CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson men's basketball coach Brad Brownell has received a new five-year contract worth $20 million after leading the Tigers to the Elite Eight last season.
A Clemson board of trustees panel on Thursday approved Brownell's enhanced contract, along with new deals for men's soccer coach Mike Noonan and baseball coach Erik Bakich.
Brownell, who will begin his 15th season this fall, is the program leader with 265 wins. His latest deal would tie him to the school through the 2028-29 season.
He will make $3.5 million next season, a $500,000 increase from what he was scheduled to make under his old deal.
Brownell will receive a $250,000 raise for the final four years of the contract, giving him $4.5 million in the final year of the deal for the 2028-29 season.
The school would owe Brownell 50% of his total compensation if he is fired in the first two years of the agreement. After that, Brownell would receive 37.5% of whatever remains of the agreement.
Brownell has made four NCAA Tournament appearances during his tenure, with last spring being his best. The sixth-seeded Tigers defeated 11th-seeded New Mexico in the NCAA opener before eliminating third-seeded Baylor and second-seeded Arizona to advance to the Elite Eight.
They finished one step away from the Final Four with an 89-82 loss to Alabama.
Brownell earned $2.75 million last season, which ranked fifth among ACC coaches. This year's leader, Virginia coach Tony Bennett, received a contract extension, but it did not include a raise in his salary of just over $4 million a year.
Pitt coach Jeff Capel, who made $3.5 million this year, received a contract extension Wednesday. Financial details were not disclosed.
Noonan, who won two of the last three NCAA College Cup championships, received two additional years on his contract through the 2029 season, along with a raise for next season from $440,000 to $600,000. Noonan would receive a $17,500 increase to his salary each year thereafter.
Bakich helped the baseball team host an NCAA super regional at home for the first time since 2010. He had two years added to his contract through the 2030 season. He will receive a $325,000 raise next season on a salary of $1.275 million.
Bakich would receive $50,000 pay raises each season from now on. He will also receive $200,000 retention bonuses if he remains with the Tigers on Sept. 1 and in September 2027 and September 2029.
