How Long Has Dawn Staley Been At South Carolina?

The University of South Carolina has extended Dawn Staley contract by 7 years for $22.4 million. It will expire after the 2027 - 2028 academic year.

She is now among the highest-paid women's basketball coaches in the nation and the highest-paid Black head coach in her sport after her contract extension.

Her yearly base salary is $1 million and outside compensation increases by $100,000 every year after the first year at $1.9 million. Additional performance-compensation opportunities up to $680,000 annually are included in the contract.

The breakdown of her extended contract is:

• Contract Time: 7 years
• Contract Worth: $22.4 million
• Base salary: $1 million per year
• Outside compensation: $1.9 million in the first year, escalating by $100,000 per year subsequently.
• Total compensation: $2.9 million in the first year, rising by $100,000 per year afterward.

Staley received $655,000 in performance-based incentives for the 2021-2022 season, which included $500,000 for winning her second national title at South Carolina.

Given her success leading the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team, her contract was extended. She has won six SEC Coach of the Year awards and guided the Gamecocks to two national titles one in 2017 and another one in 2021.

During her final season at Philadelphia's Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School, she was named the national high school player of the year.

Staley attended the University of Virginia and was named the ACC female athlete of the year and the national player of the year.

She completed her college career as the school's all-time scoring leader and the ACC's all-time leader in assists.

Staley played for Team USA throughout her career and was named the USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year in 1994. She represented the United States in the Pan American Games in 1995.

Staley was named to the United States national team in 1998 and played on the team that won the gold medal at the FIBA World Championships. She averaged 7.0 points per game and made 52 assists.

Dawn Staley net worth as of May 2023 is estimated to be $5 million. Her primary source of income is recorded as the head coach.

Apart from her salary as a coach, Staley receives income from endorsements. She is an endorser for AT&T, ESPN and Nike. She also commands hefty fees for her appearances as a well-known speaker.

Dawn Staley's estimated net worth is in the millions of dollars based on her speaking engagements, endorsements and salary. She is among the most prosperous women's college basketball coaches in history.

She became a member of the American Basketball League (ABL) in 1996 and played under the Richmond Rage in the 1997 ABL championship. Staley was selected to the All-ABL first team for 1996-1997 and the All-ABL second team for the following season.

The Charlotte Sting chose Staley with the ninth overall pick in the 1999 WNBA draft. She guided the Sting to the WNBA playoff championship game in 2001.

Staley was traded to the Houston Comets on August 1, 2005. Prior to the WNBA season, Staley made it known that she would be retiring after the Comets season.

Staley's career came to an end as the Monarchs defeated the Comets 2 - 0 and won the series. In 2011 her fans selected her as one of the top 15 players in the WNBA's fifteen-year existence.

Dave O'Brien first approached Staley she expressed no interest in coaching. After changing strategy and pressing Staley to find a way to improve the program she was given the job as head coach. After 8 years on the team, she left the Temple Owls in 2008.

Although it is difficult to determine Dawn's exact net worth in 2023. It is clear that her prosperous career as a coach and professional basketball player justifies her sizable net worth.

The records of Dawn Staley at South Carolina are:

• Two NCAA Division I Tournament champions (2017, 2022)
• Five NCAA Regional - Final Four (2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Seven SEC tournament champions (2015 - 2018, 2020-2021, 2023)
• Seven SEC regular season champions (2014 - 2017, 2020, 2022-2023)
• Three Naismith Coach of the Year (2020, 2022, 2023)
• Three WBCA National Coach of the Year (2020, 2022, 2023)
• AP National Coach of the Year (2020)
• Three USBWA National Coach of the Year (2020, 2022, 2023)
• Six SEC Coach of the Year (2014-2016, 2020, 2022, 2023)
• USA Today Sports Network Coach of the Year (2023)
• Four A-10 Tournament champions (2002, 2004 - 2006)
• Three A-10 regular season champion (2004, 2005, 2008)
• Two A-10 Coach of the Year (2004, 2005)

National Achievement for the USA are:

• Olympic Games: Gold medal - first place in 2020 Tokyo
• World Cup: Gold medal - first place in 2018 Spain
• FIBA AmeriCup: Gold medal - first place in 2019 and 2021 San Juan
• Pan American Games: Gold medal - first place in 2007 Rio
• U19 World Championship: Gold medal - first place in 2015 Chekhov
• FIBA U18 Americas Championship: Gold medal - first place in 2014 Colorado Springs

Staley's record as a head coach in 23 seasons is 574-185. After 15 seasons in charge of the Gamecocks, her record stands 402-105.

As South Carolina's head coach, she had an overall record of 331-103 (.763 winning percentage) at the conclusion of the 2020 - 21 campaign. In the eight tournaments, the Gamecocks have accomplished a great deal.

Two National Championships in 2017 and 2022, five NCAA Final Fours in 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023, and seven SEC regular-season titles in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, and 2023.

No, Dawn and Duce Staley are not blood relatives. They have stated that they view one another as distant family members.

About an hour away from Aiken, South Carolina Dawn Staley coaches the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team from Columbia and South Carolina.

Dawn and Duce are very close and so are their mothers. Dawn received a Christmas gift from Duce's mother Tina in 2007 which she mentioned on Twitter.

Duce Staley is a former professional football player who established himself as an exceptional running back in the NFL. He developed his skills playing for the South Carolina Gamecocks during his college career.

His perseverance and hard work gave him the opportunity to be a part of the NFL two of the most prestigious teams in the league. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles for ten years.

Duce Staley has spent the majority of his playing and coaching career with the Philadelphia Eagles.