The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved today a new contract for women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley, which will make her the highest paid African-American head coach in her sport and one of the highest paid women’s basketball coaches in the country. The seven-year, $22.4 million dollar deal secures Staley’s partnership with
Hoop Insights: The Importance of the Self-Scout
by Tony Perotti South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley is keeping a diary this season and sharing her thoughts publicly. After the Gamecocks’ loss to North Carolina State on December 3rd, Coach Staley stated the coaches were “going back to the drawing board.” Coaches term this as a self-scout. Here are a few thoughts that
WHoopDirt.com 2019-20 NCAA D1 Coach of the Year presented by Pivot Analysis
For Immediate Release April 3, 2020 – Boston, MA University of South Carolina Head Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley has been named as the WHoopDirt.com NCAA D1 Coach of the Year presented by Pivot Analysis for the 2019-20 college basketball season. Staley qualified for the award by being named as the WHoopDirt.com/Pivot Analysis Coach of
Sean Miller And Dawn Staley Share 2015 USA Basketball National Coach Of The Year Award
After each led USA teams to perfect, 7-0 records and impressive, gold medal performances at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championships for Men and Women, USA Basketball U19 head coaches Sean Miller (University of Arizona) and Dawn Staley (University of South Carolina) today were named co-recipients of the 2015 USA Basketball National Coach of the
Staley Adds Fred Chmiel to South Carolina Staff
University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley announced today the hiring of Fred Chmiel as an assistant coach. The two worked together for two seasons at Temple before Chmiel went on to five successful seasons at Penn State and Minnesota. Chmiel replaces Darius Taylor who chose to leave the Gamecocks’ staff in