The South Carolina Gamecocks Women’s Basketball Team has opened up SEC play in tremendous fashion. Here’s what lies ahead for Dawn Staley and these women.

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

Dawn Staley isn't leaving South Carolina anytime soon. The university announced that the legendary women's basketball coach signed a contract extension

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.

Staley's extension comes with a starting annual salary of $4 million, dethroning LSU's Kim Mulkey for the richest contract in NCAA women's basketball.

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

Coach Dawn Staley has received a contract extension that South Carolina said will make her the highest paid college women’s basketball coach of all time at a total value of about $25 million.

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

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