Dawn Staley
FILE - South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, left, talks with forward Aliyah Boston (4) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Auburn, on Feb. 9, 2023, in Auburn, Ala. One thing's nearly certain when LSU's Angel Reese and South Carolina's Aliyah Boston face off Sunday in a showdown of the country's last two undefeated teams: Someone, if not both, will come away with a double-double. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, FIle)
South Carolina Gamecocks at Auburn Tigers 2/9/2023

Feb. 10, 2023 05:07 PM EST

South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston (4) shoots over Kentucky guard Maddie Scherr, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
SC's Boston, LSU's Reese square off in undefeated seasons

By Pete Iacobelli Feb. 10, 2023 05:06 PM EST

Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy directs her team against South Carolina during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Kentucky Wildcats at South Carolina Gamecocks 2/2/2023

Feb. 02, 2023 10:17 PM EST

Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy directs her team against South Carolina during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
No. 1 South Carolina wins 28th straight 87-69 over 'Cats

By Pete Iacobelli Feb. 02, 2023 10:14 PM EST

South Carolina guard Raven Johnson (25) passes against Coastal Carolina guard Helena Delaruelle during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbia, S.C., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at South Carolina Gamecocks 12/21/2022

Dec. 28, 2022 03:05 PM EST

South Carolina's Kierra Fletcher (41) shoots against South Dakota State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Sioux Fall, S.D., on Thursday, Dec 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Josh Jurgens)
Staley, No. 1 South Carolina making a point with new guards

By Pete Iacobelli Dec. 28, 2022 03:03 PM EST

South Carolina, Staley cancel BYU games over racial incident

Sep. 02, 2022 06:30 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina and women's basketball coach Dawn Staley have canceled a home-and-home series with BYU over a recent racial incident where a...

The South Dakota bench celebrates during the second half of a college basketball game against Mississippi in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Waco, Texas, Friday, March 18, 2022. South Dakota won 75-61. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
March Madness descends on women's NCAA Tournament

By Doug Feinberg Mar. 19, 2022 08:38 PM EDT

Chanse Sylvie, left, head coach Lincoln Riley, center, and Creed Humphrey, right, lead the Oklahoma football team from the Unity Garden after they held a 57-second moment of silence in honor of the 57-year anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, as they protest racial injustice in Norman, Okla., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
College athletes add voices to those protesting injustice

By Cliff Brunt Aug. 28, 2020 04:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 1, 2003, file photo, University of South Carolina students head towards the 192,000-square-foot Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center in Columbia, S.C. Some of the University of South Carolina's most prominent recent athletes are calling for the renaming of the $38.6 million complex, arguing that its namesake shouldn't be glorified for his segregationist views. (Renee Ittner-McManus/The State via AP, File)
U. of South Carolina considers removing Thurmond's name

By Meg Kinnard Aug. 21, 2020 08:27 AM EDT

The gates of St. Edwards' Lewis-Chen Family Soccer Field are locked and marked closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in Austin, Texas. In response to the economic impact of COVID-19, St. Edwards says they are cutting cut six sports programs including men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf and men's soccer. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
The Latest: Three South Carolina coaches taking salary cuts

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2020 02:35 PM EDT