One of the most decorated participants in United States women's basketball history, Staley comes to the Gamecocks after eight seasons at Temple, where she led the Owls to four Atlantic-10 tournament titles, six NCAA tournament appearances and the program's first national ranking.

The University's executive committee will meet Saturday with a press conference to formally introduce Staley tentatively scheduled for noon.

Just eight seasons into her coaching career, Staley amassed six seasons of 20 or more wins and became Temple's all-time winningest coach with a 172-80 record. A 1992 graduate of Virginia, Staley helped the Cavaliers to a 110-21 record and four NCAA tournament appearances. She was part of three Final Four teams and a two-time National Player of the Year (1991, 1992), also playing with the WNBA's Charlotte Sting.