Women's College Basketball
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South Carolina’s Dawn Staley has emerged as her generation’s John Thompson
The two-time national champ has filled college basketball’s Black leadership void left by the former Georgetown coach two decades after his retirement
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Dawn Staley’s impact on basketball goes beyond her titles with South Carolina
In a sport traditionally dominated by white head coaches, Staley, a Black woman, has been able to disrupt the status quo in a way no other coach has for years
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Forty years later, the NCAA’s takeover from the AIAW still isn’t perfect
‘Has the NCAA taking women’s sports from the AIAW been helpful? Yes. Is it where it needs to be? No.’
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C. Vivian Stringer launched her brilliant legacy at Cheyney State
Basketball Hall of Famer is still the only coach to lead an HBCU to a national championship game – the 1982 title appearance against Louisiana Tech
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A look at the Black coaches highlighting the NCAA women’s tournament field
From South Carolina’s Dawn Staley to Jackson State’s Tomekia Reed, here are the coaches and key players to know on 14 teams entering this week
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The rise in Black female women’s basketball coaches is sparked by trailblazers
Many of the 70-plus Black women leading college programs today are inspired by the Black women they played for
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A Common Thread
In November 2021, Dawn Staley sent pieces of her 2017 NCAA championship net to Black female head coaches around the country, creating a tangible connection for a steadily growing group of women in the sport. In Division I women’s college basketball, where 21% of its head coaches identified as Black women during the 2020-21 season according to the NCAA, Staley understood the bond they shared. We spoke to several dozen of the more than 70 coaches who received a net, all of whom shared their perspectives on what it means to be a Black female head coach.
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Rockets’ Barbara Turner returns home to Cleveland with a proud legacy
The former UConn standout’s journey has taken her from prep star to groundbreaking NBA development coach
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Women’s college basketball players we can’t wait to see this season
The must-watch women’s players who should be on your radar