Dawn Staley has become a force in women’s basketball — from her three gold medals as a player to her three national titles as South Carolina’s coach. So it should come as no surprise that the Hall of Famer from North Philly would want to expand her legacy as a trailblazer and be a head coach in the NBA.

A day after Chloe Kitts announced her season-ending ACL tear on social media, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley took the podium at SEC basketball media days and said her plan was simple: It will be business as usual for the second-ranked Gamecocks.