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Dawn Staley Makes Official Announcement on Tuesday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Apr 29, 2025 3:22 PM ET

South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley continues to make waves, even during the offseason.

Staley recently led South Carolina to the national title game, where the Gamecocks ultimately lost to Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies.

After the season, Staley turned her focus to the "Uncommon Favor" book tour.

Staley authored the book and is now hosting meet-and-greets for those interested in meeting her and learning about the lessons of "Uncommon Favor."

While a meet-and-greet in New York has already been scheduled for May, Staley also announced that the book tour will officially be headed to Columbia, South Carolina, home of the Gamecocks.

"SC, it’s official – my book tour is coming home!" Staley said. "Join me in Columbia (and Philly and NYC) to talk about Uncommon Favor! Register to attend at the link in bio. I can’t wait to see you there! @booksamillion, @unclebobbies, @bnfifthavenue, @AtriaBooks and @SimonAndSchuster."

SC, it’s official – my book tour is coming home! Join me in Columbia (and Philly and NYC) to talk about Uncommon Favor!

Register to attend at the link in bio. I can’t wait to see you there!
@booksamillion, @unclebobbies, @bnfifthavenue, @AtriaBooks, @SimonAndSchuster pic.twitter.com/QuViaA4Fav
— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) April 29, 2025

Staley previously spoke on the decision to write "Uncommon Favor," which discusses her hometown, life lessons and basketball career, both playing and coaching.

"I’ve been demanded by my friends, my family, strangers of all kinds [to] write a book," Staley said, per Mayra Parrilla Guerrero at WIS10. "Ya’ll I listened and I wrote the book ya’ll."

Staley has made a name for herself as one of the greatest coaches in women's college basketball history.

Since joining the South Carolina Gamecocks, Staley has led the SEC program to three national titles, seven Final Four appearances, nine SEC regular-season titles and nine SEC Tournament titles.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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