How good are Dawn Staley’s chances to turn South Carolina into a women’s basketball powerhouse? About the same as Geno Auriemma’s were 24 years ago of winning championships at Connecticut.

China Crosby, who is from Manhattan, N.Y., and rated as the nation’s second-best point guard in the Class of 2009, verbally committed Saturday to Virginia during an official visit, her coach confirmed.

As the makeup of the United States women’s basketball team shifts to a younger generation, legendary guard Dawn Staley is going through some changes of her own.