South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley's contract allows here to leave for WNBA, NBA jobs. Why she says she won't.

Dawn Staley says a clause in her new contract means nothing about how long she’ll be at South Carolina. Following Sunday’s win over Oklahoma, Staley addressed a section of her extension that she signed to end last week.

Staley has not been publicly connected to any WNBA head coaching jobs. In NBA history, no woman has ever served as a full-time head coach. Lisa Boyer, a current USC assistant coach, was the first woman to hold any sort of coaching position in the NBA, assisting the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2001-02.

A'ja Wilson couldn't help but notice her former college coach Dawn Staley stealing the spotlight during last night's game. The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team took on the no.

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

The 54-year-old Staley signed a contract extension that will keep her at South Carolina through the 2029-30 season.

Dawn Staley became the highest-paid coach in women’s basketball when she signed a new contract with South Carolina on Friday. The extension bumped her pay from $3.2 million to $4 million this year and will see her annual compensation rise to $5.25 million at the end of the contract in 2029-2030.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley got a new ... However, if Staley accepts a job coaching a WNBA or NBA team, she will not be obligated to pay anything to South ...

After defeating two ranked opponents last week, South Carolina women's basketball remains No. 2 in the AP Top poll and in the USA TODAY Coaches poll. The Gamecocks (18-1, 6-0 SEC) beat then No.

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

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley solidified her position as the highest-paid women's college basketball coach in the nation. On Friday, Staley agreed a new five-year, $25.

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.