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,

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.

On January 17 the University of South Carolina made Dawn Staley the highest paid women's basketball coach in the country

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.

Coach Dawn Staley has received a contract extension 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.

South Carolina coach was previously No. 3 behind LSU's Kim Mulkey and UConn's Geno Auriemma at $3.1 million/year.

Staley is signed through the 2029-30 season, earning $4 million a year to start with an annual $250,000 escalator.