Overview

• Speaking at SEC media day, Staley said she does not expect to see a female NBA head coach in her lifetime and added, "I hope I'm wrong."
• Staley confirmed she had a legitimate interview for the New York Knicks’ vacancy earlier this year before the team hired Mike Brown to replace Tom Thibodeau.
• She told Knicks leadership that a woman coach would be judged differently during rough stretches, arguing the franchise must be prepared for that scrutiny.
• Staley said her questions about how such a hire would affect the front office’s daily work appeared to change the room’s energy and may have hurt her candidacy.
• Offering to mentor candidates and advise teams, she noted the NBA has never hired a woman as a head coach despite prior interviews with figures such as Becky Hammon.