As we've mentioned a few times here on Spurs Up, women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley has been nominated for induction to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame both as an individual and as part of the 1996 Team USA squad that won the gold medal. The 1996 team also included the Gamecocks' assistant coach, Nikki McCray.
The public vote will be part of the consideration for who is a part of the Hall of Fame class. Fans are allowed to vote once per day, per category (Staley is nominated as an individual; Staley, McCray and the 1996 squad are in the Team category) through April 9, 2012.
Bookmark this link for the Hall of Fame voting page and return daily to submit your vote!
Vote for Dawn Staley in the Individual category (nominees are listed in alphabetical order by last name), then for the 1996 U.S. Women's Basketball Team in the Team category.
Led by head coach Tara VanDerveer (Stanford's head coach, the Gamecocks' opponent this Saturday in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen!), the 1996 gold medal squad roster reads as a "who's who" list of women's basketball: Jennifer Azzi, Ruthie Bolton, Teresa Edwards, Venus Lacey, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo, Katrina McClain, Nikki McCray, Carla McGhee, Dawn Staley, Katy Steding and Sheryl Swoopes. The team compiled a remarkable 52-0 record over a 10-month training period and traveled to seven countries, logging more than 100,000 miles. The team dominated its competition and claimed the Olympic gold medal in Atlanta, rolling to an undefeated 8-0 Olympic record. The USA won by at least 15 points each game.
Both Staley and McCray were selected for induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2012, and Staley was also part of the Class of 2011 for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. Staley was named to the WNBA's Top 15 in 2011 and was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
Staley is a three-time Olympic gold medalist (1996, 2000, 2004) while also helping the 2008 team to a gold medal as an assistant coach. She was selected by her fellow Olympians from all sports to carry the U.S. flag in the 2004 Opening Ceremonies. In her U.S. Olympic women's basketball team career, during which she led her three teams to a perfect 24-0 record, Staley is second in career assists, third in games played, seventh in free throw percentage and eighth in steals. McCray helped the U.S. to Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000.
Get to voting and set reminders to do it daily through April 9 to help honor Staley, McCray and the 1996 team for their accomplishments.
The public vote will be part of the consideration for who is a part of the Hall of Fame class. Fans are allowed to vote once per day, per category (Staley is nominated as an individual; Staley, McCray and the 1996 squad are in the Team category) through April 9, 2012.
Bookmark this link for the Hall of Fame voting page and return daily to submit your vote!
Vote for Dawn Staley in the Individual category (nominees are listed in alphabetical order by last name), then for the 1996 U.S. Women's Basketball Team in the Team category.
Led by head coach Tara VanDerveer (Stanford's head coach, the Gamecocks' opponent this Saturday in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen!), the 1996 gold medal squad roster reads as a "who's who" list of women's basketball: Jennifer Azzi, Ruthie Bolton, Teresa Edwards, Venus Lacey, Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo, Katrina McClain, Nikki McCray, Carla McGhee, Dawn Staley, Katy Steding and Sheryl Swoopes. The team compiled a remarkable 52-0 record over a 10-month training period and traveled to seven countries, logging more than 100,000 miles. The team dominated its competition and claimed the Olympic gold medal in Atlanta, rolling to an undefeated 8-0 Olympic record. The USA won by at least 15 points each game.
Both Staley and McCray were selected for induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2012, and Staley was also part of the Class of 2011 for the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. Staley was named to the WNBA's Top 15 in 2011 and was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
Staley is a three-time Olympic gold medalist (1996, 2000, 2004) while also helping the 2008 team to a gold medal as an assistant coach. She was selected by her fellow Olympians from all sports to carry the U.S. flag in the 2004 Opening Ceremonies. In her U.S. Olympic women's basketball team career, during which she led her three teams to a perfect 24-0 record, Staley is second in career assists, third in games played, seventh in free throw percentage and eighth in steals. McCray helped the U.S. to Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000.
Get to voting and set reminders to do it daily through April 9 to help honor Staley, McCray and the 1996 team for their accomplishments.
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