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per Marcus:
Gophers basketball coach Richard Pitino joked on Twitter that he was relieved his latest contract extension was approved by the University of Minnesota regents by unanimous vote Thursday.
In reality, it was no surprise at all.
Pitino agreed to the two-year extension last month after leading the Gophers to their first NCAA tournament victory since 2013 in a win vs. Louisville in Des Moines.
Pitino’s contract now stretches through the 2023-24 season and raises his average annual salary from $2.2 million under his previous deal to $2.46 million.
The university is now committed to $12.3 million over the next five seasons in his new deal.
"Easy decision,” Gophers athletics director Mark Coyle told the Star Tribune recently. “I sat down with Richard 10 days before the end of the season and said we believe in you and want to do everything we can to help you grow. I’m really pleased with Richard and how he runs the program. We felt it was very important to send a message that he is our guy and we want him here."
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...o-year-contract-extension-approved/509723182/
Go Gophers!!
Gophers basketball coach Richard Pitino joked on Twitter that he was relieved his latest contract extension was approved by the University of Minnesota regents by unanimous vote Thursday.
In reality, it was no surprise at all.
Pitino agreed to the two-year extension last month after leading the Gophers to their first NCAA tournament victory since 2013 in a win vs. Louisville in Des Moines.
Pitino’s contract now stretches through the 2023-24 season and raises his average annual salary from $2.2 million under his previous deal to $2.46 million.
The university is now committed to $12.3 million over the next five seasons in his new deal.
"Easy decision,” Gophers athletics director Mark Coyle told the Star Tribune recently. “I sat down with Richard 10 days before the end of the season and said we believe in you and want to do everything we can to help you grow. I’m really pleased with Richard and how he runs the program. We felt it was very important to send a message that he is our guy and we want him here."
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...o-year-contract-extension-approved/509723182/
Go Gophers!!