2023-04-13 07:00:00
The Universities of Notre Dame (Indiana) and South Carolina announced on Wednesday the organization of the opening game of the 2023-2024 NCAA women’s season between their two teams on Monday, November 6, 2023 in Paris. The exact location of the meeting will be revealed later by the organizer, the marketing agency Complete Sports Management (CSM), which specializes in setting up tours and international events for US university sports. The organization of this match between two women’s college basketball teams will be a first in France.
« It’s a unique experience for our players, we didn’t hesitate for a second to accept the offer. “, reacted South Carolina Gamecoks coach Dawn Staley, a legend of the game, four-time Olympic champion, three as a playmaker (1996, 2000, 2004) and one as Team USA coach in 2021 in Tokyo following winning the world title in 2018. She has since been replaced by Cheryl Reeve at the head of the US selection.
Upon leaving university in 1994, Staley was also a star of the French Championship with Tarbes, whose coach was then the current president of the French Federation Jean-Pierre Siutat.
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