25-04-2025
Dawn Staley Spotted at Basketball Tournament After South Carolina's Season
Dawn Staley, a four-time Naismith Coach of the Year, has consistently guided South Carolina to dominance in women's college basketball.
As a player, she was a three-time Olympic gold medalist and a six-time WNBA All-Star, earning a spot in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
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As one of the legends in college basketball, she's never been one to take breaks.
A video circulating on social media on Friday confirms such, with Staley front and center at the Power 24/Select 40 Circuit event at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim, Pennsylvania.
In the clip, posted by Select Events Basketball on X, Staley can be seen talking with other coaches and scouts and carefully studying each of the nation's top prospects.
Select Events Basketball's premier spring circuit drew in hundreds of teams and college coaches to scout the next wave of elite high-school talent in the girls' game.
The Power 24/Select 40 Circuit started Friday and runs through July 21, featuring several nationally ranked recruits between grades 9 and 12.
Dawn Staley talks with the media the day before her NCAA Tournament game.© Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images
Staley and South Carolina are coming off a runner-up finish to UConn on April 6.
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Despite finishing the season No. 2 in the AP Top 25 with a record of 35-4, the Gamecocks now face the challenge of replacing key departures.
This includes players MiLaysia Fulwiley, Te-Hina PaoPao and Sania Feagin, three of the team's leading scorers from last season.
Staley being present at such an event bodes well for the program's summer recruiting haul and sets the stage for continued dominance in the SEC and beyond.
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