Swish Appeal is thrilled to publish the debut of Jayda Curry, the 2021-22 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year at Cal who now is a rising senior guard at Louisville.
Dawn Staley doesn’t need an introduction, especially not to fans of women’s basketball. As head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks, the three-time gold medal-winning Olympian (and 2004 flag bearer), former WNBA star and former Team USA head coach has also led her team to three NCAA national championships—so far.
Through all that success, Staley has had to overcome challenges she has faced as a minority in her profession, and she is the first person to tell you that the journey she has been on to get to where she is today is a testament to her faith. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, whose list of achievements and accolades are endless, attributes the reason for her many successes to a higher power.
It was a blessing and an honor to speak to Coach Staley while training with Tremaine Dalton, Technical Director of the NBA school in Portugal and a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame candidate for 2025, in France. Coach Staley spoke about her faith, how she maintains perspective instead of letting things get to her head and, of course, her love for the game of basketball.
Her love for the game
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