You're not going to lure him with $1.5m. We had a NC winning coach, the $3m was a lot, but not egregious given his stature at the time (and with the call of the NBA). The problem was the buyout.
This list doesn't include everybody (like Ollie), but it's decently comprehensive:
USA TODAY Sports
47 schools on this list are north of $2million dollars. This includes powerhouses such as Bama, Baylor, Nebraska, KSU, and our own WSU. Even Providence is at $2.2m. UCONN cannot be south of it and hope to get a viable candidate.
$1.5m is what Pikiell is making at Rutgers of all places. Ollie's used to be top 10. Now it's Top 15 and falling.
Like it or not, the market for college coaches salaries has risen.
When you look at this list the vast majority are much more experienced than Hurley. That said, we won't pay less than PC.
RK SCHOOL CONF COACH SCHOOL PAY TOTAL PAY MAX BONUS BONUSES PAID (2016-17) SCHOOL BUYOUT AS OF 4/1/18
1
Duke ACC
Mike Krzyzewski $8,982,325
$8,982,325 -- -- --
2
Kentucky SEC
John Calipari $7,450,000 $7,994,147 $50,000 $50,000 $30,000,000
3
Ohio State Big Ten
Chris Holtmann $7,149,849
$7,149,849 $390,000 -- $19,575,000
4
Kansas Big 12
Bill Self $4,779,877
$4,954,877 $525,000 $88,333 $16,156,000
5
Michigan State Big Ten
Tom Izzo $3,652,979
$4,359,979 $350,000 $25,000 $5,216,388
6
Arizona Pac-12
Sean Miller $3,654,853
$4,054,853 $1,260,000 $290,000 $5,033,334
7
West Virginia Big 12
Bob Huggins $3,750,000
$3,760,000 $640,000 $175,000 $11,015,000
8
Utah Pac-12
Larry Krystkowiak $3,390,000
$3,390,000 $280,000 $80,000 $15,750,000
9
Michigan Big Ten
John Beilein $3,370,000 $3,370,000 $250,000 $100,000 $5,000,000
10
Indiana Big Ten
Archie Miller $3,200,000
$3,200,000 $1,035,000 -- $20,477,397
11
Oklahoma Big 12
Lon Kruger $3,100,000
$3,100,000 $270,000 $25,000 $3,900,000
12
Texas Big 12
Shaka Smart $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $1,045,000 $0 $17,000,000
13
Wichita State Mo. Valley
Gregg Marshall $3,000,000 $3,044,000 $813,000 $248,000 $15,000,000
14
Virginia ACC
Tony Bennett $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $1,450,000 $50,000 $17,650,000
15
Alabama SEC
Avery Johnson $2,899,497
$2,899,497 $450,000 $25,000 $9,000,000
16
Baylor Big 12
Scott Drew $2,865,975 $2,872,975 -- -- --
17
South Carolina SEC
Frank Martin $2,850,000
$2,850,000 $735,000 $272,000 $15,500,000
18
Illinois Big Ten
Brad Underwood $2,755,450
$2,755,450 $900,000 -- $15,479,167
19
Virginia Tech ACC
Buzz Williams $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $290,000 $55,000 $15,417,708
20
Maryland Big Ten
Mark Turgeon $2,700,915 $2,700,915 $445,000 $25,000 $15,640,624
21
Missouri SEC
Cuonzo Martin $2,700,000
$2,700,000 $605,000 -- --
22
Oregon Pac-12
Dana Altman $2,700,000
$2,700,000 $575,000 $235,000 $14,321,232
23
UCLA Pac-12
Steve Alford $2,600,000 $2,604,000 $310,500 $60,000 $6,200,000
24
Villanova Big East
Jay Wright $2,585,041 $2,585,041 -- -- --
25
Arkansas SEC
Mike Anderson $2,550,000 $2,550,000 $1,000,000 $125,000 $3,980,769
26
Florida SEC
Michael White $2,537,758
$2,537,758 $300,000 $100,000 $8,822,917
27
Auburn SEC
Bruce Pearl $2,500,000 $2,527,000 $1,100,000 $175,000 $2,962,500
28
LSU SEC
Will Wade $2,500,000
$2,500,000 $800,000 -- $13,125,000
29
Purdue Big Ten
Matt Painter $2,478,795
$2,478,795 $854,425 $251,475 $12,392,244
30
Notre Dame ACC
Mike Brey $1,227,910
$2,377,910 -- -- --
31
Texas A&M SEC
Billy Kennedy $2,350,000 $2,350,000 $800,000 $12,000 $4,500,000
32
Kansas State Big 12
Bruce Weber $2,250,000
$2,250,740 $863,000 $189,000 $2,429,167
33
Nebraska Big Ten
Tim Miles $2,250,080 $2,250,080 $550,000 $0 $2,520,000
34
Tennessee SEC
Rick Barnes $2,250,000 $2,250,000 $700,000 $0 $3,041,667
35
Wisconsin Big Ten
Greg Gard $2,250,000 $2,250,000 $400,000 $100,000 $2,500,000
36
Florida State ACC
Leonard Hamilton $2,250,000
$2,250,000 $2,675,000 $475,000 --
37
Iowa Big Ten
Fran McCaffery $2,225,000 $2,228,942 $1,030,000 $37,500 $10,200,000
38
Cincinnati AAC
Mick Cronin $2,217,465 $2,217,465 $640,000 $145,000 $4,400,000
39
Providence Big East
Ed Cooley $2,204,030
$2,204,030 -- -- --
40
North Carolina State ACC
Kevin Keatts $2,200,000
$2,200,000 $1,000,000 -- $5,545,833
41
North Carolina ACC
Roy Williams $2,182,986
$2,182,986 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,854,933
42
Georgia SEC
Mark Fox $2,150,000
$2,153,500 $850,000 $50,000 $1,100,000
43
Syracuse ACC
Jim Boeheim $2,151,736
$2,151,736 -- -- --
44
Arizona State Pac-12
Bobby Hurley $2,100,000
$2,100,000 $1,985,000 $150,000 $5,950,000
45
Mississippi State SEC
Ben Howland $2,100,000
$2,100,000 $575,000 $0 --
46
Mississippi SEC
Andy Kennedy $2,050,000
$2,050,000 $900,000 $25,000 --
47
Iowa State Big 12
Steve Prohm $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $675,000 $125,000 $4,500,000
48
Oregon State Pac-12
Wayne Tinkle $1,966,668
$1,966,668 $660,000 $16,000 $8,650,020
49
Minnesota Big Ten
Richard Pitino $1,957,753 $1,957,753 $600,000 $200,000 $4,053,496
50
Gonzaga West Coast
Mark Few $1,934,104 $1,934,104 -- -- --
51
Clemson ACC
Brad Brownell $1,800,000 $1,803,324 $475,000 $20,000 $1,700,000
52
Washington Pac-12
Mike Hopkins $1,800,004 $1,800,004 $370,000 -- $10,500,020
53
Wake Forest ACC
Danny Manning $1,748,878 $1,748,878 -- -- --
54
Georgia Tech ACC
Josh Pastner $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $500,000 $150,000 $8,931,667
55
Xavier Big East
Chris Mack $1,668,930 $1,668,930 -- -- --
56
Rutgers Big Ten
Steve Pikiell $1,600,000
$1,600,000 $480,000 $0 $9,600,000
57
Miami (Fla.) ACC
Jim Larranaga $1,526,735 $1,526,735 -- -- --
