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.

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

Staley, who has led the Gamecocks to three national championships, is now the highest-paid coach in women's basketball history after signing a $25.25 million deal.

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.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley received a contract extension on Friday that will make her the highest-paid college women's basketball coach of all time at a total value of about $25 million.

A new era begins tomorrow as the new women's basketball league, Unrivaled, kicks off its inaugural season with Mist vs. Lunar Owls and Rose vs. Vinyl, promising not only a competit

South Carolina basketball coach Dawn Staley received a lucrative contract extension and raise that has made her the top-earning women's coach in the country.

Dawn Staley is the highest-paid in women's sports after the Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for her.

South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley will receive another honor to her collection of accomplishments.

“Staley won a total of 10 gold medals as an athlete, before transitioning to the sidelines. As the head coach, Staley steered the USA to gold at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2018 and at the 2020 Olympic Games,” the institution wrote in its release.

Dawn Staley, along with five-time men's national champion Mike Krzyzewski, Spanish basketball superstar and NBA champion Pau Gasol, Australian center Andrew Bogut and women's basketball star Tisha Pen

Dawn Staley is a certified winner on the court. And now the South Carolina women’s basketball coach is in a league of her own off the court, too.