South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley has credited her mother, Estelle, with shaping her into the person she is today, guiding her through childhood in Philadelphia and keeping her on the straight and narrow, allowing her to flourish as a basketball star.
Estelle Staley also played a large role in her daughter taking on the USC job — she grew up in South Carolina and suffered a stroke shortly before Staley took the job in 2009. But in August 2017, Estelle Staley died after a battle with Alzheimer’s.
On Saturday, Dawn Staley used a memento from Estelle to help a family in need.