Why Dawn Staley kept signing autographs at Sweet 16 after NCAA sent word to stop

SACRAMENTO, CA — It doesn't matter where South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is, she's going to sign autographs if people ask. After the No. 1 seed Gamecocks (34-3) beat No.

4 Oklahoma 94-69 in the Sweet 16 in Golden 1 Center on March 28, a line of people waited to talk to Staley during halftime of the second game between No. 10 Virginia and No. 3 TCU .

"Our game has grown, people want more access to us. I think it's only right for us to give back to the game," Staley said March 29. So even when an arena staff member came over and told Staley to stop, she didn't.

She just kept signing. "Do you know how much those tickets cost yesterday? " Staley said.