Women’s basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament each March just like the men have for years under a plan approved Wednesday at the NCAA convention.

The biggest takeaway from Unrivaled’s preseason has been about the luxury offerings for participants. And several players said the league’s setup is going to “put pressure” on the WNBA.

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That's when the Women's National Basketball Players Association, in an expected move, opted out of the collective bargaining agreement two years early. In a time of unprecedented growth and star power,

In a historic vote Wednesday at the NCAA convention in Nashville, the organization approved a plan to pay women's basketball teams for making the NCAA Tournament. Men's basketball teams have been reaping the benefits of the same revenue sharing plan for many years.

Head coach Dawn Staley was rewarded for her leadership Friday when she signed a contract extension that made her the highest-paid coach in women's college basketball history. Our signed through through 2029-30 – highest paid coach in NCAA WBB history! https://t.co/MPWLHKGQiX pic.twitter.com/ptILWeVuk9

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

The 54-year-old Staley signed a contract extension that will keep her at South Carolina through the 2029-30 season.

Dawn Staley, head coach of the University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team, has made history by signing the largest contract for a coach in women’s college basketball. On Friday, the university announced that its Board of Trustees had approved a contract extension that will keep Staley with the Gamecocks through the 2029-30 season.

Professional women's basketball officially entered a new era on Friday when Unrivaled, the new 3-on-3 league co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, tipped off its inaugural 2025 season.

Jackie Powell and Seerat Sohi discuss WNBA free agency and what each team might need heading into it next week.