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Dawn Staley

Position: Guard	Olympic #: 5
Born: 5/4/70(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)	College: UVA ‘92
Height: 5’6”	Weight: 128 lbs

USA Basketball Notes:

• Member of the 1995 USA Pan American Games Team, however, the women’s basketball competition was canceled by COPAN after not enough teams entered.
• Named 1994 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year...Finished eighth in voting for 1994 U.S Olympic Committee SportsWoman of the Year.
• Member of the gold medal 1994 USA Woman’s Goodwill Games Team, averaged 9.3 ppg. and a team high 5.8 apg...Named 1994 Goodwill Games Women’s Basketball Most Outstanding Player.
• Member of the bronze medal 1994 USA Women’s World Championship Team, averaged 11.6 ppg. and 3.9 apg.
• Member of the gold medal 1993 World Championship Qualifying Team, averaged 5.6 ppg., 1.6 rpg., passed for a team-high 4.9 apg.
• USA Olympic Women’s Basketball Trials participant.
• Played on the USA’s gold medal 1992 R. William Jones Cup Team, averaged 6.3 ppg. and 1.5 rpg. along with a team-best 4.8 apg.
• Member of the gold medal 1991 USA World University Games Team, averaged 4.9 ppg and a team high 21 steals.
• Played for the 1990 USA Select Team that toured Italy and Czechoslovakia.
• Member of the 1989 USA Junior World Championship Team, averaged a team second-best 10.8 ppg.

Professional Notes:

• Played professionally in 1994-95 in Tarbes, France.
• Spent 1993-94 season playing with three different teams in France, Brazil and Spain.

Collegiate Notes:

• During her four seasons (1989-92) Virginia compiled a 110-21 record, made four NCAA Tournament appearances, appeared in three NCAA Final Fours (1990, 1991, 1992) and finished runner-up in 1991, captured two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) regular season titles and three ACC postseason tournament championships.
• Named 1992 and 1991 Champion USA, Naismith and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Player of the Year...Named the 1991 Sports Illustrated Player of the Year and Honda Basketball Sports Award Winner.
• Named a three-time Kodak All-American (1992, 1991, 1990) and a two-time U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-American.
• Named Most Outstanding Player of the 1991 NCAA Final Four and named NCAA Final Four All-Tournament in 1991 and 1992...Selected NCAA Region Most Outstanding Player in 1992, 1991 and 1990.
• Selected ACC Player of the Year for 1992 and 1991 and was the 1989 ACC Rookie of the Year.
• Recipient of the Mary Garber Award (ACC Female Athlete of the Year) in 1992 and 1991.
• Named 1992, 1991 and 1990 All-ACC first team and 1989 second team.
• Selected to the ACC All-Tournament Team in 1992, 1991, and 1990.
• Holds the NCAA record for career steals (454) .
• Ranks as Virginia’s all-time career leader for points scored (2,135), scoring average (16.3), field goals attempted (1,637), 3-point field goals attempted (371), free throws made (505), assists (729), ranks second for field goals made (753), second for free-throws attempted (623), second for steals (454), third for 3-point field goals made (124), fourth for games played (131), fifth for rebounds (772) and eighth for blocked shots (52).
• Holds Virginia record for most points in a game (37), tied for most steals in a game (10), most free throws made in a season (147 in 1989) and most assists in a season (235 in 1991).
• Ranks as the ACC's career leader for assists (729) and assists per game (5.6), second for steals (454), sixth for points scored (2,135), seventh for free throw percentage (.811) and eighth for three-point field goals attempted.
• Is one of just three Cavaliers to have their number (#24) retired.