White likely to receive contract extension
Original 6-year deal is about $2M per season
Now that has his Florida Gators in the Sweet 16, he will likely be getting a sweet contract extension in the very near future.
When new UF athletics director was asked on Thursday about White’s contract status, he assured reporters his coach “will be taken care of.”
Translation: A contract extension is on the way for UF’s second-year coach, who originally signed a sixyear deal and has four years remaining at about $2 million per season.
White’s salary is among the bottom third among SEC coaches and pales in comparison to the $8 million-a-year extension recently signed by Kentucky coach In addition, Missouri just hired
for $3 million a year. freshman and sophomore — they kind of walked into college basketball utopia,” Gard said. “So just happy for our guys, our four seniors that have been able to grow and mature throughout their year and still be playing at this time of year. So hopefully we got a lot more quality basketball left in us.” sexual assault allegations that led to the firing of football coach last summer.
“Well, first and foremost, people that know more about Baylor, they don't have to ask the question,” Drew said. “It's a good institution, and we're trying to make it better, which is something that I'm proud of with the changes and implementations and things we put into place. The goal is to be the safest college campus in the country and that's an admirable goal.
“As far as people that don't know as much about Baylor, then if they ask, it's great because it allows us to explain our personal experiences with it. And one day I want my kids to go to Baylor, so I want it to be a great school.” Carolina coach
and Drew have become close friends since Martin’s days at Kansas State and Martin said it was brought on by the mutual friendship they have with Baylor assistant South
“When I got hired at Kansas State, I was kind of the new kid; it was my first year as a head coach and Scott was in the process of establishing his Baylor program,” Martin said. “He hired a guy named Tim Maloney, who is a native New Yorker. Tim and I are dear friends. He’s one of the most incredible human beings that I've ever met and he's a heck of a basketball coach.
“He got me and Scott to become friends because of his passion for both of us. And that's why our friendship continues. … I got at South Carolina, nobody would schedule us. I'm talking about other name schools. … I don't like playing friends, but he said, ‘Let's do this.’”
Madison Square Garden officials said Thursday that ticket sales have been disappointing following the NCAA Tournament second-round upsets of No. 1 see Villanova and No. 2 seed Duke.
There are still plenty of tickets available and the game is very unlikely to even come close to a sellout, a trend that will likely carry over to Sunday’s regional final.