South Carolina coach Dawn Staley calls for women’s sports investment [Video]

Dawn Staley just finished leading South Carolina’s undefeated season and witnessing the end of Caitlin Clark’s record-breaking college career — and she thinks women’s basketball is only getting started.

“I think we are in a moment … from a place where our game has been held back to now it’s at a place where it’s bursting through the seams … I think it’s going to get better and better,” she told CNBC on Tuesday.

The Hall of Fame coach and former player led the Gamecocks to their third national championship and the first perfect season in their history as they defeated Clark and Iowa earlier this month. The matchup, broadcast on ESPN, was the most-watched basketball game at any level since 2019, according to Nielsen.

On Tuesday, Staley and the Gamecocks paid another visit to a national stage — this time, the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell to celebrate their national championship win. The appearance …