You might call it the cherry on top of a historic season after University of South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley got a special delivery from Beyoncé.Staley posted a social media video Wednesday night showing a huge bouquet of flowers and a basket full of Queen Bey merchandise, featuring her latest album “Cowboy Carter.”Video above: South Carolina Gamecocks National Championship parade”If you know, you know,” Staley said of the gifts on the video.The Naismith Coach of the Year then read the card that accompanied the goodies.“To Coach Staley and the entire South Carolina Gamecocks,” Staley read in a deliberate tone. “Me and my family watched your games and cheered you on through the entire season. Repeat,” Staley read the line again in apparent joy and disbelief. “Me and my family watched your games and cheered you on through the entire season. I am so proud of you. All my love.”Staley then motioned and told someone off camera to “hit it,” and Beyoncé’s hit country song “Texas Hold ‘Em” played.Staley then gave shoutouts to the entire Carter family.She ended the video by saying thank you to “B,” and “we’re honored to wear your gear,” referring to a T-shirt that reads “Always Been Country.””Well, guess what?’ Staley asked. “I’ve been in the South for 16 years. I’m a little country, too, just because of you B. Keep inspiring. We love you.”It’s just one of many accolades Staley and her Gamecocks are still getting after making history by ending a perfect season with an 87-75 defeat of Iowa in the 2024 NCAA Championship.
You might call it the cherry on top of a historic season after University of South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley got a special delivery from Beyoncé.
Staley posted a social media video Wednesday night showing a huge bouquet of flowers and a basket full of Queen Bey merchandise, featuring her latest album “Cowboy Carter.”
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Video above: South Carolina Gamecocks National Championship parade
“If you know, you know,” Staley said of the gifts on the video.
The Naismith Coach of the Year then read the card that accompanied the goodies.
“To Coach Staley and the entire South Carolina Gamecocks,” Staley read in a deliberate tone. “Me and my family watched your games and cheered you on through the entire season. Repeat,” Staley read the line again in apparent joy and disbelief. “Me and my family watched your games and cheered you on through the entire season. I am so proud of you. All my love.”
Staley then motioned and told someone off camera to “hit it,” and Beyoncé’s hit country song “Texas Hold ‘Em” played.
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Staley then gave shoutouts to the entire Carter family.
She ended the video by saying thank you to “B,” and “we’re honored to wear your gear,” referring to a T-shirt that reads “Always Been Country.”
“Well, guess what?’ Staley asked. “I’ve been in the South for 16 years. I’m a little country, too, just because of you B. Keep inspiring. We love you.”
It’s just one of many accolades Staley and her Gamecocks are still getting after making history by ending a perfect season with an 87-75 defeat of Iowa in the 2024 NCAA Championship.
