Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team. 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. She is the only person to win the Naismith Award as both a player and a coach.
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Date of birth | 4 May 1970
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Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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Weight | 134 lbs (61 kg)
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Net worth | $1,000,000 USD
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Dawn Staley is known for her role in the TV series Game Theory with Bomani Jones (2022) as Self.
She is also known for her role in the TV series CBS Mornings (2012) as Self - Head Coach, South Carolina Gamecocks.
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