Dawn Staley and A’ja Wilson have been able to reunite as members of USA Basketball, serving as the National Team’s head coach and star player respectively.
Dawn Staley officially welcomed USA Basketball to the Midlands Friday, opening her first training camp as head coach of the National Team at Carolina Coliseum.
The Carolina guard scored 10 points and dished out a team-high six assists as the USA 19U team advanced to the FIBA World Cup gold medal game with a 73-66 semifinals win over Japan.
Gamecocks guard Tyasha Harris helped the United States U19 team advance to the FIBA World Cup semifinals thanks to 12 points, a USA-high six assists, and four rebounds in a 78-51 victory Friday over France.
On Friday at Williams-Brice Stadium, USA Basketball officially welcomed USC’s head coach Dawn Staley to the same position with the National Team, putting the five-time Olympic gold medalist in control of the stars and stripes through 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Gamecocks leader previously played on first-place teams with the red, white, and blue in the 1996, 2000, and…
