Basketball Salaries in Virginia

[Gallipoli]

This article is interesting. According to the Times Dispatch, the salaries paid for basketball coaches are

#1, UVA Tony Bennett $4 million in 2023
#2 VT Mike Young is set to make $2.75 M in 2024
#3, UR Chris Mooney made $2.68 million in 2022 (the highest in the A10)
#4, VCU: Ryan Odom $1.7 million in 2024
#5, Liberty: Ritchie McKay 1,368,036
#6, Mason, Tony Skinn 975,000
#7 JMU: Mark Byington, 612,000

In the A10,
#1, UR Chris Mooney made $2.68 million in 2022 (the highest in the A10)
#2, SLU: travis Ford, 2,477,321
#3 Dayton: Anthony Grant, 2,251,326
#4 VCU: Ryan Odom $1.7 million in 2024

#8 Bona, Mark Schmidt 1,069,819
#9 Davidson: Matt McKillop, 1,016,564

Public Schools information was obtained through Open Records requests. Private schools came from the 990.

College hoops coaching salaries: How do UR's Mooney, VCU's Odom, UVa's Bennett stack up?

Where does Mooney stack up when it comes to coaches’ earnings across the league and state? Or compared with VCU’s Ryan Odom, who Richmond faces Saturday in a much-anticipated matchup

richmond.com

 

[Gallipoli]

I would say, Coach Mooney better win a Natty. The future is bright.

 

[spider23]

I am waiting for the SF interpretation of the 990 😀. Guessing that may have been some kind of deferred money or retention/longevity bonus coming to fruition? He is earning his money this year so far other than performance vs. VCU and OOC power teams.

 

[Eight Legger]

Yeah, it was deferred money and I'm surprised JOC didn't mention that in his piece.

 

[urfan1]

getting from good source does include deferred money

 

[SpiderDogg]

And bonuses from our successful 2022 finish?

 

[97spiderfan]

All I know that is that I want Mooney's agent. How he was able to parlay 10 years on zero NCAA's, not only into keeping his client employed but to make him the highest paid coach in the league. Pretty impressive negotiating. Apparently, we employ the ancestors of the French negotiators for the Louisiana purchase.

 

[Gallipoli]

All I know that is that I want Mooney's agent. How he was able to parlay 10 years on zero NCAA's, not only into keeping his client employed but to make him the highest paid coach in the league. Pretty impressive negotiating. Apparently, we employ the ancestors of the French negotiators for the Louisiana purchase.

There is not much one can say about this.

 

[8legs1dream]

All I know that is that I want Mooney's agent. How he was able to parlay 10 years on zero NCAA's, not only into keeping his client employed but to make him the highest paid coach in the league. Pretty impressive negotiating. Apparently, we employ the ancestors of the French negotiators for the Louisiana purchase.

Gotta pay him the big bucks otherwise some P5 will swoop in and steal him, right?

 

[spider23]

All I know that is that I want Mooney's agent. How he was able to parlay 10 years on zero NCAA's, not only into keeping his client employed but to make him the highest paid coach in the league. Pretty impressive negotiating. Apparently, we employ the ancestors of the French negotiators for the Louisiana purchase.

It's like that country song: "Friends in High Places"

 

[97spiderfan]

Gotta pay him the big bucks otherwise some P5 will swoop in and steal him, right?

We overpaid a coach that no P5 was really interested in and whom also had no interest in going anywhere else.

 

[SpiderGuy]

We overpaid a coach that no P5 was really interested in and whom also had no interest in going anywhere else.

One of the best gigs in the working world.

 

[Wood Hall]

All I know that is that I want Mooney's agent. How he was able to parlay 10 years on zero NCAA's, not only into keeping his client employed but to make him the highest paid coach in the league. Pretty impressive negotiating. Apparently, we employ the ancestors of the French negotiators for the Louisiana purchase.

The AD that many here praise got played. Hard to blame Mooney for taking the deal that was offered.

 

[Gallipoli]

The AD that many here praise got played. Hard to blame Mooney for taking the deal that was offered.

No, we all got played.

 

[Wood Hall]

No, we all got played.

I or any other fan had nothing whatsoever to do with the decision to extend his contract.

 

[plydogg]

I or any other fan had nothing whatsoever to do with the decision to extend his contract.

A lot of the time the person getting played doesn’t even know they’re in the game.

 

[Wood Hall]

A lot of the time the person getting played doesn’t even know they’re in the game.

Yeah, Jim Miller was the sucker at the table. Not me.

 

[MrTbone]

Yeah, Jim Miller was the sucker at the table. Not me.

“He’ll either continue to take us to ncaas or he’ll get poached by another program who’ll pay us for our next coach. As long as he keeps winning. Nothing can go wrong now.”

Jim Miller

 

[PalmTreeSpidUR]

I don't really feel like this is the time or this season is the year to be complaining.

 

[MrTbone]

I don't really feel like this is the time or this season is the year to be complaining.

To clarify, my comment was poking fun at Miller, not Mooney. Been very happy with this years performance.

 

[Anachnid]

I don't really feel like this is the time or this season is the year to be complaining.

It’s Pavlovian!