Dawn Staley Says She Would Have Left South Carolina for New York Knicks Coaching Job
Dawn Staley, a three-time national champion coach, said she would have accepted the New York Knicks job, aiming to break barriers as the NBA's first female head coach.
- On Wednesday, Staley told Post Moves hosts she interviewed for the New York Knicks and would have accepted the job, but Mike Brown was hired instead.
- After firing Tom Thibodeau in early June, the New York Knicks conducted a rigorous coaching search, interviewing at least four male candidates including Taylor Jenkins, James Borrego, and Micah Nori.
- Staley's college résumé shows she holds a 475-110 record at South Carolina and pressed the NBA on readiness for a female coach, saying, `The NBA has to be ready for a female head coach.`
- Staley conceded that her questions may have hurt her chances, saying she 'shot myself in the foot' and arguing the NBA must be ready for a female head coach.
- Seeing she didn't land the job, Staley will return to South Carolina this season, with the Gamecocks opening the 2025-26 season Monday, Nov. 3 at home against Grand Canyon.
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Dawn Staley says she would have left South Carolina for New York Knicks coaching job
Dawn Staley said if she'd been offered the New York Knicks head coaching job, she would have felt compelled to leave South Carolina — where she has won three national championships — to take the position.
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South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley confirmed she interviewed this summer for the New York Knicks' head coaching vacancy, saying she was prepared to become the first woman to lead an NBA team if the job had been offered.
·Georgia, United States
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