After South Carolina beat Duke, Staley said it was “customary” for her to show love to the Carolina Band after big wins. She had a similar postgame moment with the group after USC beat Texas to win the 2025 SEC championship in Greenville. “They really are part of the atmosphere that’s created in the gym,” Staley said.

The Highlighters got to travel to the Elite Eight game thanks to an NIL deal with OOFOS, arranged by Dawn Staley herself.

Dawn Staley, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and the NCAA’s all-time steals leader, was a dynamic force at the University of Virginia, guiding her team to three straight Final Fours. A two-time National Player of the Year,

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley has created an environment in which rival teams feel not only challenged but also excited to play against a powerhouse program in a city that has become a mecca of sorts for women’s basketball.

South Carolina is headed back to the NCAA Final Four after defeating Duke 54-50 in the Elite Eight Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama.During the team’s celebration, head coach Dawn Staley made the rounds thanking the FAMs for their support.

Players and coaches like Dawn Staley and Paige Bueckers reached out to JuJu Watkins after her season-ending knee injury in March Madness.

Dawn Staley is arguably the best coach in women's college basketball right now. Coming fresh off of a national championship win last season, she's looking to repeat with South Carolina and win her fourth NCAA title and first repeat title. Over these last ...

Blakely Thompson, a 7-year-old battling leukemia, gave Dawn Staley a long-distance boost ahead of South Carolina women's basketball's Elite Eight game.

Dawn Staley and the No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks certainly had some anxious moments in their win over the No. 9 seed Indiana Hoosiers in their NCAA Tournament matchup, but they eventually took care of business,