Big bonus bucks on line for coaches who led teams to Sweet 16
A look at bonuses coaches from public institutions whose teams are playing in Friday’s NCAA Sweet 16 games could receive based on their contracts:
Clemson’s Brad Brownell
Has …
$20,000: No. 4 seed in Atlantic Coast tournament
$20,000: NCAA tournament bid
$20,000: First-round win
$20,000: Second-round win
Can get …
$20,000: Sweet 16 win
$20,000: Elite Eight win, plus $100,000 for Final Four appearance
$20,000: National semifinal win
$20,000: Win NCAA title
Kansas’ Bill Self
Has ...
$50,000: Big 12 regular-season title
$25,000: Big 12 tournament title Can get …
$150,000: Final Four appearance
$200,000: Win NCAA title
Purdue’s Matt Painter
Has …
$75,917: Tied for 2nd in Big Ten regular season
$23,724: NCAA tournament bid
$23,724: Win first game of NCAA tournament
$23,724: Win second game of NCAA tournament
Can get …
$47,448: Sweet 16 win
TBD*: Elite Eight appearance
$47,448: Elite Eight win
$47,448: National semifinal win
$47,448: Win NCAA title *For reaching the Elite Eight, Painter gets 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 tied for second in Big Ten regular-season play, got an NCAA tournament bid that placed it in the Round of 64 and has won two tournament games, 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 instead would be $75,000.
Texas Tech’s Chris Beard
Has …
$100,000: Tied for 2nd in Big 12 regular season
$50,000: NCAA tournament bid
$10,000: No. 25 through No. 11 ranking in final Associated Press media poll (was No. 14)
$25,000: First-round win
$50,000: Second-round win
Can get …
$75,000: Sweet 16 win
$100,000: Elite Eight win
$200,000: Win NCAA title
$15,000: Top-10 ranking in final USA TODAY Coaches Poll
West Virginia’s Bob Huggins
Has …
$30,000: Tied for 2nd in Big 12 regular season
$30,000: Big 12 tournament runner-up
$20,000: NCAA tournament bid
$30,000: First-round win
$40,000: Second-round win
Can get …
$40,000: Sweet 16 win
$100,000: Elite Eight win
$200,000: Win NCAA title
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 Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Gonzaga’s Mark Few, Loyola-Chicago’s Porter Moser, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and Villanova’s Jay Wright are not available because their schools are private and not required to release their employment contracts.