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 $25 million. Staley is signed through the 2029-30 season,

No one would fault Staley for lobbying for a bigger piece of South Carolina’s revenue sharing pie. The Gamecocks have become a perennial contender under Staley in the last 17 years. The 400-plus wins and three NCAA national titles prove it.