Dawn Staley revealed her stance on coaching in the WNBA or NBA during an interview on the Jemele Hill is Unbothered podcast episode released on Jan. 11, 2024.

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

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

“Dawn Staley is a once-in-a-generation coach who has made a tremendous ... However if Staley accepts a job coaching a WNBA or NBA team, she will not be legally obligated to pay anything to South Carolina. The Gamecocks went 38-0 last season for their ...

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.

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

Of course, it was a disappointing turn of events. Nonetheless, coach Dawn Staley knows the highly-anticipated matchup will be worth all the hype because of the intense rivalry between these programs.

It helps that fans are loyal. A Nielsen study found that WNBA fans are 1.8 times more likely to engage with a team online and 18 percent more likely to chat about it with friends and family; and 1 in 3 fans actually makes a purchase that supports their team.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The showdown between second-ranked South Carolina and fifth-ranked LSU featured the last two national champions and two of the best teams in the country this season. It also showcased two of the most stylish coaches — fashion wise — in the women’s game in the Gamecocks’ Dawn Staley and the Tigers’ Kim Mulkey.

COLUMBIA — Roughly 24 hours after coach Dawn Staley said only time will tell how South Carolina women's basketball reacts to not having Ashlyn Watkins, the Gamecocks defeated Texas A&M 90-49. The No. 2 Gamecocks (15-1, 3-0 SEC) weren't without a starter ...

Related-ish: The NCAA finally approved women’s college basketball tournament “units,” or payouts to conferences based on their participation and performance in March Madness. But the disparity between women and men — now $25M vs. $250M, rather than $0 vs. $250M — remains a farce.