{"id":304537,"date":"2025-10-15T05:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T05:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/304537\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T05:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T05:20:10","slug":"dawn-staley-makes-her-feelings-clear-on-being-the-first-female-coach-in-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/304537\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawn Staley Makes Her Feelings Clear on Being the First Female Coach\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley recently spoke about what truly went down when she was approached by an NBA franchise earlier in the offseason. Earlier in the college basketball and NBA offseason this year, reports surfaced of the New York Knicks<\/a> legitimately interviewing and scouting Staley as a possible new head coach after the team relieved former coach Tom Thibodeau of his duties earlier in 2025.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview, then, in an ESPN broadcast, then shared by @espnw on Instagram, Staley<\/a> was then asked about this matter and was even asked if she gives a lot of thought towards her potential of becoming the first ever woman head coach in the NBA. But for Staley, it seems as though her focus remains on her Gamecocks team as she would rather be in a consultant role for any woman seeking to break that barrier.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow much do I have that in me? Not really a whole lot, but you know, I did the interview because I\u2019ve known Leon Rose for 30 years and because of that, I\u2019m a person that I need a connection to the people, right. So, I have a connection to him and World Wide Wes. So, I\u2019ve known them all my life and it was a real interview. \u200aAnd I\u2019d like to see what they\u2019re talking about,\u201d Staley shared<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if there\u2019s somebody that is interested in knowing and interested in being the first female NBA coach or such, I got all the information. Come see me\u00a0 \u2019cause I\u2019ll get you prepared for the interview. And if there are NBA franchises that are interested in hiring a female, I\u2019m here too, because you got to be, you got to be ready to take on that and all the things that it comes with \u2019cause it\u2019s not just hiring the first female coach,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

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Staley and her Gamecocks<\/a> squad are heading into the upcoming 2025-26 collegiate hoops campaign looking to bring back the national title to their university. This is because South Carolina\u2019s 2024 NCAA championship defense was spoiled by the UConn Huskies in this year\u2019s national championship game by 23 points, 82-59. They finished the year with an overall record of 35-4 (15-1 SEC).<\/p>\n

Dawn Staley Is Under Contract With The South Carolina Gamecocks Until 2030<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the past possibility of coaching the New York Knicks in the NBA, Dawn Staley is still under contract with the South Carolina Gamecocks until the 2029-30 season. This is because, as per the Gamecocks\u2019 official website<\/a>, the tenured tactician signed a contract extension in January of this year that will pay her $4 million yearly, with a $250,000 annual escalator, until the aforementioned campaign.<\/p>\n

Read More: Chloe Kitts Injury: Top 3 Candidates For Dawn Staley to Pair With Tessa Johnson and More and South Carolina Star Suffers ACL Injury<\/a><\/p>\n

Also Read: After Losing Out to Caitlin Clark\u2019s Alma Mater Iowa, Dawn Staley\u2019s South Carolina Secure Their First 2026 Recruit<\/a><\/p>\n

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