South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley’s Sideline Fashion Is So Chic: Check This Out!

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley has become as well known for her fashion on the sideline as her coaching on the floor, regularly sporting iconic looks which draw media attention.

South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley’s Sideline Fashion Is So Chic: Check This Out!

She transforms the sidelines into a catwalk, donning the fanciest attire while she guides her team to resounding victory. It’s all really cool, just another piece in her coaching career’s sprawling patchwork.

Which Staley suit, though, is the best? The Sporting News made an effort to find out, sorting through the several outfits she has worn to identify a clear winner. Listed here are the top Dawn Staley matches.

1. An ode to Cheyney State, Yolanda Laney

You may be familiar with Laney from her time at Virginia. But that’s not where she became famous. The HBCU Cheyney State’s 1982 Final Four run was led by the Basketball Hall of Famer, an accomplishment on par with Texas Western’s triumph over an all-white Kentucky team in the 1966 men’s championship game.

When South Carolina defeated HBCU Norfolk State on March 17, Staley honoured Laney and the Wolves by sporting her old coach’s warm-up shirt.

2. Temple-to-Temple connection

Following in the footsteps of another Philadelphia basketball legend, former men’s basketball coach John Chaney, Staley got her coaching credentials at Temple. Chaney was well recognised for his basketball knowledge as well as other things like sporting a loose black tie with a dress shirt and pants.


January 2021 saw Chaney’s passing. With this stylish song, Staley paid homage to the fellow Hall of Famer and served as a brief but emotional memory of the late superstar.

3. Dawn x Louis Vuitton

It’s hard to choose which Louis V style best fits Staley. There was the recognisable forest-green jacket she wore as South Carolina won the national title the previous year; it was an ensemble that shouted, “I’m built for this.”

Staley, though, had more to offer. This year, she traded in the green for all-black, stalking the sidelines in yet another sweatsuit covered with LVs as the Gamecocks easily defeated Maryland to go to the Final Four.

4. Balenci, Balenci, Balenci

Staley has nothing against premium brands. She has experimented with the eye-catching stylings of Balenciaga fashion in addition to Louis. Here, she wears a tailored jacket in milky white with a plain white t-shirt and a pair of Balenci’s trousers. Her range of abilities is amazing.

5. Run Dawn-MC

Staley enjoys the art of the tracksuit as much as many individuals from his generation do. Staley conjures up images of a bygone era characterised by b-boys and breakdance in an outfit uncannily evocative of the stylings of Rev Run, DMC, and Grandmaster Jay (without the shell-toed Adidas, of course). Now all she requires is a Kangol.

Dawn Staley on her Unique Coaching Style: “I Love You Enough to Allow you to Fail”

 

FOR MORE SPORTS-RELATED COVERAGE- 

Who is Marielena Somoza, Fiance of Alek Manoah? His Relationship, Parents, Salary, Net Worth, Jersey