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Dawn Staley became the highest-paid coach in women's college basketball history Friday. Here's why it matters for Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell.

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 became the highest paid NCAA women's basketball coach in history after signing a contract extension, moving her ahead of UConn's Geno Auriemma.

Coach Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks are on top of the NCAA women's basketball scene. They are 16-1 overall with an unblemished 4-0 record in the SEC after dismantling the Texas Longhorns on Sunday, 67-50, as they are vying for a potential national championship three-peat.

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.

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

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 received a contract extension on Friday that will make her the highest-paid college women's basketball coach of all time at a total value of about $25 million.

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 coach Dawn Staley is officially the highest paid coach in the history of women's college basketball. Her five-year extension, approved on Friday by the school's board of trustees, will run through 2029-30 and has a value of approximately $25.