{"id":27732,"date":"2024-02-19T15:39:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T10:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/dawn-staley-on-significance-of-statue-in-columbia-where-confederate-flag-once-stood-bigger-than-basketball\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T10:09:39","slug":"dawn-staley-on-significance-of-statue-in-columbia-where-confederate-flag-once-stood-bigger-than-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/dawn-staley-on-significance-of-statue-in-columbia-where-confederate-flag-once-stood-bigger-than-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Dawn Staley on significance of statue in Columbia where Confederate flag once stood: \u2018Bigger than basketball’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In recognition of her commitment to the South Carolina Gamecocks\u2019 women\u2019s basketball team as well as the community, head coach Dawn Staley is being honored by the city of Columbia with a statue to be erected downtown, where a Confederate flag once stood for decades.<\/p>\n

Staley, making an appearance on ESPN\u2019s “College GameDay,” discussed the significance of the honor and noted that the statue of one of her best players, A\u2019ja Wilson, already stands in the city.<\/p>\n

“I wanted A\u2019Ja Wilson to be the only USC athlete to be bestowed that honor,” Staley said before her Gamecocks\u2019 contest against Georgia on Sunday. “It\u2019s bigger than basketball, obviously. It\u2019s something that the city of Columbia wanted. It wasn\u2019t anything I politicked for.\u00a0They wanted to bring it, they wanted to represent.”<\/p>\n

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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley<\/span> (Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“Our city\u2019s diverse, our state is diverse. It\u2019s awesome because there\u2019s not very many women, let alone Black women, get bestowed \u2026 this honor.”<\/p>\n

The city worked with Statues for Equality, an organization that aims to increase the number of women receiving honors for their contributions to their communities.<\/p>\n

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As someone with parents who were from South Carolina before moving to Philadelphia, Staley said she knows her mother would be “super proud.”<\/p>\n

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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley said her mother would be “super proud.”<\/span> (Tim Cowie\/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I think it\u2019s an incredible that I probably don\u2019t know its significance as we sit here today,” Staley added.<\/p>\n

Local businesses helped donate money for the statue, while Statues for Equality covered the remaining 50% that was needed to build it.<\/p>\n

The statue, which was approved in February 2023, shows Staley cutting down a basketball net following a championship.<\/p>\n

Championships have become synonymous with Staley\u2019s program at USC, which she built from the ground up when she arrived in 2008. The Gamecocks have won two national titles with Staley leading the way (2017, 2022), and she owns a 426-106 career record with the program.<\/p>\n

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The city of Columbia, South Carolina, is honoring Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley with a statue.<\/span> (Lance King\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Staley has become a staple in Columbia, whether it\u2019s on the court or in the community. The city is honoring her for it now.<\/p>\n

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Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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