Despite some interaction between the two sides, University of South Carolina head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is reportedly not in the running to be the next head coach of the New York Knicks.

On June 28, a report emerged claiming that South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley was being considered for the New York Knicks’ head coaching vacancy. On Tuesday, Hoops Wire‘s Ashish Mathur reported that Staley is no longer being considered for the opening.

The New York Knicks need a new head coach after firing Tom Thibodeau, who led the franchise to the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000. Thibodeau was hired by the Knicks in 2020.