu: Over the years, the Gamecocks have played in three different venues. Cardoso is among the most productive rebounders in the SEC, ranking third in rebounding average at 8.9 and second in offensive rebounds at 3.7, which ranks her 20thin the NCAA. 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