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Dawn Staley

Awards And Accomplishments



1988 Named USA Today National High School Player of the Year
1989 ACC Rookie of the Year
1990-92 Kodak All-American
1990-92 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player (East and Midwest region)
1991 World University Games gold medal
1991 Named National Player of the Year
1991 Named most outstanding player of the Final Four
1991 Sports Illustrated Player of the Year
1991 Honda Broderick Cup as the outstanding college athlete of the year
1991-92 State Player of the Year
1991-92 ACC Player of the Year
1991-92 ACC Mary Garber Award (Female Athlete of the Year)
1991-92 Naismith Trophy as the nation's outstanding woman collegiate player
1991-92 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team most outstanding player
1991-92 USBWA Player of the Year
1992 Named National Player of the Year
1992 R. William Jones Cup gold medal
1993 World Championship Qualifying Tournament gold medal
1994 Goodwill Games gold medal and MVP
1994 World Championship bronze medal
1994 Named USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year
1996 Olympic gold medal in Atlanta
1998 World Championship gold medal, team named USA Basketball Team of the Year
1998 American Red Cross Spectrum Award
1999 US Olympic Cup gold medal
1999 WNBA Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
1999 WNBA Sportsmanship Award
1999 US Olympic Cup title
1999 USA Basketball International Invitational title
2000 Olympic Games gold medal
2001-02 Big Five Coach of the Year

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