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per Shama:

This season Gophers basketball coach Richard Pitino won’t earn any incentive bonuses tied to his team’s on-court performances. The coach’s contract with the University of Minnesota includes many potential bonuses including $25,000 for winning the Big Ten Conference Tournament, but the Gophers were eliminated from the tourney in Chicago last night. Minnesota defeated Rutgers on Wednesday but lost to Ohio State last evening.

The Gophers had a disappointing season after winning last year’s NIT championship and returning four starters. Expectations in 2015 were for an NCAA Tournament invitation and winning record in the Big Ten. Instead the Gophers finished 6-12 in regular season league games and won’t be considered for an NCAA invite with their 18-15 overall record. Pitino’s contract guarantees him a $50,000 bonus for a winning record in the Big Ten and the same amount if the Gophers are regular season conference champs.

There are no bonuses for postseason tournaments other than the NCAA tourney. Pitino can earn $50,000 for getting his team into the NCAA tourney, $50,000 for making the Sweet 16, $50,000 for the Final Four, and $100,000 for winning the national championship.

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mnsportsgeek said:
Nothing to write about today, Shama?
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I think it's an interesting tidbit. I'm as big of a Pitino supporter as the next guy, but it's very concerning that he wasn't able to meet any of his incentive bonus marks. Obviously some of it was out of his control (read, McNeil's idiocy), but Pitino definitely has to take a good chunk of the blame.
 


MinneStoa said:
I think it's an interesting tidbit. I'm as big of a Pitino supporter as the next guy, but it's very concerning that he wasn't able to meet any of his incentive bonus marks. Obviously some of it was out of his control (read, McNeil's idiocy), but Pitino definitely has to take a good chunk of the blame.
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No, no. ON COURT incentives.

He needed to make the NCAA tourney and didn't. That's why. That's not very concerning.

One incentive is a gimme - he gets money each year for a 940 APR score, which is just above the 930 cut-line before you get hit with penalties.
 

MinneStoa said:
I think it's an interesting tidbit. I'm as big of a Pitino supporter as the next guy, but it's very concerning that he wasn't able to meet any of his incentive bonus marks. Obviously some of it was out of his control (read, McNeil's idiocy), but Pitino definitely has to take a good chunk of the blame.
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To me it just seems like stating the obvious. Unless there is a bonus for winning a big ten road game, which would be kind of ridiculous.
 

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