Dawn Staley‚ the head coach of the undefeated South Carolina womens basketball team‚ said on Saturday that trans-identifying players should be allowed to participate against women as long as they consider themselves to be a woman.Staley made her comments on men competing in womens sports following the Gamecocks blowout win in the Final Four over NC State. Asked by Outkick reporter Dan Zaksheske to explain her position on the inclusion of transgender athletes‚ biological males‚ in womens sports‚ the coach struggled to come up with an answer before saying she supports men competing against women.If youre a woman‚ you should play; if you consider yourself a woman‚ and you want to play sports‚ or vice-versa‚ you should be able to play‚ Staley said. Thats my opinion.Zaksheske asked her to clarify if she believes trans-identifying men should be able to compete against women.Thats the question you want to ask‚ so Ill give you that: Yes. Yes‚ she responded. So now the barnstorm of people are going to flood my timeline and be a distraction to me on one of the biggest days of our game‚ and Im ok with that.I asked South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley if she supports transgender women (biological males) playing women';s college basketball. ";If you consider yourself a woman and you want to play sports or vice versa‚ you should be able to play."; pic.twitter.com/SEQCsNiFvm Dan Zaksheske (@RealDanZak) April 6‚ 2024South Carolinas win against NC State on Friday puts them in the national championship game‚ where they will face Iowa and star player Caitlyn Clark‚ who defeated UConn in a nail-biter. Staleys team is currently 37-0 on the season and has breezed through the NCAA tournament. Staley has coached at South Carolina since 2008 and has won two national championships while reaching six Final Fours.The national championship game is on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. ET.While the controversy surrounding men playing in womens sports has yet to directly affect Division I womens college basketball‚ there have been numerous instances of men competing in sports against females and beating them in recent months. Earlier this year‚ multiple trans-identifying athletes took the floor with women in a college volleyball match in Ontario‚ Canada.Lady ballers assemble! https://t.co/EP0bxt4rv6 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 6‚ 2024At Nazareth University in New York‚ trans-identifying track athlete Sadie Schreiner set a new school record in the 300m dash in December‚ clocking in at 41.80 seconds‚ which was also good for first place in the race. Schreiner reportedly competed in the same track event a year before as a male and finished in 19th place in the 100m dash.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APPMen competing in womens sports became a major issue in 2022 when UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas‚ who previously competed as a male‚ won a national championship title in the 500-yard freestyle over standout Virginia swimmer Emma Weyant.The NCAA allows men to compete in womens sports as long as they submit an NCAA Transgender Student-Athlete Eligibility Review Form and have a testosterone level that is within the allowable levels for the sport in which the student-athlete plans to compete.