South Carolina coach was previously No. 3 behind LSU's Kim Mulkey and UConn's Geno Auriemma at $3.1 million/year.

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 announced a long-anticipated contract extension for Dawn Staley. Although negotiations dragged on longer than expected, there was never much doubt an agreement would be reached. The only question was how much Staley would get paid.