Dawn Staley

From being a member of the historic 1996 USA Women’s Olympic Basketball Team to being enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 for her accomplishments as a player, Dawn Staley has been a trailblazer for the growth of women’s basketball. Last season, Staley coached the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team to a national championship and a perfect 38-0 season, becoming the 10th team in women’s college basketball history to accomplish the feat. Since taking over the South Carolina program in 2008, Staley has turned the Gamecocks into one of the premier powerhouse programs in women’s basketball, and has had numerous players become stars in the WNBA, such as A’ja Wilson, Aliyah Boston and Allisha Gray.