Houston Chronicle

TODD WHITTING

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Current position: Head baseball coach Whitting signed a five-year extension in Dec. 2018. Contract expiration: July 31, 2023

Base salary: $325,000 Non-salary compensati­on: $100,000 Additional compensati­on: $15,000 (equipment supplier incentive payable on Aug. 1)

Deferred compensati­on: $120,000 (paid in 2018 and 2019)

Retention incentive: Each July 31 of contract, if Whitting has completed previous season as head coach and remains head coach as of Aug. 1 of each new contract year, UH will pay a $30,000 retention incentive.

2022-23 salary: $470,000 Incentives:

Bonuses will be triggered if the most recent four-year academic data shows Academic Progress Rate (APR) score is 930 or above.

• $5,000: Conference regular season championsh­ip

• $7,500: NCAA tournament appearance or conference postseason tournament championsh­ip

• $7,500: Super regional appearance

• $10,000: Host super regional

• $25,000: College World Series appearance

• $5,000: College World Series win (per victory)

• $50,000: NCAA championsh­ip

• $2,500: Top 25 ranking at any point during season (one-time payout)

• $5,000: Top 25 ranking at end of season

• $2,500: Conference Coach of the Year

• $5,000: National Coach of the Year

• Annual ticket sales revenue more than $125,000. This amount will be calculated annually at the end of the season – 10 percent of annual ticket sales revenue more than $125,000.

• $3,500: Overall team GPA of 3.0 for scholarshi­p players

• $3,500: Multiyear team APR rate of 960 or above

• $3,500: Team Graduation Success Rate of 70 percent or above

• $10,000: Regular season ticket sales above 1,000 Other details:

• Country club membership

• One courtesy car, including gas, oil and insurance.

• Compliment­ary tickets: 14 for baseball, six for men’s basketball and four club seating for football.

• If Whitting terminates contract without cause on or before Aug. 1, 2022, he owes the school $100,000.

• If UH terminates contract without cause, Whitting will be owed remaining base salary.

 ?? ?? Michael Wyke/Contributo­r
Michael Wyke/Contributo­r

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