Coach Dawn Staley has received a contract extension that South Carolina said will make her the highest paid college women's basketball coach of all-time at a total value of about $25 million.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -Dawn Staley has made history once again but this time, it’s not on the court. Staley officially became the country’s highest-paid women’s basketball coach after the University of South Carolina’s (USC) Board of Trustees approved her contract extension that will go until the 2029-30 season.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has been given a new contract that made her the highest paid coach in the history of women's college basketball.

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

Dawn Staley just got paid. South Carolina announced Friday that Staley has agreed to sign a contract extension that will keep her as head coach of its women's basketball program through the 2029-30 season.

Dawn Staley is the highest-paid in women's sports after the Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for her.

Dawn Staley has etched her name into the history books after agreeing to a contract extension with South Carolina that makes her the highest-paid coach in women's college basketball history