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.

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

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