Dawn Staley

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Dawn Staley is a Hall of Fame former point guard and highly acclaimed college basketball coach who has built the University of South Carolina into a national powerhouse in women’s basketball.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Fame athlete
basketball coach
basketball player
human
point guard
awardReceived ACC Player of the Year
AP College Basketball Coach of the Year
Naismith College Coach of the Year
Naismith College Player of the Year
SEC Coach of the Year
USBWA National Coach of the Year
USBWA Women's National Player of the Year
surface form: USBWA National Player of the Year

WBCA National Player of the Year
coachOfNationalTeam United States women's national basketball team
collegeTeamCoached South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball
surface form: South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball

Temple Owls
surface form: Temple Owls women's basketball
competedIn 1996 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
conferenceCoachedIn Southeastern Conference
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1970-05-04
educatedAt University of Virginia
familyName Staley Manufacturing Company
surface form: Staley
givenName Dawn
hallOfFameInduction Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
surface form: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
headCoachOf South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball
surface form: South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
inductedIntoHallOfFameAs player
isInHallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
surface form: Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
knownFor defensive intensity and leadership as a point guard
developing elite women's college basketball teams at South Carolina
leagueCoachedIn NCAA Division I
leaguePlayedIn American Basketball League
Women’s National Basketball Association
surface form: Women's National Basketball Association
medalRecord Olympic gold medalist for the United States in basketball
memberOfSportsTeam Virginia Cavaliers
surface form: Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
name Dawn Staley self-link
notableAchievement built the University of South Carolina women's basketball program into a national powerhouse
occupation basketball coach
basketball player
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
playedFor Charlotte Sting
Houston Comets
Richmond Rage
positionPlayed point guard
residence Columbia, South Carolina
surface form: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
roleAtOlympics flag bearer for the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
sexOrGender female
sport basketball
teamWon NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament
surface form: NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship with South Carolina
won gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in women's basketball
gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in women's basketball
gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's basketball

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