Dawn Staley
Coach Rating
1.11
Rating
#3
National Rank
NCAAW
League
2026-2027
As of Season
Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): what the coach adds to the program's own quality; +1.0 makes a team a 73% favorite over the same program with an average coach. Ranked among that season's head coaches.
Career season coverage is unconfirmed.
Game-Derived Season Summary
584-137
Verified Record
81.0%
Win Pct
21
Verified Seasons
721
Verified Games
Totals include only independently qualified game records. They may cover only part of the coaching career.
Season-by-Season
| Season | Team | Record | Win % | PPG | DPPG | Margin | Elo | Pyth | AdjO | AdjD | League | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | South Carolina |
0-0
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
- | - | - | - | 1649 (#3) |
57.8% (#115)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
66.1 (#176) | 69.6 (#176) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2025-2026 | South Carolina |
36-4
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
90.0% | 85.6 | 57.8 | +27.8 | 1827 (#1) |
100.0% (#3)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
91.0 (#2) | 45.6 (#2) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2024-2025 | South Carolina |
35-4
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
89.7% | 79.1 | 58.0 | +21.1 | 1802 (#1) |
99.9% (#2)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
85.3 (#2) | 44.8 (#2) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2023-2024 | South Carolina |
38-0
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
100.0% | 85.4 | 56.6 | +28.8 | 1858 (#1) |
100.0% (#1)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
88.7 (#1) | 46.9 (#1) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2022-2023 | South Carolina |
36-1
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
97.3% | 80.3 | 51.8 | +28.5 | 1742 (#1) |
100.0% (#1)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
84.4 (#1) | 43.0 (#1) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2021-2022 | South Carolina |
35-2
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
94.6% | 70.9 | 50.7 | +20.2 | 1648 (#1) |
99.9% (#1)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
75.9 (#1) | 40.7 (#1) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2020-2021 | South Carolina |
26-5
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
83.9% | 75.4 | 58.1 | +17.3 | 1691 (#2) |
99.7% (#4)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
79.8 (#5) | 48.1 (#5) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2019-2020 | South Carolina |
32-1
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
97.0% | 82.0 | 56.1 | +25.9 | 1789 (#2) |
99.9% (#3)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
85.3 (#2) | 47.4 (#2) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2018-2019 | South Carolina |
23-10
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
69.7% | 75.3 | 66.8 | +8.5 | 1542 (#9) |
98.4% (#13)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
78.9 (#12) | 57.5 (#12) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2017-2018 | South Carolina |
29-7
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
80.6% | 75.2 | 61.2 | +14.0 | 1712 (#4) |
99.0% (#9)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
78.8 (#11) | 53.7 (#11) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2016-2017 | South Carolina |
33-4
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
89.2% | 76.3 | 56.9 | +19.4 | 1795 (#1) |
99.8% (#3)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
81.5 (#3) | 48.5 (#3) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2015-2016 | South Carolina |
33-2
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
94.3% | 73.6 | 55.7 | +17.9 | 1740 (#2) |
99.6% (#4)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
77.3 (#5) | 48.6 (#5) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2014-2015 | South Carolina |
34-3
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
91.9% | 75.9 | 54.1 | +21.8 | 1716 (#3) |
99.8% (#3)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
79.7 (#3) | 48.3 (#3) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2013-2014 | South Carolina |
29-5
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
85.3% | 72.9 | 55.9 | +17.0 | 1558 (#5) |
99.2% (#9)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
75.9 (#9) | 50.5 (#9) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2012-2013 | South Carolina |
25-8
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
75.8% | 61.3 | 50.3 | +11.0 | 1423 (#19) |
98.0% (#16)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
62.6 (#24) | 44.4 (#24) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2011-2012 | South Carolina |
25-10
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
