South Carolina makes Dawn Staley highest-paid coach in women’s college basketball

The University of South Carolina’s board of trustees approved a contract extension for women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley on Friday that will make her the highest-paid coach in women’s college basketball. The extension keeps Staley in Columbia through the 2029-30 season with an annual base salary of $4 million per year. Previously, she was the third-highest-paid coach in the country — behind LSU’s Kim Mulkey and UConn’s Geno Auriemma — at $3.1 million per year in base. With a signing bonus and

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Dawn Staley becomes highest-paid women’s basketball coach with $25m extension

Extension keeps Staley at South Carolina until 2030 Gamecocks have won three NCAA titles under coach Coach Dawn Staley received a contract extension on Friday that South Carolina said will make ...
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South Carolina's Dawn Staley inks historic $25M contract extension

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South Carolina's Dawn Staley becomes highest paid coach in women's basketball history with new contract

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