Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned From All Three' reveals the making of one of Philadelphia's greatest ambassadors.

MiLaysia Fulwiley leaving Dawn Staley’s South Carolina for Kim Mulkey’s LSU has been one of the biggest stories of the offseason in women’s college basketball.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley had jokes about Fever star Aliyah Boston asking Caitlin Clark to cover her technical foul fine.

Staley, who has won three national titles at South Carolina, was mum on the actual conversation. But Eagles stars like Jalen Hurts heard the North Philly native's message loud and clear.

The following is an excerpt from “Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three” Copyright @2025 by Dawn Staley and reprinted with permission from Atria Books/Black Privilege Publishing. All rights reserved. Available on Tuesday .

Since taking over as the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team (2008), Dawn Staley has led the program to three national titles, seven Final Four appearances, nine SEC Tournament titles and nine SEC regular season titles.

South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley sends former President Joe Biden a message of support following his cancer diagnosis.