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Resolution 210832

Honoring and congratulating Dawn Staley for coaching the 2021 Olympic Gold Medal Winning U.S. Women’s Basketball Team.

Introduced Oct 14, 2021CITY COUNCILOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Council President ClarkeCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember BassCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember GymCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember DombCouncilmember Oh

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  1. “No others? Okay. All right. Well, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Decker. We are going to move on. So there were a number of individuals that we were not able to connect with today, unfortunately, so we will move on to our next agenda item. We will consider the bills and resolutions on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar today. So, Mr. Decker, I'm going to ask you to read the title of Resolution No. 210832.”

    Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, October 21, 2021 · Oct 21, 2021 · official transcript, this passage

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  1. Oct 14, 2021Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Oct 21, 2021ADOPTED · CITY COUNCIL

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..Title Honoring and congratulating Dawn Staley for coaching the 2021 Olympic Gold Medal Winning U.S. Women's Basketball Team. ..Body WHEREAS, Dawn Michelle Staley, a North Philadelphia native, graduated from Murrell Dobbins Technical High School, where she was named national high school player of the year during her final season; and WHEREAS, Staley went on to University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where she led her team to four NCAA Tournaments, three Final Fours and on National Championship game during her first four seasons, becoming the highest scoring player at the time and ultimately had her number 24 retired at UVA; and WHEREAS, After graduation, Staley went on to play professional basketball in Tarbes, France, in Italy, Brazil, and Spain before joining the American Basketball League (ABL), and then the WNBA; and WHEREAS, Staley went on to coach Temple University women's basketball team from 2000-08, leaving with the best overall record of 172-80, six NCAA appearances, and four Atlantic 10 titles; and WHEREAS, Staley left Temple to coach the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, where she rebuilt the basketball program from scratch, ultimately winning an NCAA championship in 2017 after less than a decade at the helm; and WHEREAS, Among the many accolades of her career, Staley won three Public League basketball championships, was named to three-time All-American teams at the University of Virginia, became an All-Star in the WNBA, and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; and WHEREAS, Staley, would go on to lead the United States women's Olympic basketball team to a 90-75 victory over Japan, earning six gold medals in her Olympic career - three as a player, two as an assistant coach and one as a head coach; and WHEREAS, Staley continues inspire young people in her North Philadelphia community and sports fans around the world; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Hereby honors and congratulates Dawn Staley for coaching the 2021 Olympic Gold Medal Winning U.S. Women's Basketball Team. ..End