Post by 01- PirateDave on Mar 25, 2015 14:26:27 GMT -6
UB reaches agreement in principle on new contract with Bobby Hurley
By Mark Gaughan | News Sports Reporter | @gggaughan | Google+
on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 9:19 AM, updated: 10:52 AM
The University at Buffalo has reached a verbal agreement in principle to renegotiate the contract of Bobby Hurley and make him the highest-paid men's basketball coach in the Mid-American Conference, sources have told The News.
No deal has been signed. ESPN reports that an interview that is planned between Hurley and DePaul University later this week remains on.
A new deal between Hurley and UB would put Hurley above the $550,000-a-year base-salary contract that Saul Phillips receives from Ohio University. All the of the increased money UB would give Hurley was raised from university donors over the past two or three weeks, a source told The News. It will not come from the university's state budget. Alumni excitement over UB's run to its first Mid-American Conference championship and its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance pushed the fund-raising effort forward.
The oral agreement - if it's executed - would probably be expected to pre-empt any attempt to woo Hurley away from UB this year. DePaul has Hurley high on its list of candidates, numerous sources have reported. Hurley made a base salary of $250,000 this year, plus $50,000 in additional pay, plus some incentives.
The Bulls went 23-10 this year. Hurley is 42-20 in two seasons as head coach. UB loses only two seniors from this year's team and has some high-profile recruits committed for next season.
By Mark Gaughan | News Sports Reporter | @gggaughan | Google+
on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 9:19 AM, updated: 10:52 AM
The University at Buffalo has reached a verbal agreement in principle to renegotiate the contract of Bobby Hurley and make him the highest-paid men's basketball coach in the Mid-American Conference, sources have told The News.
No deal has been signed. ESPN reports that an interview that is planned between Hurley and DePaul University later this week remains on.
A new deal between Hurley and UB would put Hurley above the $550,000-a-year base-salary contract that Saul Phillips receives from Ohio University. All the of the increased money UB would give Hurley was raised from university donors over the past two or three weeks, a source told The News. It will not come from the university's state budget. Alumni excitement over UB's run to its first Mid-American Conference championship and its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance pushed the fund-raising effort forward.
The oral agreement - if it's executed - would probably be expected to pre-empt any attempt to woo Hurley away from UB this year. DePaul has Hurley high on its list of candidates, numerous sources have reported. Hurley made a base salary of $250,000 this year, plus $50,000 in additional pay, plus some incentives.
The Bulls went 23-10 this year. Hurley is 42-20 in two seasons as head coach. UB loses only two seniors from this year's team and has some high-profile recruits committed for next season.
good luck to all!