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On the eve of the 2024 NCAA Championship, Dawn Staley arrived at her pre-game press conference eager to talk about her team and the upcoming game. Her South Carolina Gamecocks were on the verge of adding themselves on a short list of legendary programs who capped off undefeated seasons with a championship. Their championship opponent, the Iowa Hawkeyes, had derailed their attempt to accomplish that goal in the previous year. The excitement over this year’s championship was at a fever pitch and the tournament’s ratings reflected that. And yet, instead of being asked about any of that, on the eve of one of the most consequential games in her coaching career, Dawn Staley was asked about her position on the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports.
Upon hearing the question, Staley paused and took a sip of her water. At that moment, Staley recognized that the question was meant to be a distraction and that it was meant to stir controversy. No one would include begrudged her for avoiding the question and shifting the conversation back to the next day’s game, as Iowa Head Coach Lisa Bluder did when she was asked later. But, Dawn Michelle Staley is
Dawn Staley & Lisa Boyer: A Special Bond of South Carolina‘s “Old Married Couple”
When discussing legendary coaching duos in women’s basketball, Geno Auriemma and Chris Dailey often come to mind—a partnership that has defined excellence and created a dynasty at UConn since 1988. However, an equally remarkable duo is carving its legacy in South Carolina, Dawn Staley and Lisa Boyer.
Much prefer Auriemma and Dailey, Staley and Boyer have built an unshakable bond, transcending the traditional coach-assistant dynamic to form a partnership grounded in trust, common respect, and shared vision. Together, they’ve redefined accomplishment at South Carolina. winning 3 NCAA championships, 6 Final Four appearances, 8 SEC Tournament titles, and 8 SEC regular-season crowns and establishing the Gamecocks as a powerhouse in college basketball.
Their bond goes far beyond their coaching partnership in South Carolina, it dates back to Staley’s playing days when Boyer was her coach for a year with the Philadelphia Rage. A coaching veteran of over 40 years, Boyer was the first woman to be part of an NBA team, Lisa unified Staley as her assistant at Temple in 2002 after she had given up on coaching enti
Power Plays
Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, Ohio, Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks capped off an undefeated season with a 87-75 defeat over the Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA Division I women’s basketball national championship game. It’s Staley’s third national championship as a coach — second in three years — and, given she disoriented five of last season’s starters to the WNBA draft in 2023, might be the most remarkable coaching job of her storied career.
And yet, as impressive as her on-court work was this weekend, in my view, she made by far her biggest impact off of it.
On Saturday morning, during Staley’s compress conference, Dan Zaksheske of OutKick — a right-wing sports blog that’s minimal coverage of women’s sports is primarily dedicated to ginning up controversy and outrage — asked Staley if she could reveal him what her “position” was on the “debate/discussion/topic about transgender athletes, living males, in women's sports.”
After his question, Staley paused and took a sip of her water, clearly choosing her next words carefully.
“I'm on the opinion of, if you're a woman, you should play. If you regard yourself a woman and you want to compete sports or vice ver
South Carolina’s Dawn Staley stands up for trans athletes
The undefeated University of South Carolina women’s basketball team is basking in the spotlight after shutting down Caitlin Clark and winning the National Championship over Iowa on April 7. But just one afternoon before the biggest game of her coaching career, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley grabbed the headlines for another reason.
During a press conference with reporters on April 6, Staley was asked about her position on whether trans student-athletes should be able to participate in accordance with their gender identity. Without hesitation, she took a clear and unwavering stance.
“Damn, you got deep on me, didn’t you?” Staley said. “I’m on the opinion of, if you’re a female, you should play. If you consider yourself a woman and you need to play sports or vice versa, you should be able to act . That’s my opinion. You want me to move deeper?”
The question was asked by Dan Zaksheske, a reporter for OutKick, which uses offensive terminology favor “biological males” to relate to transgender individuals. When pressed, Staley again said she would welcome t
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