Dawn Staley

Dawn Staley

Dawn Michelle Staley is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. A point guard, she played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and spent eight seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association, primarily with the Charlotte Sting. Staley also played on the United States women's national basketball team, winning three gold medals at the Olympic Games from 1996 to 2004, and was the head coach of the team that won an Olympic gold medal in 2021. She is the only person to win the Naismith Award as both a player and a coach. During her college career with Virginia from 1988 to 1992, Staley set the NCAA record for steals, the school record for points, and the ACC record for assists. She played professionally in the American Basketball League during its three years of operation before being selected ninth overall by the Sting in the 1999 WNBA draft.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  May 4, 1970, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.s.
• Age:  56 Years
• Listed height:  5 Ft 6 In
• Listed weight:  Lb
• High school:  Dobbins Tech, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• College:  Virginia (1988–1992)
• Position:  Head Coach
• League:  Southeastern Conference
• NBA draft:  1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9, Charlotte Sting
• Team:  South Carolina Gamecocks
• Born:  04 May 1970
• Wikidata description:  American Basketball Player And Coach (Born 1970)
• Wikidata label:  Dawn Staley
• Wikidata aliases:  Dawn Staley, Dawn Michelle Staley

• Related Topics:  Temple Owls Women's Basketball Coaches, Philadelphia Rage Players, South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball Coaches, Virginia Cavaliers Women's Basketball Players, Richmond Rage Players, Tarbes Gespe Bigorre Players, Charlotte Sting Players, Houston Comets Players, American Expatriate Basketball People In Brazil, Fiba Hall Of Fame Inductees, Parade High School All-Americans (Girls' Basketball), Olympic Gold Medalists For The United States In Basketball, Basketball Players At The 2000 Summer Olympics, Basketball Players At The 1996 Summer Olympics, Basketball Players At The 2004 Summer Olympics, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame Inductees