Dawn Staley added two players to the South Carolina women’s basketball roster this offseason from the transfer portal in Ta’Niya Latson and Madina Okot. Latson comes to Columbia after three seasons at Florida State, and Okot joins the team after playing at Zetech University in Kenya and at Mississippi State.

After the New York Knicks' coaching search led them to Dawn Staley, the longtime women's coach at South Carolina is not considered a finalist for the vacant position, according to The Athletic. One of the most accomplished players and coaches the women's game has ever seen reportedly "impressed" in conversation with the Knicks.

Could South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley leave the Gamecocks for a WNBA or NBA coaching job? Signs point to no and here's why.