"I'm so proud of you": $800M worth Beyoncé sends special note to South Carolina HC Dawn Staley following national championship victory

Beyoncé has sent a special note to South Carolina coach Dawn Staley days after guiding the Gamecocks to the 2024 national championship. The 42-year-old pop icon, who has a net worth of $800 million as per Forbes, sent Staley a card, a bouquet and some merchandise from her latest album "Cowboy Carter."

On Wednesday, Staley posted a thank-you video on X and shared the special note, which revealed Beyoncé's family watched the Gamecocks' games throughout the season.

“To Coach Staley and the entire South Carolina Gamecocks, me and my family watched your games and cheered you on through the entire season. I am so proud of you. All my love." [0:20-0:48]

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Staley then signaled to someone to play the song "Texas Hold 'Em" and extended her gratitude to the artist, her husband Jay-Z and their children, Blue Ivy, Sir and Rumi.

"That's B. That's B. B and her family. Yes, Mr. Carter. Yes, Blue, you did your thing, Blue. Sir and Rumi. B, thank you! We appreciate you; we are honored to wear your gear." [0:55-1:15]

Staley concluded her video by thanking Beyoncé for inspiring her and the team while pointing to the T-shirt sent by the singer.

"It says, 'Always been country,' Well guess what? I've been in the South for 16 years. I am a little country, too, just because of you B. Keep inspiring; we love you." [1:16-1:28]

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Dawn Staley becomes the first black coach to lead a Division I team to an undefeated season

Dawn Staley won her third national championship as head coach for South Carolina.

Dawn Staley guided South Carolina to a perfect 2023-24 season, capping it off with an 87-75 win over the Caitlin Clark-led Iowa Hawkeyes in the final.

The Philadelphia-born coach, who also played in the WNBA, made history as she became the first black coach to lead a team to an undefeated season in Division I college basketball.

Aside from coaching the Gamecocks to an undefeated season, Staley won her third straight Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year and her second Associated Press Women's Coach of the Year. She discussed the challenges of the season upon receiving the award:

“To be undefeated, to win awards like this—so unexpected. I welcome it. There are plenty of times where I think we should have won a national championship, but we didn’t. This is somewhat of a repayment when you get stuff that you really don’t expect to get."

She also thanked this year's rival, Caitlin Clark, for helping women's basketball to grow exponentially with her exciting play. The former WNBA star expects the No. 1 overall pick to lift the league like what she did in women's collegiate basketball.