New coach Staley building winner at South Carolina.

Coach Susan Walvius guided South Carolina to two of its best back-to-back seasons in program history in 2001-02 and 2002-03 when the Gamecocks won 25 and 23 games. In 2002-03, they advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. Since then, though, South Carolina has struggled to regain that footing. The Gamecocks won 18 [...]

Dawn Staley suffers through sorry debut SEC season.

South Carolina’s Dawn Staley sits at her desk surrounded by success, the three-time Olympian’s framed USA jersey on the wall among other momentos of a life excelling in basketball. On the court, though, the Gamecocks’ first-year coach struggles through one of the most difficult seasons of her career. With six games left, the injury plagued [...]

Staley hopes to emulate Auriemma’s program.

How good are Dawn Staley’s chances to turn South Carolina into a women’s basketball powerhouse? About the same as Geno Auriemma’s were 24 years ago of winning championships at Connecticut. Auriemma didn’t have a shot at luring Staley to Storrs, Conn., a quarter-century back. Five national titles later, Auriemma has his choice of the country’s [...]

USC’s Staley pursues 4th gold, this time as a coach.

As the flag-bearer for the U.S. team at the Opening Ceremonies of the Athens Olympics four years ago, Dawn Staley was front and center at the 2004 Summer Games. Staley will play more of a behind-the-scenes role for the women’s basketball team in Beijing this month — unfamiliar territory for the former point guard who [...]

Taking on a new challenge: Staley will get to face the superpowers of the SEC.

It didn’t take long for Dawn Staley to transform the Temple women’s basketball team from a doormat that hadn’t had a winning record in a decade to an annual contender for both the Atlantic Ten Conference and Big Five titles. At South Carolina, which announced yesterday that Staley would be its new coach, it may [...]

USC picks Staley as new womens coach.

Dawn Staley will be introduced as South Carolina’s women’s basketball coach on Saturday, pending approval of the University of South Carolina board of trustees earlier that day, sources confirmed early Wednesday. Staley visited the USC campus last week and USC athletics director Eric Hyman spent most of Saturday with his prospective coach in Philadelphia. The [...]

Honor comes quickly to U.Va. star: Staley enters Hall of Fame today.

We knew Dawn was special since the moment we recruited her,” Virginia coach Debbie Ryan said. “She’s successful at everything she touches. She’s not someone that takes any task lightly.” Staley’s career reaches new heights all the time, one reason she’ll have Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage accept her award tonight. Staley is in China, [...]