Shama: Brian Cooley and Armon Gates will earn $300,000 and $400,000 respectively; Thorson will remain at $341,423.

[BleedGopher]

Per Shama:

New Gophers assistant men’s basketball coaches Brian Cooley and Armon Gates will earn $300,000 and $400,000 respectively, per a Discovery request made to the University of Minnesota by Sports Headliners. Dave Thorson, the holdover assistant from coach Ben Johnson’s staff, will remain at $341,423.

David Shama's Minnesota Sports Headliners

Go Gophers!!

 

[Word]

So like a backup point guard?

 

[GopherPoke]

Per Shama:

New Gophers assistant men’s basketball coaches Brian Cooley and Armon Gates will earn $300,000 and $400,000 respectively, per a Discovery request made to the University of Minnesota by Sports Headliners. Dave Thorson, the holdover assistant from coach Ben Johnson’s staff, will remain at $341,423.

David Shama's Minnesota Sports Headliners

Go Gophers!!

Any idea how these rate with other B10 staffs, Bleed?

 

[ShushPush]

That might be the lowest paid group of assistants in the conference. I won't object to that level of pay for them, yet it makes me wonder why it is so low. In this day and age, that is shockingly inexpensive. I would expect that coaches be compensated better than the players. It makes the U look cheap and small.

 

[FinnGopher]

That might be the lowest paid group of assistants in the conference. I won't object to that level of pay for them, yet it makes me wonder why it is so low. In this day and age, that is shockingly inexpensive. I would expect that coaches be compensated better than the players. It makes the U look cheap and small.

Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner.

 

[Spottedmuskie]

That might be the lowest paid group of assistants in the conference. I won't object to that level of pay for them, yet it makes me wonder why it is so low. In this day and age, that is shockingly inexpensive. I would expect that coaches be compensated better than the players. It makes the U look cheap and small.

Eh, I don't think Thorson has any grounds to complain after his performance last season. Also probably a pay raise for all 3 since the other two came here

 

[ShushPush]

Eh, I don't think Thorson has any grounds to complain after his performance last season. Also probably a pay raise for all 3 since the other two came here

The only way you can defend that position is if the players of Ben Johnson actually had untapped stellar abilities. I watched the games. The group underperformed on some games by sheer unwillingness to perform. I think it related to the old adage, "They pretend to pay me. I pretend to work."

 

[alchemy2u]

A quick google search gives:

“Big Ten assistant basketball coach salaries vary, with some earning significantly more than others. While exact figures for all positions may not be publicly available, some examples of salaries are:

• UConn's top 3 men's basketball assistant coaches (Young, Murray, and Moore) each earn $400,000 per year as a base salary .
  
  
• Assistant head coaches in the Big Ten can earn around $250,000 per year.

“……

So it looks like the salaries are on the high side.

Contrary to popular belief ….

It makes the Gopher look “Very Competitive“


But don’t let that stop the you guys from trashing the program based upon unsubstantiated guesses.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

The only way you can defend that position is if the players of Ben Johnson actually had untapped stellar abilities. I watched the games. The group underperformed on some games by sheer unwillingness to perform. I think it related to the old adage, "They pretend to pay me. I pretend to work."

This only strengthens spottedmuskies point.

 

[ShushPush]

This only strengthens spottedmuskies point.

Spaulding, do you have a point here or is everything a reference to someone else's POV? If spottedmuskie wants to make a point to me, fine. Otherwise, be direct. Tell me what you think. Represent yourself. That would be exciting. I hate tracing breadcrumbs to another place and time.

 

[DinkytownDelight]

That might be the lowest paid group of assistants in the conference. I won't object to that level of pay for them, yet it makes me wonder why it is so low. In this day and age, that is shockingly inexpensive. I would expect that coaches be compensated better than the players. It makes the U look cheap and small.

Almost all professional coaches make less than the players so this is pretty common in the sports world.

 

[MilosRevenge]

That might be the lowest paid group of assistants in the conference. I won't object to that level of pay for them, yet it makes me wonder why it is so low. In this day and age, that is shockingly inexpensive. I would expect that coaches be compensated better than the players. It makes the U look cheap and small.

Wisconsin Badgers
Associate head coach Joe Krabbenhoft, $460,000.
Special assistant to the head coach Kirk Penney, $357,000.
Assistant coach Sharif Chambliss, $335,425.
Assistant coach Lance Randall, $280,500.

Mike Boynton Jr was head coach at Oklahoma State for seven years. Now he's an assistant at Michigan making $300,000.

 

[ShushPush]

Wisconsin Badgers
Associate head coach Joe Krabbenhoft, $460,000.
Special assistant to the head coach Kirk Penney, $357,000.
Assistant coach Sharif Chambliss, $335,425.
Assistant coach Lance Randall, $280,500.

Benjamin Lewis Johnson Overview​

Benjamin Lewis Johnson in 2023 was employed at University of Minnesota and had a reported pay of $2,079,315 according to public records. This pay was 2,475 percent higher than the average and 2,926 percent higher than the median salary in University of Minnesota.

University of Minnesota records show Benjamin Lewis Johnson held two jobs from 2018 to 2023. From 2021 to 2023 Benjamin Lewis Johnson held job of Head Coach.

In year 2023 Benjamin Lewis Johnson's salary was 2,375 percent higher than average Head Coach salary in the state of Minnesota.

Compared to Fleck

Philip John Fleck Overview​

Philip John Fleck in 2023 was employed at University of Minnesota and had a reported pay of $1,500,000 according to public records. This pay was 1,757 percent higher than the average and 2,083 percent higher than the median salary in University of Minnesota.

University of Minnesota records show Philip John Fleck held job of Head Coach from 2017 to 2023.

In year 2023 Philip John Fleck's salary was 1,686 percent higher than average Head Coach salary in the state of Minnesota.


I only show these two because I want to show how Coyle failed to align pay for performance. How did Johnson command a salary above a better coach, like Fleck?

 

[Big Dawg]

Spaulding, do you have a point here or is everything a reference to someone else's POV? If spottedmuskie wants to make a point to me, fine. Otherwise, be direct. Tell me what you think. Represent yourself. That would be exciting. I hate tracing breadcrumbs to another place and time.

And that’s why spaulding is on the ignore list. Never offers anything of value to GH

 

[MilosRevenge]

I only show these two because I want to show how Coyle failed to align pay for performance. How did Johnson command a salary above a better coach, like Fleck?

Super.

The U is paying its MBB assistants on par with a top tier program like Wisconsin's. How is that cheap and small?

P.S. Fleck made 6.7 million in 2024.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

And that’s why spaulding is on the ignore list. Never offers anything of value to GH

A tradition unlike any other.

 

[howeda7]

I only show these two because I want to show how Coyle failed to align pay for performance. How did Johnson command a salary above a better coach, like Fleck?

He didn't. Your data is garbage. As Milos noted, Fleck makes over $6 million/year to Ben's $2.