GLENDALE, Ariz. — As the UConn men have been knocking off opponents in the Big East and NCAA Tournaments, coach Dan Hurley and his assistants have been rewarded with bonuses each step of the way.
Hurley signed a six-year, $32.1 million contract last June, greatly upgrading his original deal, worth $3 million annually, signed in 2018 to make him one of the highest-paid coaches in the country and the highest-paid State of Connecticut employee.
UConn head coach Dan Hurley signs new six-year, $32.1 million contract
As defending champion, Hurley’s annual income was brought in line with coaches signing new contracts around the country and, typical for the industry, his contract included a schedule of performance bonuses for Hurley and his assistant coaches.
According to the contract, Hurley receives a base salary of $400,000 for the 2023-24 academic year, plus “supplemental” salary of $4.1 million and a “retention bonus” of $500,000, so actual base earnings is $5 million for the season. So far, he has qualified for $1.25 million in bonuses for the Huskies’ performance.
Performance bonuses achieved so far
Big East regular season title: $100,000
Big East tournament title: $100,000
NCAA Tournament appearance: $50,000
Round of 32 appearance: $50,000
Sweet 16 appearance: $100,000
Elite Eight appearance: $200,000
Final Four appearance: $200,000
National Championship appearance: $200,000
Conference Coach of the Year: $50,000
*National Coach of the Year $100,000
Top 10 in AP or USA Today poll: $100,000 (assured with UConn in the championship game)
*Hurley won the Naismith Coach of the Year from the Atlanta Tip-off Club Sunday.
One the line Monday night vs. Purdue;
National Championship:$500,000
UConn advances to NCAA men’s final by defeating Alabama. This will give coach Dan Hurley a $200,000 bonus.
Hurley now has $1.2 million in bonuses to go with his $5 million in basic annual pay for this season.
— Steve Berkowitz (@ByBerkowitz) April 7, 2024
Still to come:
If the program has a graduation success rate of 100 percent, a max bonus of $100,000 is due. It’s $25,000 for a rate in the 70s, $50,000 if in the 80s, $75,000 in the 90s. In the data released last December, the UConn men had a four-year graduation rate of 89 percent.
There is a similar schedule for Academic Progress Rate scores. A one-year APR score of 970-89 carries a $25,000 bonus, 980-89 is $50,000, 990-99 is $75,000 and a perfect 100 score is $100,000. Last May, the UConn men posted a perfect 1,000 score for the 2021-22 academic year.
For assistants:
Hurley’s contract also calls for a graduated schedule of bonuses for assistants. In reaching the national championship game, the clause has maxed out at $500,000 to be distributed at the discretion of Hurley and AD David Benedict among the assistants.
For Dan Hurley’s assistants, the present at UConn is special, their futures could be even brighter
