South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley has always shown big support to all her players. Whether it be her current players or former ones. She has been vocal and has often taken it to her X account to speak out in favour of different and this time was no different.
Recently Golden State Valkyries have decided to waive away a lot of their players. They have especially let go of all the players from this year’s draft. They have waived away Marta Suarez, Ashlon Jackson, Mariella, Fasoula, Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda, Miela Sowah, Cate Reese and most importantly Kate Martin.
While reporting the waiving for Martin, insider Matt Lively posted on X while mentioning how Valkyires opted to keep Kaitlyn Chen from UConn and Laeticia Amihere from South Carolina instead of fan favorite Kate Martin. Staley did not like it and made her voice heard.
“Not cool to actually use other players names specifically Laeticia Amihere for your personal preface. I hope if you cover the Valkyries you can unbiasedly do so moving forward,” Dawn Staley posted.
Matt Lively reported, “Kate Martin is the final cut from the Valkyries. They opt to keep Kaitlyn Chen and Laeticia Amihere over Martin. The move makes sense in terms of need but Martin is an incredibly popular player with a fan base that shows up in every city.”
South Carolina players on WNBA’s opening day rosters
Dawn Staley is one of the top women’s basketball coaches. She has taken South Carolina to newer heights in the past 18 years. She has won three national championships in that period. Staley has also coached some great talents in her time with the South Carolina Gamecocks.
There is a South Carolina player in 9 out of 15 teams in the WNBA as of now. And for the opening day of the new WNBA season, there are a record 12 South Carolina stars who are set to make an appearance:
- Atlanta Dream: Allisha Gray, Te-Hina Paopao, Madina Okot
- Chicago Sky: Kamilla Cardoso
- Connecticut Sun: Tyasha Harris
- Indiana Fever: Aliyah Boston, Raven Johnson
- Las Vegas Aces: A’ja Wilson
- Los Angeles Sparks: Zia Cooke, Ta’Niya Latson
- Phoenix Mercury: Mikiah Herbert Harrigan
- Washington Mystics: Laeticia Amihere
- Seattle Storm: Sania Feagin
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