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Under Dawn Staley, popularity of women's basketball at South Carolina has soared – Twin Cities
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Rhiannon Walker on X: Dawn Staley becomes the first Black coach in men's or women's Division I basketball history to win multiple national championships with South Carolina's 64-49 win over UCONN /
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South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley Carries the Hopes of Her Team - The New York Times
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Most black coaches in women's hoops don't get second chance
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South Carolina signs coach Dawn Staley to seven-year, $22.4 million contract extension - ESPN
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South Carolina, Dawn Staley Cancel BYU Games Over Racial Incident – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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For South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, the game is life and life is the game - ESPN
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South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley Carries the Hopes of Her Team - The New York Times
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A Common Thread — Andscape
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Dawn Staley gifts Black female coaches a piece of championship net - Sports Illustrated
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South Carolina's Dawn Staley has 'no desire' to coach in WNBA, NBA now
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