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 her the highest paid college women's basketball coach of all time at a total value of about $25m.

Staley is signed through the 2029-30 season, earning $4m a year to start with an annual $250,000 escalator. There's also a $500,000 signing bonus, the school announced.