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South Carolina Basketball – Dawn Staley Named AP Coach of the Year

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.