Ever since becoming the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team's head coach in 2008, Dawn Staley has turned the program into a dynasty that perennially competes for national titles. This is proven by the three National Championships (two of them coming in the past three NCAAW seasons) and five National Coach of the Year honors Staley has won while there.

On Friday, Jan. 17, the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for Staley that will go through the 2029-2030 season and make her the highest paid college women’s basketball coach in the history of the sport.

Staley is signed through the 2029-30 season, earning $4 million a year to start with an annual $250,000 escalator.

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

Dawn Staley has turned the Gamecocks into a national power that regularly competes for championships. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Women's Basketball Coach Dawn Staley is now the highest-paid coach in women's college basketball history after signing a new contract Friday.

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

Dawn Staley received a contract extension that South Carolina said will make her the highest paid college women's basketball coach of all time.