Timeline Dawn Staley

Point guard from North Philadelphia who won Olympic gold three times as a player and later coached Team USA to gold. At South Carolina she built a dynasty with three NCAA titles.

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1970 Dawn Staley born in Philadelphia Dawn Staley is born in Philadelphia and grows up in the Raymond Rosen housing projects.
1988 Dawn Staley joins Virginia Staley starts at the University of Virginia, where she reaches three Final Fours.
1991 Dawn Staley named national player of the year Staley wins the award in 1991 and again in 1992.
1996 Dawn Staley joins the American Basketball League Staley plays for the Richmond and later Philadelphia Rage.
1996 Dawn Staley wins Olympic gold in Atlanta Staley wins her first Olympic gold with the US team.
1999 Dawn Staley joins the Charlotte Sting Staley is drafted ninth by Charlotte in the WNBA.
2000 Dawn Staley becomes coach at Temple Staley starts coaching at Temple while still playing.
2000 Dawn Staley wins a second Olympic gold Staley wins gold in Sydney.
2004 Dawn Staley carries the US flag in Athens Staley is US flag bearer at the opening ceremony and wins a third gold.
2006 Dawn Staley retires as a player Staley ends her WNBA career with the Houston Comets.
2008 Dawn Staley hired by South Carolina Staley becomes head coach of the Gamecocks.
2013 Dawn Staley enters the Hall of Fame Staley is inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
2017 Dawn Staley wins her first NCAA title South Carolina beat Mississippi State, with A'ja Wilson as Final Four MOP.
2021 Dawn Staley coaches Team USA to Olympic gold Staley wins gold in Tokyo as head coach.
2022 Dawn Staley wins a second NCAA title South Carolina beat UConn in the final.
2024 Dawn Staley completes a perfect season South Carolina finish 38–0 by beating Caitlin Clark's Iowa in the final.
2025 Dawn Staley statue unveiled in Columbia A statue of Staley is unveiled in Columbia, South Carolina.
2026 Dawn Staley reaches another NCAA final South Carolina finish 36–4 and runner-up for the second straight year.