The SEC has been the toughest conference this women's college basketball season, and Thursday features a marquee showdown between No. 2 South Carolina and No. 5 LSU. The Tigers are one of only two teams still undefeated,
On January 17 the University of South Carolina made Dawn Staley the highest paid women's basketball coach in the country
No. 5 LSU heads to No. 2 South Carolina on Friday for a 5 PM tipoff. Two heated matchups last season, including in the SEC championship, fostered competitiveness from the teams led by two of the best head coaches in the game.
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.
South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley signs a contract extension, making her the sport's highest paid coach at $4 million a year.
Dawn Staley is now the highest-paid women’s basketball coach in the country. South Carolina’s Board of Trustees approved a new contract extension for Staley on Friday that will pay her $4 million a season. Staley’s new annual salary marks an $800,000 raise from the $3.2 million she was making this season.
South Carolina, Dawn Staley host LSU, Kim Mulkey on Thursday. Here's our score prediction and scouting report for the highly anticipated matchup.
South Carolina's head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley signed a contract extension to stay with the team until 2030.
No. 2 South Carolina is hosting undefeated No. 5 LSU on Friday in a marquee SEC matchup, and the stakes are high because these teams will only face once in the regular season. Following Thursday's practice, Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said her team is well-aware of the importance of this game.
South Carolina and LSU women's basketball will renew their rivalry. The Gamecocks, who enter the game ranked second in the AP poll, are the defending national champions and the premier program in the country.
For the uninitiated, the ending of the 2024 SEC Championship game between Staley’s Gamecocks and Kim Mulkey’s Tigers was muddied by an on-court altercation. LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson intentionally fouled USC’s MiLaysia Fulwiley, which led to Johnson shoving USC’s Ashlyn Watkins. And that led to USC’s Kamilla Cardoso pushing Johnson to the ground.