Dawn Staley became the highest-paid coach in women’s basketball when she signed a new contract with South Carolina on Friday. The extension bumped her pay from $3.2 million to $4 million this year and will see her annual compensation rise to $5.25 million at the end of the contract in 2029-2030.

South Carolina's head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley signed a contract extension to stay with the team until 2030.

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley signed a new contract extension, making her the highest paid women’s college basketball coach in the history of the sport. With an annual salary of 4 million dollars,

The architect behind South Carolina’s second-ranked women’s basketball program is now the highest paid coach in the game. In a Friday statement, South Carolina’s Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for Staley that runs through the 2029-30 season.