South Carolina: Dawn Staley sends fans into a frenzy teasing upcoming audiobook release of her new memoir

Dawn Staley's new memoir, UNCOMMON FAVOR, is about to hit shelves, and she has shared more exciting news about the book. The South Carolina coach posted photos of herself recording the audiobook of her memoir on Instagram Wednesday.

"Did you know that I read the audiobook edition of UNCOMMON FAVOR? Coming 5/20, pre-order your copy today - I can’t wait for you to hear it! Who’s ready to stay awake and fall asleep and rewind to keep listening like me?! 🤣🤣🤣," Staley's caption read.

Fans responded to Staley's announcement in the comments section. Some said that they can't wait to listen to the veteran coach narrate her memoir.

"NEED it!! Literally can't wait🙌🏾"

"Aww I can't wait!!"

Fans say they "can't wait" for Dawn Staley's new memoir

"Oh I can't wait to hear you read this to me."

An IG user looks forward to hearing Staley's audiobook

Others shared that they've already preordered the book.

"Me!! Already preordered!!"

"Already pre ordered👏🏾"

IG users say that they've preordered Staley's memoir

"Just pre-ordered my copy. Can't wait!"

A fan shares that they're preordered a copy of Staley's book

All about Dawn Staley's upcoming memoir

Staley announced back in February that she was writing a memoir entitled "UNCOMMON FAVOR: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother and Life Lessons I Learned from All Three."

"Hey everyone! I have an announcement because….I’ve been asked so many times about writing a book and it is about time I listened. I finally wrote a BOOK. My life. My career. My failures. My successes. My title is representative of it all!" Staley captioned her Instagram post announcing the big news.

Based on the title, fans can expect to read about Staley's basketball playing and coaching careers, her childhood in North Philly, and her relationship with her mother in her upcoming book.

Before she was the well-decorated coach of the Gamecocks, Staley spent her college career playing for the University of Virginia.

She is the NCAA's all-time steals leader and guided the Cavaliers to three consecutive Final Four appearances. Staley picked up two National Player of the Year awards and won Most Outstanding Player in the 1991 Final Four. She went on to become a five-time WNBA All-Star and a three-time Olympic gold medalist.

NCAA Women's Basketball: University of Virginia, basketball player, Dawn Staley - Source: Imagn

Staley is a Philadelphia native and grew up in the Raymond Rosen Housing Projects. She had a very close relationship with her mother, Estelle, who died in 2017. The subtitle of Staley's memoir suggests that she will dive deeper into these topics in her book.

If fans want to hear the South Carolina coach tell her story herself, they can listen to the audiobook of UNCOMMON FAVOR, starting May 20.

About the author

Lindsey Ware is a college sports journalist at Sportskeeda with over five years of experience working with publications such as The News & Observer, The Daily Tar Heel, Triangle Tribune and Cardiac Cane. She has also worked for Major League Baseball, The Holly Springs Salamanders, The Tri-City Chili Peppers, Tuffy Talk, Super Meteors Basketball, Just Good Network and Living Sport.

Lindsey has a Bachelor’s Degree in Media and Journalism from UNC Chapel Hill. Her education allowed Lindsey to gain experience in sports communication, which she honed in internships. Other than being a storyteller and sports fanatic, Lindsey is also a social media and marketing specialist.

Her favorite college team is UNC, although she grew up a N.C. State fan as both of her parents are Wolfpack alumni. Michael Jordan was a huge deal in North Carolina when Lindsey was growing up, and after a summer spent at UNC’s Sports Journalism Camp back in high school, Lindsey was set on being a Tar Heel.

Lindsey's favorite college coach of all time is Roy Williams. During her time attending UNC Chapel Hill and writing for The Daily Tar Heel, Lindsey was lucky enough to meet and speak with Williams a few times. He was like a celebrity on UNC’s campus and was beloved for his coaching style and success with the Tar Heels, accumulating three NCAA championship titles in 18 years.

When not watching or writing about sports, Lindsey enjoys reading, trying new restaurants and coffee shops, and spending time with my friends, family and dog. She also likes to journal, watch movies and paint.

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Edited by Akshay Saraswat