Dawn Staley felt immense pressure to win. “Pressure because we were the No. 1 team in the country throughout the entire season, pressure to come into the NCAA Tournament and be the favorites — by most people, not all,” the North Philly native said.
, was at the front of the stands and got a shoutout from South Carolina’s current phenom, Aliyah Boston, during the trophy ceremony. Parker returned the favor with a gesture from afar, and the two women embraced on the court later — the first time they’ve met in person.
“She’s a player’s coach,” said Parker, an eternal champion with Tennessee and the Chicago Sky and her country. “She’s a coach that really identifies with what it is to play top level basketball [as a] point guard. Just an amazing individual — I think everybody was cheering for her, secretly or outwardly.”“It’s huge — being able to see what you want to be matters,” she said.
Staley loves to use her time at the podium to campaign for other Black coaches, administrators, and even journalists who work tirelessly in women’s basketball without much recognition. Now the favor was being returned to her. That turn of phrase might have caused a little wistfulness among people who watched Staley’s glittering playing career: back-to-back college player of the year awards at Virginia, six WNBA All-Star Games, and most famously, three Olympic gold medals.
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