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NCAA tournament's 15 highest-paid coaches

No. 1: Rick Pitino, Louisville: $7,769,200 – Pitino’s pay is boosted by more than $2.7 million in self-reported outside income that included $2.25 million from a personal services contract with Adidas. He’ll also get a $750,000 retention payment for remaining the school’s head coach on March 31.
No. 1: Rick Pitino, Louisville: $7,769,200 – Pitino’s pay is boosted by more than $2.7 million in self-reported outside income that included $2.25 million from a personal services contract with Adidas. He’ll also get a $750,000 retention payment for remaining the school’s head coach on March 31.
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No. 2: John Calipari, Kentucky: $7,435,376 – Calipari’s basic compensation from the school increased from last season by a previously scheduled $600,000. It is set to go up by another $350,000 next season. He reported nearly $300,000 in outside income.
No. 2: John Calipari, Kentucky: $7,435,376 – Calipari’s basic compensation from the school increased from last season by a previously scheduled $600,000. It is set to go up by another $350,000 next season. He reported nearly $300,000 in outside income.
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No. 3: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke: $5,550,475 – Because Duke is a private school, Krzyzewski’s total is the one reported on the school’s most recently available federal income tax return, which covers pay for the 2014 calendar year, including benefits and bonuses. Duke’s return stated that $492,500 of Krzyzewski’s total had been reported as deferred compensation on prior years’ returns.
No. 3: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke: $5,550,475 – Because Duke is a private school, Krzyzewski’s total is the one reported on the school’s most recently available federal income tax return, which covers pay for the 2014 calendar year, including benefits and bonuses. Duke’s return stated that $492,500 of Krzyzewski’s total had been reported as deferred compensation on prior years’ returns.
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No. 4: Bill Self, Kansas: $4,932,626 – Self’s compensation has been virtually unchanged since 2012, when he received a roughly $1.3 million increase.
No. 4: Bill Self, Kansas: $4,932,626 – Self’s compensation has been virtually unchanged since 2012, when he received a roughly $1.3 million increase.
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No. 5: Tom Izzo, Michigan State: $4,251,751 – Slight rises in both his pay from the school and from outside sources are resulting in Izzo’s total compensation increasing by about $100,000 compared to what he made last season. At his pay level, that’s an increase of slightly less than 2.5%.
No. 5: Tom Izzo, Michigan State: $4,251,751 – Slight rises in both his pay from the school and from outside sources are resulting in Izzo’s total compensation increasing by about $100,000 compared to what he made last season. At his pay level, that’s an increase of slightly less than 2.5%.
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No. 6: Bob Huggins, West Virginia: $3,590,000 – Huggins’ pay increased from last season’s by a previously scheduled $250,000. It’s set to go up by another $175,000 during his 2017-18 contract year. He remains eligible for a $25,000 bonus for a regular-season win over Kansas – which he’s gotten four times.
No. 6: Bob Huggins, West Virginia: $3,590,000 – Huggins’ pay increased from last season’s by a previously scheduled $250,000. It’s set to go up by another $175,000 during his 2017-18 contract year. He remains eligible for a $25,000 bonus for a regular-season win over Kansas – which he’s gotten four times.
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No. 7 John Beilein, Michigan: $3,370,000 – The terms of a new agreement that began in October 2015 are taking full effect during a contract year that ends April 15. The result is a pay increase from the school of nearly $530,000 over what Beilein received in 2015-16.
No. 7 John Beilein, Michigan: $3,370,000 – The terms of a new agreement that began in October 2015 are taking full effect during a contract year that ends April 15. The result is a pay increase from the school of nearly $530,000 over what Beilein received in 2015-16.
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No. 8: Gregg Marshall, Wichita State: $3,035,500 – Working under a seven-year, rolling contract, Marshall saw his outside income decline by about $95,000 in the past year. But he’ll make that up soon, as his basic pay from the school is set to increase by $500,000 not long after the 2017-18 season.
No. 8: Gregg Marshall, Wichita State: $3,035,500 – Working under a seven-year, rolling contract, Marshall saw his outside income decline by about $95,000 in the past year. But he’ll make that up soon, as his basic pay from the school is set to increase by $500,000 not long after the 2017-18 season.
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No. 9: Scott Drew, Baylor: $2,818,811 – According to the private school’s most recently available tax records, Drew received more than $2.55 million in base compensation and $163,000 in bonus pay during the 2014 calendar year.
No. 9: Scott Drew, Baylor: $2,818,811 – According to the private school’s most recently available tax records, Drew received more than $2.55 million in base compensation and $163,000 in bonus pay during the 2014 calendar year.
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No. 10: Buzz Williams, Virginia Tech: $2,655,000 – The school’s huge investment in Williams began paying dividends this season as the Hokies made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007. Williams’ predecessor, James Johnson, was making less than $640,000 from the school in his final season, 2013-14.
No. 10: Buzz Williams, Virginia Tech: $2,655,000 – The school’s huge investment in Williams began paying dividends this season as the Hokies made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007. Williams’ predecessor, James Johnson, was making less than $640,000 from the school in his final season, 2013-14.
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No. 11: Dana Altman, Oregon: $2,651,000 – Altman received a new seven-year contract and a $650,000 raise after leading the Ducks to the Elite Eight last season. This season, they reached the Final Four for the first time since 1939.
No. 11: Dana Altman, Oregon: $2,651,000 – Altman received a new seven-year contract and a $650,000 raise after leading the Ducks to the Elite Eight last season. This season, they reached the Final Four for the first time since 1939.
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No. 12: Steve Alford, UCLA: $2,644,000 – After last season, when the Bruins went 15-17, Alford renounced a one-year contract extension, through April 2021, that he’d been given in September 2014. He is not scheduled for any future pay increases.
No. 12: Steve Alford, UCLA: $2,644,000 – After last season, when the Bruins went 15-17, Alford renounced a one-year contract extension, through April 2021, that he’d been given in September 2014. He is not scheduled for any future pay increases.
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No. 13: Sean Miller, Arizona: $2,610,000 – Miller’s compensation for this contract year is more than $2 million lower than it was for last year because he is not vesting further in a lucrative longevity fund. However, that vesting is scheduled to resume during his 2017-18 contract year.
No. 13: Sean Miller, Arizona: $2,610,000 – Miller’s compensation for this contract year is more than $2 million lower than it was for last year because he is not vesting further in a lucrative longevity fund. However, that vesting is scheduled to resume during his 2017-18 contract year.
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No. 14: Mark Turgeon, Maryland: $2,577,054 – Turgeon received a new seven-year contract that was announced in late October 2016, months after the Terrapins’ first NCAA tournament round-of-16 appearance since 2003. The deal resulted in a pay increase of more than $200,000 and it calls for annual increases of 5%.
No. 14: Mark Turgeon, Maryland: $2,577,054 – Turgeon received a new seven-year contract that was announced in late October 2016, months after the Terrapins’ first NCAA tournament round-of-16 appearance since 2003. The deal resulted in a pay increase of more than $200,000 and it calls for annual increases of 5%.
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No. 15: Jay Wright, Villanova: $2,540,958 – The private school’s most recently available tax records showed that $2.47 million of Wright’s compensation for the 2014 calendar year was reported as base compensation.
No. 15: Jay Wright, Villanova: $2,540,958 – The private school’s most recently available tax records showed that $2.47 million of Wright’s compensation for the 2014 calendar year was reported as base compensation.
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