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Dawn Staley, Usa
Dawn Staley was part of the great 1996 Olympic
Women's Basketball Team
that was composed of Olympic and professional greats and superstar college
players. The team began traveling and competing in late 1995 to prepare
for the 1996 Olympics. They arrived in Atlanta in July of 1996 undefeated with a
52-0 record. Each of their Olympic contests sold out and the team rewarded the
home crowd with an array of offensive talent. In the eight victories en
route to the gold medal, the United States averaged 102.4 points per game as
Teresa Edwards,
Lisa Leslie,
Sheryl Swoopes, Katrina McClain,
and Ruthie Bolton started all eight games - a team that also included
Jennifer Azzi, Carla McGhee, Venus Lacy, Rebecca Lobo,
Nikki McCray, and Katy Steding. |
Name: Dawn Michelle Staley Nickname: N/A Born: May 4, 1970 Status: Retired Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Height: 5-6/1,68m Weight: 80kg Schools: Dobbins Tech High School (Philadelphia), University of Virginia Drafted: Inaugural player/co-founder for the ABL; 1999, First Round (ABL Dispersal), 9th overall by the Charlotte Sting Languages: English Website: InterBasket Teams (jersey): Richmond Rage (would move to Philadelphia), Charlotte Sting, Houston Comets (5) Ibn Notes: 
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| Dawn Staley Links From our forum: History of the ABL, the American Basketball League, WNBA All-Decade Team, Women's Basketball Forum, WNBA Forum Articles and other resources: A League of their Own (Ebony), Dawn Staley will carry U.S. flag in opening ceremony (Augusta Chronicle, 2004), Celebrating the 1995-96 Olympic Team Ten Years Later (Wnba.com), Introducing the New 'Player's League' (Washington Post, 1998), Staley flag-bearer Basketball star to lead U.S. at Opening Ceremonies (San Francisco Chronicle, 2004), One-on-One with Gary Cavalli, co-founder and CEO of the ABL (Women's Hoops Blog, 2004) | |