As far as overall track records go, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley has an impressive resume . The four-time Naismith Coach of the Year and three-time NCAA Division I tournament champion even interviewed for the New York Knicks earlier this year when the franchise was looking for Tom Thibodeau’s replacement.

And while the interview was “legitimate” by her own admission, Staley claimed that she did not care “a whole lot” about becoming the NBA’s first female coach. As a matter of fact, she gave the Knicks interview due to the connection she felt with the people there. Expand Tweet

“I did the Knicks interview because I have known Leon Rose for 30 years. I am a person that I need a connection to the people, right? So I have a connection to him and World Wide Wes s

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