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.

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.

South Carolina's Dawn Staley signed a contract extension Friday that makes her the highest-paid coach in women's college basketball history.