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Dawn Staley’s resume speaks for itself. She is a six-time WNBA All-Star.<\/a> an Olympic gold medalist and a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer. She has also coached the South Carolina women’s basketball team to three NCAA Division I national championships.<\/p>\n

Staley was one of the candidates who drew interest from the New York Knicks after Tom Thibodeau was relieved of his head coaching duties in early June. The Knicks ultimately decided to hire Mike Brown.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

This week, Staley reflected on her interview experience and raised questions about the NBA’s readiness to welcome a full-time female head coach.<\/p>\n

Staley\u2019s argument centered on her belief that a franchise may not be willing to contend with the inevitable scrutiny of a team\u2019s performance under a female coach.<\/p>\n

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“If I\u2019m the Knicks coach and you have a five-game losing streak, it\u2019s not going to be about the losing streak, it\u2019s going to be about being a female coach,” Staley told reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

SOUTH CAROLINA COACH DAWN STALEY SAYS SHE WOULD HAVE TAKEN KNICKS JOB IF OFFERED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“So you, as an organization and a franchise, you have to be prepared for that and strong enough to endure those types of instances when you\u2019re going to hire a female coach.<\/p>\n

“If there are NBA franchises that are interested in hiring a female\u2026 you\u2019ve got to be ready to take on that and all the things that it comes with,” she added.<\/p>\n

When asked about her confidence in seeing a woman named an NBA head coach in her lifetime, Staley responded, “No, I don\u2019t. And I hope I\u2019m wrong.”<\/p>\n

Staley also discussed her personal connection with Knicks executive Leon Rose and others.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m a person that I need a connection to the people, right?” Staley said. “So I had a connection to him (Rose) and Worldwide Wes (Knicks senior adviser William Wesley), so I\u2019ve known them all my life. And it was a real interview. And I like to see what they\u2019re talking about.”<\/p>\n

Staley encouraged aspiring female NBA coaches to reach out to her.<\/p>\n

“If there\u2019s somebody that is interested in knowing and interested in being the first female NBA coach or such, I\u2019ve got all the information. Come see me because I\u2019ll get you prepared for the interview.”<\/p>\n

The UConn Huskies<\/a> defeated Staley’s Gamecocks in the women’s national championship game in April. South Carolina opens the 2025-26 regular season on Nov. 3 against Grand Canyon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<\/strong><\/i> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<\/strong><\/i> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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