 Dawn Staley on the Houston Comets Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an US-American basketball player and coach. Staley is a three-time Olympian and was elected to carry the Stars and Stripes at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics. Image File history File links DawnStaley2006. ...
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Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...
Final results for the Basketball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Medal summary Final table, men USA Yugoslavia Lithuania Australia Greece Brazil Croatia China Argentina Puerto Rico Angola South Korea Categories: | | ...
Final results for the Basketball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the indoor arena in the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. ...
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Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ...
Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...
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The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ...
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- Heads the Dawn Staley Foundation, which gives middle-school children a positive influence in their lives by sponsoring an after-school program at the Hank Gathers Recreation Center, which focuses on academics and athletics and sponsors basketball leagues and other fund-raising activities.
- July 24, 2004 was proclaimed Dawn Staley Day in Charlotte by Mayor Pat McCrory.
- Is currently writing a four-book series loosely based on her childhood.
- Gave her 1996 gold medal to her mom, Estelle, whom she sites as the biggest influence in her life.
- In 2005, named the recipient of the Woman One Award for community and public service and a runner up for the first-annual Wooden Cup Award.
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High school years Staley was named the national high school player of the year during her final season at Dobbins Tech High School in Philadelphia.Sup Stacey [edit]
College years Staley attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. During her four seasons in college, she led her team to four NCAA Tournaments and three Final Fours and one National Championship game. She was named the national player of the year in 1991 and 1992. Staley finished her college playing career with 2,135 points and holds the NCAA record for career steals with 454. Mascot Cavalier Website www. ...
Motto: Nickname: Map Political Statistics Founded 1762 Incorporated Independent City Mayor David Brown Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 177. ...
The NCAA Womens Division I Championship is an annual basketball tournament for women. ...
Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. ...
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ABL career In 1996, she joined the Richmond Rage of the American Basketball League (ABL) and led the team to the ABL finals in 1997. The following season, the team moved to Staley's hometown of Philadelphia. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
The American Basketball League of 1996 was an attempt to establish an independent professional basketball league for women in the United States. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ...
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WNBA career In the 1999 WNBA Draft, Staley was selected with the ninth overall pick by the Charlotte Sting. In 2001, she led the Sting to the Championship game of the WNBA playoffs. 1999 WNBA Draft - 6 April 1999 On September 15, 1998, two more players were assigned prior to the expansion draft. ...
The Charlotte Sting are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Charlotte, North Carolina and they were one of the eight original teams that began to see action in 1997. ...
On August 1, 2005, Staley was traded to the Houston Comets.Staley announced before the start of the WNBA season that she would be retiring after the Comets season was over.The Comets made the playoffs and faced the Sacramento Monarchs in the first round.The Monarchs swept the Comets and won the series 2-0 ending Staley's career. August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Houston Comets are a Womens National Basketball Association team. ...
The Sacramento Monarchs is a Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Sacramento, California. ...
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International career After graduation Staley played professional basketball in France in Tarbes, Italy, Brazil, and Spain before joining the WNBA. Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (often called Tarbes GB or TGB) is a French basketball club, taking part to the professional French league for women, the LFB, and to European Cups. ...
Staley repeatedly played for team USA throughout her career. In 1994 she competed in the World Championships and was named the USA basketball Female Athlete of the Year. She led the 1996 team to an undefeated record of 60-0 and the gold medal at the Olympic games in Atlanta. She was also a member of the 2000 Olympic team that defended the gold medal. (Redirected from 1996 Summer Olympic Games) Categories: 1996 Summer Olympics ...
Final results for the Basketball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ...
She won a third gold medal with Team USA at the 2004 Games in Athens. Her Olympic performance lead to her being named 2004 USA Basketball Female Athlete Of The Year at the end of the year. Before the Games, she was selected to carry the flag of the United States during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the indoor arena in the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. ...
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Coaching career After the 1999 college basketball season, Temple University named Staley the head coach of its women's basketball program. In her first season, the team advanced to the WNIT. In 2001, 2002, and 2004, her teams won the Atlantic 10 tournament to qualify for the NCAA tournament. The 2004-2005 season proved to be her best though, as her Owls went 28-4 on the year, including a perfect 19-0 against Atlantic 10 opponets. As a result of the streak, Coach Staley led the Owls to a 25 game winning streak, longest at that date in the nation (Men's Or Women's) before being ousted in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by Rutgers. In the midst of the run, Coach Staley reached the 100th win plateau in the A-10 Semifinals vs Xavier, becoming the fastest coach in women's basketball to achieve that. Temple University is a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a mens college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ...
The Atlantic 10 Conference (A10) is a college athletic conference which operates mostly in the eastern United States; it also has two member schools in Ohio. ...
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The Charlotte Sting are a Womens National Basketball Association team based in Charlotte, North Carolina and they were one of the eight original teams that began to see action in 1997. ...
The Houston Comets are a Womens National Basketball Association team. ...
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External links | Women's National Basketball Association | WNBA's All-Decade Team | Sue Bird | Tamika Catchings | Cynthia Cooper | Yolanda Griffith | Lauren Jackson | Lisa Leslie | Katie Smith | Dawn Staley | Sheryl Swoopes | Tina Thompson
Ruthie Bolton | Chamique Holdsclaw | Ticha Penicheiro | Diana Taurasi | Teresa Weatherspoon (Honorable mention) Jennifer Lynn Azzi (born on August 31, 1968, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. ...
The Naismith College Player of the Year award, named for basketball inventor James Naismith, is given annually to college basketballs top male and female player. ...
Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Houston Comets in the Womens National Basketball Association(WNBA). ...
The Womens National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ...
The Womens National Basketball Associations All-Decade Team were chosen in 2006 on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the WNBA from amongst 30 nominees compiled by the league by fan, media, coach, and player voting. ...
Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is a professional womens basketball player. ...
Tamika Catchings (born on July 21, 1979) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player who plays for the Indiana Fever. ...
Cynthia Cooper on the Houston Comets Cynthia Lynne Cooper (born on April 14, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former basketball player who has played in college, the Olympics, and in professional leagues, most notably with the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ...
Yolanda Evette Griffith (born March 1, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA. She is sometimes called by her nicknames: Yo and Yo-Yo. // High School and College She attended George Washington Carver High School in the Chicago...
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Lisa Leslie after winning the WNBA Championship with the Los Angeles Sparks Lisa Leslie (born July 7, 1972 in Gardena, California) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks. ...
Katharine Marie Smih(Born:June 4,1974) is a WNBA basketball player for the Detroit Shock. ...
Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Houston Comets in the Womens National Basketball Association(WNBA). ...
Tina Marie Thompson (born February 10, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is a basketball player in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ...
Ruthie Bolton (born Alice Ruth Bolton on May 25, 1967 in Lucedale, Mississippi, USA) was a former collegiate, Olympian, and professional basketball player. ...
Chamique Shaunta Holdsclaw (born August 9, 1977 in Astoria, New York) is a basketball star in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ...
Ticha Penicheiro (born September 18, 1974) is a basketball player in the North American womens league, the Womens National Basketball Association. ...
Diana Taurasi on the Phoenix Mercury. ...
Teresa Gaye Weatherspoon (born on December 8, 1965) is an American Womens National Basketball Association player who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks. ...
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