Dawn Staley Will Be Honored with Statue, South Carolina HC Has Won 3 WCBB Titles

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley is set to be honored with a statue in Columbia, South Carolina next to the Alumni Center.

Over her 17-year tenure as head coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks, they have made the NCAA Tournament in 14 consecutive seasons, with seven Final Four appearances and three national championships.

In addition, Staley is a seven-time SEC Coach of the Year, four-time Naismith Coach of the Years and two-time AP Coach of the Year winner.

Before coaching, Staley helped lead the Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, averaging 16.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 3.6 steals per game while shooting 46.0 percent from the field for her career.

One of the biggest factors that has drawn players to Staley's organization is her personable coaching style and the way she instills confidence in her players.

"We are very open, honest and frank with our players about where they are, where they stand," Staley said at the beginning of last season, per CBS Sports' Isabel Gonzalez. "... I think the most important thing when working with young people is just communicate with them, don't leave them in a space where they have to think about, 'Oh what do they want from me?"

"You will know why you are playing, why you're not playing, but we won't allow your confidence to drop," Staley continued. "We'll continue to build you up to a place where once you get out there on the floor, you're super productive."

Staley's statue is set to be unveiled on April 30.