COLUMBIA — Back on American soil after two weeks at the Paris Olympics, Dawn Staley took a moment to pause and embrace a commemoration of her career, but more importantly, raise money for future students.
The University of South Carolina hosted its third annual “A Celebration of Dawn Staley” on Tuesday night at the Pastides Alumni Center, to honor all the work the South Carolina women’s basketball coach does on and off the court.
The fundraising event is in partnership with the Dawn Staley Champions Fund, which was created to fund scholarships for first-generation, economically disadvantaged, underrepresented students, and student-athletes at South Carolina. Nearly 15 different companies sponsored the event, and all proceeds went directly to Staley’s scholarship fund.