South Carolina Takes Home Four Awards at the 2024 ESPYS

A'ja Wilson, Dawn Staley, and the Gamecocks Women's Basketball squad all take home awards at the 2024 ESPYS.

Jul 12, 2023; Los Angeles, CA, USA; The ESPYs logo on the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The 2024 ESPYS took place live on July 11 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Former Gamecock A'ja Wilson was nominated for best female athlete and best WNBA player. Dawn Staley is nominated for the Jimmy V award. While the South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball squad is up for the best team award after going undefeated and winning the 2024 NCAA title.

Las Vegas star A'ja Wilson takes home the first award of the night winning the trophy for the best WNBA player. Wilson was nominated alongside Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty), Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Sun), and Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx).

Following a second straight championship, Wilson took home the 2023 WNBA Finals MVP award. Her efforts last year helped her hold off 2023 MVP Breanna Stewart. This is the second straight Best WNBA player award (2023) for Wilson.

Going 2/2 on the night, Wilson nabs her second award of the night in as many nominations. This time she takes home the Best Female Athlete award holding off Coco Gauff (tennis), Caitlyn Clark (Basketball), and Nelly Korda (Golf).

South Carolina Women's Basketball head coach Dawn Staley wins the Jimmy V Award at the ESPYS. The Jimmy V Award is presented annually to a deserving member of the sports community who has overcome great obstacles. Staley received the award for her work advocating for cancer research and bone marrow donors.

Upon accepting the award, Staley was overcome by gratitude.

"I am profoundly honored and deeply moved to stand before you today to accept this prestigious award," Staley says.

And for the Gamecocks final award of the night, the South Carolina Women's Basketball team wins the 2024 ESPY for Best Team. Achieving a perfect 38-0 season, the Gamecocks went under the radar last season thanks to the hype around LSU and Iowa. Dawn Staley's squad would use that as motivation by beating both of those squads in route to a conference title and NCAA championship.

The 2024 ESPYS can be referred to as the night of the Gamecocks as all four Gamecock nominations come home.

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