Basketball Community Congratulates Dawn Staley
WNBA legend Dawn Staley, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013, has a resume that stacks up with nearly any women that has ever played the game, including winning three Olympic Gold Medals and being recognized in 2011 as one of the top 15 players in WNBA history.
This past weekend, she added to her resume by leading South Carolina to the program’s first-ever Final Four. In the process, Staley became the first former WNBA player to lead a team to the Final Four.
Staley revived the South Carolina program that is one of the biggest stories in the nation this season and countless people in the basketball community wished her well on social media. Below is a sampling of the well wishes.
I love how passionate Dawn Staley is on the sidelines, coaching. That’s exactly how I remember watching her as a player! She loves the game!
— Skylar Diggins (@SkyDigg4) March 29, 2015
Congrats to @dawnstaley the players and her coaching staff on punching their ticket to the final four! 👏
— Swin Cash (@SwinCash) March 30, 2015
GREAT to see former college, pro, @dawnstaley now take her team to the final 4 as a coach! ..BIG congrats to her top assistant @Coachboyer
— Lin Dunn (@Coach_Dunn) March 29, 2015
And now @dawnstaley joins @KimMulkey as people who have both played and coached teams in the @WFinalFour
— Doug Feinberg (@DougFeinberg) March 29, 2015
Dawn Staley reached the #ncaaWFF 3 times a player. Now’s she’s going as a coach. Playing For Dawn: http://t.co/dDSvRpFBJZ via @espnW
— NCAA Women’s BKB (@NCAAWomensBKB) March 29, 2015
On March 28, 1992, Dawn Staley advanced to Women’s Final Four for 3rd time as player. On March 29, 2015, she’s going for 1st time as coach.
— Mechelle Voepel (@MechelleV) March 29, 2015
Congrats to South Carolina and Dawn Staley… She really built that program up and now they are going to a final four
— Bria Hartley (@Breezyyy14) March 29, 2015
Congrats @dawnstaley on your first trip as a coach to the final 4!!!
— cappie pondexter (@cappa23) March 29, 2015
Playing for @dawnstaley has to be awesome. I love her intensity. It wouldn’t be easy, but anything worthwhile never is!
— Amber Cox (@AmberCMOrange) March 29, 2015
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