South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley issued a statement on Friday regarding the NCAA's unequal accommodations at the women's basketball tournament in San Antonio.
Staley said the issue goes beyond adequate training equipment and swag bags for teams participating in the tournament.
"The issue here looms larger," Staley said. "Let's start with the NCAA @marchmadness official verified Twitter account. The lag line leaves no run for misinterpretation—The Official NCAA March Madness destination for all things Division I/NCAA Men's Basketball." Those words mean one thing—March Madness is ONLY about men's basketball.
"How can an organization that claims to care about ALL member institutions' student athlete experiences have a copyrighted term that only "represents" one gender.