Despite some interaction between the two sides, University of South Carolina head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley is reportedly not in the running to be the next head coach of the New York Knicks.

The New York Knicks' coaching search has led them to Dawn Staley, the longtime women's coach at South Carolina and one of the most accomplished players and coaches the women's game has ever seen. South Carolina athletic director Jeremiah Donati recently confirmed that the Knicks have indeed reached out to Staley.

There have been few coaching situations that have been bungled in quite the way the Knicks have bungled their situation this offseason. The team started with firing Tom Thibodeau after he led them to 51 wins and a trip to the conference finals for the first time in 25 years.

The New York Knicks will interview two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown for a second time as they seek Tom Thibodeau's replacement, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday. Brown's return this week will make him the first of the known candidates to get a second interview for the position that has been vacant for nearly a month.

A person with knowledge of the details says the New York Knicks will interview two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown for a second time as they seek Tom Thibodeau’s replacement

The Knicks have cast a wide net to replace Tom Thibodeau, who was dismissed after the Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals. They attempted to intervi