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.

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.

Apr 8, 2024 · With her third national championship win, Dawn Staley has firmly established herself in the pantheon of the greatest NCAA women’s basketball coaches in history.

Dec 25, 2024 · Before Staley took over the women's basketball program, South Carolina, in the last 17 seasons, had not won a single SEC title, had not made it to a single Final Four, and had not won a National Championship.

Dawn Staley has helped change women’s college basketball, and she hopes to keep up the success. At only 53 years old, the South Carolina Gamecocks will enjoy the success that Staley brings for years to come.

May 10, 2024 · South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley had a lot to celebrate on her 54th birthday May 4. In nearly 25 years of coaching collegiate basketball Staley has earned three national titles in seven years and catapulted the Gamecocks from a middle-of-the-pack SEC team to a national powerhouse program for women’s basketball.

Nov 30, 2021 · Staley came to a South Carolina team that had largely struggled, often finishing among the worst teams in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Staley’s arrival would mark a dramatic change in the fortunes of the Gamecocks women’s basketball program.

Apr 4, 2024 · CLEVELAND (AP) — Dawn Staley did a masterful job guiding a young South Carolina team back to the Final Four with an undefeated record for the second straight season. Staley was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women’s college basketball Coach of the Year for the second time.

Apr 8, 2024 · South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, center, greets Iowa guard Kylie Feuerbach (4) and guard Kate Martin (20) at the end of the Final Four college basketball championship game in the women’s NCAA Tournament, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Cleveland. South Carolina won 87-75. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Nov 21, 2024 · It’s easy to see the impact Dawn Staley has had on the University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team. A statue of A’ja Wilson — one of Staley’s early marquee recruits and national champion — greets fans as they enter the arena.