In addressing the South Carolina Legislature, Coach Dawn Staley said that her women's basketball team at the University of South Carolina was fueled by the removal of the confederate flag from the state house. She said that the removal of the flag triggered a fan base that would be the largest in the country.
The momentum of the removal of the flag played a big part in the program's success, according to Staley.
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