South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley signed a contract extension, 'that will go through the 2029-30 season and make her the highest pa

Dawn Staley explains the most satisfactory aspect of South Carolina's 41-point win vs Oklahoma and what the game means with LSU up next.

Dawn Staley is now the highest-paid women’s basketball coach in the country. South Carolina’s Board of Trustees approved new contract extension for Staley on Friday that will pay her $4 million a season. Staley’s new annual salary marks an $800,000 raise from the $3.2 million she was making this season.

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

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.

No. 2 South Carolina made another emphatic statement with a 101-60 win over No. 13 Oklahoma on Sunday. That 41-point margin of victory is the largest in school history. South Carolina improved to 18-1 on the season with its only loss coming against UCLA in late November.

Head coach Dawn Staley was rewarded for her leadership Friday when she signed a contract extension that made her the highest-paid coach in women's college basketball history. Our signed through through 2029-30 – highest paid coach in NCAA WBB history! https://t.co/MPWLHKGQiX pic.twitter.com/ptILWeVuk9

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

LSU head coach Kim Mulkey labeled the upcoming clash against South Carolina as a "tremendous challenge" despite being flawless this season, and has huge respect for Dawn Staley

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.

How LSU women's basketball's win at Florida shook out was important as Kim Mulkey's team preps to take on Dawn Staley, South Carolina Thursday.