Dawn Staley became the highest-paid coach in women's college basketball history Friday. Here's why it matters for Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley is officially the highest paid coach in the history of women's college basketball. Her five-year extension, approved on Friday by the school's board of trustees, will run through 2029-30 and has a value of approximately $25.

Dawn Staley will now make more annually than Kim Mulkey, who previously held the record for the highest-paid coach in women's basketball, thanks to her new deal with South Carolina

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Oklahoma State coach Jacie Hoyt gave birth to her first child, a baby girl named Harlow, on Dec. 12. Hoyt is in her third season coaching OSU and returned to the sidelines 10 days later, coaching the Cowgirls to a win over Iowa State.

All five players in the Lady Vols' 2025 high school recruiting class were nominated for the McDonald's All-American game.