The notification popped up on Aliyah Boston’s phone late Friday morning, moments before she left the locker room and headed to the Unrivaled practice court.
South Carolina’s legendary coach Dawn Staley had signed a $25 million extension that locked her in through the 2029-30 season and made the Hall of Famer the richest coach in women’s college basketball history.
Boston almost texted Staley to ask where her college coach was planning to take her to dinner to celebrate. But Boston’s congratulatory message would have to wait until after shootaround.
“That’s pretty dope,” Boston said. “What Coach Staley has done for women’s basketball and how much she just advocates for us, especially, for one, being an investor in Unrivaled, you see how much she puts into the sport, and so I’m so glad that it’s coming back for her.”
