Not only is Dawn Staley now the highest paid coach in women’s basketball, she negotiated something else that rivals Geno Auriemma and Kim Mulkey don’t have: a free path to the pros. The University of South Carolina announced a contract extension with Staley on Friday that will keep the three-time NCAA champion in Columbia through

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South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley signs a contract extension, making her the sport's highest coach. She will make $4 million a year

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Dawn Staley and South Carolina have agreed to a contract extension that once again makes her the highest-paid coach in the sport. The extension will run through the 2029-30 season and her annual salary will increase to $4 million.

South Carolina’s Dawn Staley is now the highest-paid coach in women’s basketball. The legendary coach earned the distinction on Friday when she signed a $25.25 million contract extension through the 2029-30 season.

South Carolina coach was previously No. 3 behind LSU's Kim Mulkey and UConn's Geno Auriemma at $3.1 million/year.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley is officially the highest paid coach in the history of women's college basketball. Her five-year extension, approved on Friday by the school's board of trustees, will run through 2029-30 and has a value of approximately $25.

Dawn Staley, head coach of the University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team, has made history by signing the largest contract for a coach in women’s college basketball. On Friday, the university announced that its Board of Trustees had approved a contract extension that will keep Staley with the Gamecocks through the 2029-30 season.

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South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley put pen to paper on an extension through 2030 worth approximately $25 million, making her the highest-paid female coach in the world, regardless of sport.