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South Carolina women’s basketball alum takes new college coaching gig

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South Carolina women’s basketball player Asia Dozier is returning to college sports. Dozier, who has been in coaching and/or scouting since her graduation, will join the staff at UNC-Asheville. She will serve as an assistant coach with the Bulldogs, according to an announcement from the school.

Prior to his appointment at UNC-Asheville, Dozier worked on the staff of the Phantoms basketball club at Unrivaled. He made other college coaching stops with the North Carolina A&T Aggies, Buffalo Bulls and Florida Gators and spent time at the high school level at Cardinal Newman and Legion Collegiate Academy. He won two state titles as the head coach at Cardinal Newman.

Nicknamed “The Coach” by Gamecock head coach Don Staley, Dozier was captain at USC. Prophetically, while at USC he participated in the WBCA’s “So You Want to Be a Coach” program.

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During his time in the garnet and black, Dozier did not put up flashy statistics. Nevertheless, she was an important part of South Carolina’s ascent to the national stage. She was a three-year starter, two-year captain and a key contributor to three SEC regular-season championship teams and two SEC Tournament-winning teams.

At the time of her graduation, Dozier’s graduating class of 2016 was the winningest group in the history of the South Carolina women’s basketball program. She and her class helped pave the way for the Gamecocks’ first national title in the 2016–2017 season. They went 121–18 in four seasons.

Dozier also played at Spring Valley High School in Columbia. His younger brother, PJ Dozier, was on the 2016–2017 South Carolina men’s basketball team that made the Final Four. His father, Perry Dozier, and uncle, Terry Dozier, played for the Gamecocks in the 1980s.



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