If you’ve watched any video of Dawn Staley previewing a South Carolina women’s basketball game over the past year, you’ve likely seen Doniyah Cliney too.
After every practice, while Staley talks to reporters, the quiet senior Gamecock guard sticks around to put up extra shots. Once or twice, those shots have even caromed off the rim and briefly interrupted Staley’s answers.
Like Cliney, the routine of those extra shots is all about consistency. In a season full of up-and-down performances and almost a dozen different starting lineup combinations, Cliney’s approach is unchanging, Staley said.