Dawn Staley Scores the NCAA Trophy

Let’s toast it up to the University of South Carolina’s Women’s Basketball team for winning the NCAA national championship over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley finally hoisted the championship trophy after losing to Stanford in the Final Four 25 years ago as a guard for the University of Virginia (UVA). Another accomplishment Staley can notch off her belt.

Dawn Staley was a fierce player in her playing days. Her resume is stacked, to say the least. She reached the Final Four three-times with UVA, she appeared in the 2001 WNBA Finals with the Charlotte Stings and she’s recently been named the head coach of the US Olympic team in 2020. Now she’s the coach of the NCAA champions the South Carolina Gamecocks. Staley from Philly has monumental place in Women’s basketball history.

-Darrel Kidd