Coaching Career
| Dawn Staley | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Women's basketball |
| Current position | |
| Team | South Carolina |
| Conference | SEC |
| Playing career | |
| 1989-1992 | University of Virginia |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 - 2008 2008 - |
Temple University South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 239 – 138 (.634) |
After the 1999–2000 college basketball season, Temple University named Staley the head coach of its women's basketball program. In her first season, 2000–01, Temple University advanced to the WNIT. In 2001, 2002, and 2004, her teams won the Atlantic 10 tournament to qualify for the NCAA tournament.
In 2004–05 season, Staley's Owls went 28–4 on the year, including a perfect 19–0 against Atlantic 10 opponents. However, they lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Rutgers. Staley reached the 100 win plateau in the A-10 Semifinals vs Xavier that season, becoming the fastest coach in women's basketball to achieve that.
On May 7, 2008, it was confirmed by Temple University that Staley would leave Temple for the recently vacated coaching position at the University of South Carolina. She left Temple with the best overall record of 172–80, along with six NCAA appearances and four Atlantic 10 titles.
During the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Staley served as an assistant coach under Team USA head coach Anne Donovan and helped the Americans win their fourth straight gold medal in women's basketball and sixth in their past seven Olympic appearances.
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