South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley has something unique in common with her former player and Gamecock great A’ja Wilson. Both now have statues of their likenesses in Columbia. During Staley’s remarks Wednesday at the unveiling of her own statue, she took time to defend Wilson’s statue in light of an opposing coach’s recent remarks.

On Wednesday, Staley appeared to shade Auriemma at a ceremony unveiling a statue in her honor. "Most other places if you win one national championship, they build

Wednesday dawned bright in Columbia, South Carolina, as the city unveiled a bronze statue honoring Gamecocks’ coach Dawn Staley. But the celebration took on an edge of competitive fire when Staley used her speech to push back on a remark previously made by UConn’s Geno Auriemma.