71.4% | - | - | - | 1465 (#12) |
97.8% (#15)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
63.7 (#20) | 45.9 (#20) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2010-2011 | South Carolina |
18-15
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
54.5% | 58.7 | 59.6 | -0.9 | 1225 (#63) |
85.5% (#73)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
61.6 (#76) | 53.0 (#76) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2009-2010 | South Carolina |
14-15
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
48.3% | 64.6 | 64.8 | -0.2 | 1078 (#113) |
92.3% (#52)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
68.5 (#55) | 56.0 (#55) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2008-2009 | South Carolina |
10-18
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
35.7% | 57.9 | 62.6 | -4.7 | 1062 (#134) |
77.5% (#93)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
60.7 (#95) | 54.7 (#95) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2007-2008 | Temple |
21-13
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
61.8% | 59.6 | 56.1 | +3.5 | 1269 (#54) |
86.5% (#69)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
61.1 (#71) | 51.7 (#71) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2006-2007 | Temple |
25-8
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
75.8% | 67.1 | 57.8 | +9.3 | 1339 (#32) |
94.3% (#32)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
67.3 (#36) | 52.9 (#36) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2005-2006 | Temple |
24-8
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
75.0% | 64.2 | 55.2 | +9.0 | 1283 (#35) |
93.0% (#41)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
65.7 (#39) | 52.3 (#39) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2004-2005 | Temple |
28-4
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
87.5% | 66.6 | 55.3 | +11.3 | 1351 (#10) |
94.6% (#38)
Adjusted Efficiency
|
67.7 (#38) | 52.9 (#38) | NCAAW | View → |
| 2003-2004 | Temple |
21-10
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
67.7% | - | - | - | 960 (#394) |
64.3% (#115)
Pythagorean
|
- | - | NCAAW | View → |
| 2002-2003 | Temple |
14-15
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
48.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAW | View → |
| 2001-2002 | Temple |
20-11
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
64.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAW | View → |
| 2000-2001 | Temple |
19-11
Coaching record · Sports Reference |
63.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NCAAW | View → |
NCAA Tournament (1985-present)
| Season | Team | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | South Carolina | Sweet 16 | Texas | W | 74-57 | - | 2025-04-04 |
| 2024-2025 | South Carolina | 2nd Round | Indiana | W | 64-53 | - | 2025-03-23 |
| 2024-2025 | South Carolina | 1st Round | Tennessee Tech | W | 108-48 | - | 2025-03-21 |
| 2023-2024 | South Carolina | 2nd Round | North Carolina | W | 88-41 | - | 2024-03-24 |
| 2023-2024 | South Carolina | 1st Round | Presbyterian | W | 91-39 | - | 2024-03-22 |
| 2022-2023 | South Carolina | Sweet 16 | UCLA | W | 59-43 | - | 2023-03-25 |
| 2022-2023 | South Carolina | 2nd Round | South Florida | W | 76-45 | - | 2023-03-19 |
| 2022-2023 | South Carolina | 1st Round | Norfolk State | W | 72-40 | - | 2023-03-17 |
| 2021-2022 | South Carolina | 2nd Round | Miami (FL) | W | 49-33 | - | 2022-03-20 |
| 2021-2022 | South Carolina | 1st Round | Howard | W | 79-21 | - | 2022-03-18 |
| 2020-2021 | South Carolina | 2nd Round | Stanford | L | 65-66 | - | 2021-04-02 |
| 2020-2021 | South Carolina | 1st Round | Texas | W | 62-34 | - | 2021-03-30 |
| 2018-2019 | South Carolina | 2nd Round | Florida State | W | 72-64 | - | 2019-03-24 |
| 2018-2019 | South Carolina | 1st Round | Belmont | W | 74-52 | - | 2019-03-22 |
| 2017-2018 | South Carolina | 2nd Round | Virginia | W | 66-56 | - | 2018-03-18 |
| 2017-2018 | South Carolina | 1st Round | North Carolina A&T | W | 63-52 | - | 2018-03-16 |
| 2016-2017 | South Carolina | Sweet 16 | Stanford | W | 62-53 | - | 2017-03-31 |
| 2016-2017 | South Carolina | 2nd Round | Arizona State | W | 71-68 | - | 2017-03-19 |
| 2016-2017 | South Carolina | 1st Round | UNC Asheville | W | 90-40 | - | 2017-03-17 |
| 2015-2016 | South Carolina | Sweet 16 | Syracuse | L | 72-80 | - | 2016-03-25 |
| 2015-2016 | South Carolina | 2nd Round | Kansas State | W | 73-47 | - | 2016-03-20 |
| 2015-2016 | South Carolina | 1st Round | Jacksonville | W | 77-41 | - | 2016-03-18 |
| 2014-2015 | South Carolina | 2nd Round | Syracuse | W | 97-68 | - | 2015-03-22 |
| 2014-2015 | South Carolina | 1st Round | Savannah State | W | 81-48 | - | 2015-03-20 |
| 2012-2013 | South Carolina | 1st Round | South Dakota State | W | 74-53 | - | 2013-03-23 |