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| System ID: | jl-9e2e0436a37ae3e0275ea0d230f18ce6 |
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| Title: | How Dawn Staley's salary raise had a ripple effect throughout women's basketball |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | staley; million; salary; contract; ripple; staleys; womens; effect; coaches; coach; raise; pay; dawn; basketball; Frank Martin (basketball); Dawn Staley; National Collegiate Athletic Association; Power Five conferences; NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; The Athletic; Mark Emmert; Geno Auriemma; Women's basketball; College basketball |
| Datetime: | 4/3/2026, 10:00:24 AM |
| Summary: | The raise could push programs across the nation to pay their women’s coaches more equitable salaries. And in the five years since she inked that deal, the Dawn Staley pay bump seems to have taken effect. Some of this is, of course, due to the increased investment in and attention in women’s basketball. AdvertisementStaley said she has heard from many people inside of and outside of women’s basketball about how she has impacted their own negotiations and conversations around salary. She said those conversations are very meaningful to her, adding, “If that’s my role, to allow women’s (basketball) coaches to make more money, then that’s probably my calling.”“I’ve heard from other coaches.... |
