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Calipari’s contract eliminates bonuses
The bonuses for coaches in the Sweet 16 — what they already have earned and what is still available — listed in alphabetical order by school:
ARIZONA’S SEAN MILLER Has …
$40,000: Team wins at least 25 games $50,000: Pac-12 regular-season title (shared) $50,000: Pac-12 tournament title $30,000: Team ranked among top 10 in final Associated Press media poll $25,000: Second-round appearance $50,000: Sweet 16 appearance
Can get …
$50,000: Elite Eight appearance $175,000: Final Four appearance $500,000: Win NCAA title
FLORIDA’S MIKE WHITE Has …
$37,500: NCAA tournament bid $37,500: Sweet 16 appearance $25,000: Final Four appearance $50,000: Win NCAA title
KANSAS’ BILL SELF Has ...
$50,000: Big 12 regular-season title Can get … $150,000: Final Four appearance $200,000: Win NCAA title
KENTUCKY’S JOHN CALIPARI Has …
None Can get … None *He agreed to an elimination of these bonuses as part of a renegotiation in 2014 that increased his basic pay. He now makes more than $7 million annually.
MICHIGAN’S JOHN BEILEIN Has …
$25,000: Big Ten tournament title $25,000: NCAA tournament bid $25,000: First-round win $25,000: Second-round win
Can get ...
$25,000: Sweet 16 win $25,000: Elite 8 win $25,000: Final Four win $25,000: Win NCAA title
NORTH CAROLINA’S ROY WILLIAMS Has ...
$25,000: NCAA tournament bid $100,000: Round of 32 appearance $150,000: Sweet 16 appearance $200,000: Elite Eight appearance $200,000: Final Four appearance $250,000: Win NCAA title
OREGON’S DANA ALTMAN Has …
$40,000: Pac-12 regular-season title (shared) $25,000: NCAA tournament bid $50,000: Sweet 16 appearance
Can get …
$100,000: Final Four appearance $250,000: Win NCAA title
PURDUE’S MATT PAINTER Has …
$94,896: Big Ten regular-season title $23,724: NCAA tournament bid $23,724: Win first game of NCAA tournament
$23,724: Win second game of NCAA tournament
$47,448: Win in Sweet 16
TBD*: Elite Eight appearance
$47,448: Win in Elite Eight
$47,448: Win in Final Four $47,448: Win NCAA title *For reaching the Elite Eight, Painter gets a bonus in an amount to be determined by the university’s president, in consultation with the athletics director, although this payment must be at least $94,896.
Note: Because Purdue finished first in Big Ten regular-season play and got an NCAA tournament bid that placed it in the Round of 64 and it has won two games in the tournament, Painter will get an additional bonus of $50,000 if the team’s cumulative grade-point average for this academic year falls within an annually predetermined range. If Purdue wins in the Sweet 16 and the team’s GPA exceeds the predetermined range, this bonus would instead be $75,000. If Purdue wins in the Elite Eight and the team’s GPA exceeds the predetermined range, the bonus would instead be $100,000.
SOUTH CAROLINA’S FRANK MARTIN Has …
$15,000: 12 or more SEC regular-season wins $25,000: NCAA tournament bid $25,000: Sweet 16 appearance $50,000: Elite Eight appearance $100,000: Final Four appearance $200,000: Win NCAA title
UCLA’S STEVE ALFORD Has …
$25,000: NCAA tournament bid $25,000: Sweet 16 appearance Can get …
$25,000: Elite Eight appearance
$50,000: Final Four appearance
$75,000: Win NCAA title
WEST VIRGINIA’S BOB HUGGINS Has …
$25,000: Regular season win against Kansas
$30,000: Tied for second in Big 12 regular season $30,000: Big 12 tournament runner-up $20,000: NCAA tournament bid $30,000: Second-round appearance $40,000: Sweet 16 appearance Can get … $40,000: Elite Eight appearance $100,000: Final Four appearance $200,000: Win NCAA title
WISCONSIN’S GREG GARD Has …
$50,000: NCAA tournament bid $50,000: Sweet 16 appearance
Can get …
$50,000: Final Four appearance $100,000: NCAA final appearance $50,000: Win NCAA title
This list does not take into account contingencies that could alter or prevent payment of bonuses, such as academic achievement by players, the coach’s departure from the school, future investigations and/or sanctions related to rules violations. It also does not include bonuses for coaching honors, team academic performance, attendance, season-ticket sales, or the value of tickets or perks tied to tournament participation.
Amounts for Baylor’s Scott Drew, Butler’s Chris Holtmann, Gonzaga’s Mark Few and Xavier’s Chris Mack are not available because their schools are private and not required to release their employment contracts.