South Carolina has taken transfers frequently during Staley’s tenure. Some of the Gamecocks’ recent hits in the portal: center Kamilla Cardoso, who came from Syracuse, and Paopao, who came from Oregon. Both won national championships. Naturally, South Carolina has an excellent recruiting pitch for transfers.

Lisa Leslie made an appearance on the "Good Follow Show" and opened up about Staley. For those who don't know, Leslie was actually teammates with Staley on the USA Olympic team. She used three key words to describe who the elite head coach is as a person and a coach. Those three words were loyal, trustworthy, and authentic.