South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley has made her intentions extremely clear about their agenda ahead of the matchup with Oklahoma in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA tournament. The Gamecocks have lost only three times this season,

Dawn Staley and the No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the 2026 NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they will face Jennie Baranczyk and the No. 4 seed Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday.

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Staley often pops in for visits and provides gifts for early opponents in the tournament. It's her way of giving back to the game.

A simple social media post in October let the world know Dawn Staley was dipping South Carolina’s proverbial recruiting toe into international waters. The picture Staley posted was zoomed in and relatively blurry.

Despite winning a fifth straight SEC title, Dawn Staley was left off the 2026 Naismith Women's Coach of the Year finalists alongside Auriemma, Close, Ralph, and Schaefer.

Kymora Johnson's mother loved watching Dawn Staley growing up. The Cavaliers could meet the Gamecocks in the Elite Eight.