South Carolina Women’s Basketball coach Dawn Staley has been named NCAAW Coach of the Year by the Associated Press.
Her Lady Gamecocks finished the season at 32-1 (16-0), with their only blemish being an out of conference loss to No. 20 Indiana early in the year. They burned through the SEC without losing a game, earning SEC regular season and tournament titles.
The Gamecocks almost certainly would’ve been the top seed in the NCAA Tournament, with a resume unmatched by any team in the nation.
Coach Staley’s team defeated three of the top five schools in the country, having beaten No.