Dawn Staley
American basketball player and coach · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1970 · age 56
Dawn Michelle Staley is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team.
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A point guard, she played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and spent eight seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), primarily with the Charlotte Sting. Staley also played on the United States women's national basketball team, winning three gold medals at the Olympic Games from 1996 to 2004, and was the head coach of the team that won an Olympic gold medal in 2021. Widely considered to be one of the greatest players and coaches in the history of the sport, she is the only person to win the Naismith Award as both a player and a coach.
The same award as Dawn
Tamika CatchingsBoth received Best Female College Basketball Player ESPY Award
Arthur AsheBoth received Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
Kelsey PlumBoth received Honda Sports Award for Basketball
Lauren JacksonBoth received WNBA's Top 15 Team
Lisa LeslieBoth received Honda Sports Award for Basketball
Chamique HoldsclawBoth received Best Female College Basketball Player ESPY Award