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Most Overpaid Co... In college basketball, big time coaches get big bucks. Which ones deliver the least for the most? Comparing salary to career winning percentage, NCAA Tournament appearances, Final Fours and National Championships, these ten highly touted coaches take home too much.
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John Calipari University of Kentucky
Salary: $4 million
W-L: 501-154 (.765)
Tournament Appearances: 14
Final Fours: 3
Titles: 0
Supreme recruiter wins like crazy, but the top paycheck in the country over Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, Jim Calhoun and Tom Izzo? Win a couple of championships first.
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Travis Ford Oklahoma State University
Salary: $1.8 million
W-L: 201-166 (.548)
Tournament Appearances: 3 Final Fours: 0
Titles: 0
Second lowest career winning percentage among coaches making over a million dollars a year. Oklahoma State is sub-.500 (30-33) in Big 12 play during Ford’s four years there.
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Billy Donovan University of Florida
Salary: $3.5 million
W-L: 420-177 (.704)
Tournament Appearances: 11
Final Fours: 3
Titles: 2
Clearly one of the nation’s top coaches, the salary is just a bit outsized compared to most other A-listers. Donovan's flirtation with the NBA Orlando Magic a few years ago didn't hurt his paycheck.
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Tom Crean Indiana University
Salary: $2.3 million
W-L: 245-170 (.590)
Tournament Appearances: 5
Final Fours: 1
Titles: 0
To be fair – Crean has the Hoosiers on the right track with a Sweet 16 appearance this year after three straight losing seasons that followed NCAA sanctions tied to his predecessor, Kelvin Sampson.
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Oliver Purnell DePaul University
Salary: $1.8 million
W-L: 413-323 (.561)
Tournament Appearances: 6
Final Fours: 0 Titles: 0
After going 50-62 in ACC play during a seven-year run at Clemson, Purnell is trying to resurrect DePaul. It’s been slow going so far – he’s finished last in the Big East in each of his first two seasons.
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Sean Miller University of Arizona
Salary: $2.3 million
W-L: 188-81 (.699)
Tournament Appearances: 5
Final Fours: 0 Titles: 0
Miller has taken Xavier and Arizona to a combined five NCAA tournaments over the past seven years, including the Wildcats’ Elite Eight showing last year. But he makes about as much as the more accomplished Thad Matta and Roy Williams.
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Bill Self University of Kansas
Salary: $3 million
W-L: 473-157 (.751)
Tournament Appearances: 14
Final Fours: 1
Titles: 1
Similar to Donovan – Self is clearly a great coach, but the paycheck is a reach relative to the rest of the field.
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Mike Anderson University of Arkansas
Salary: $2.2 million
W-L: 218-113 (.659)
Tournament Appearances: 6
Final Fours: 0
Titles: 0
Lured by the Razorbacks in 2011 from Missouri, where he upgraded the talent base over his five years. Still looking for his first Final Four.
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John Beilein University of Michigan
Salary: $1.75 million
W-L: 384-252 (.604)
Tournament Appearances: 7
Final Fours: 0
Titles: 0
Solid veteran coach has taken four schools to the big dance, though the Wolverines are 43-47 in the Big 10 during his five years.
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Mark Turgeon University of Maryland
Salary: $1.6 million
W-L: 266-174 (.605)
Tournament Appearances: 5
Final Fours: 0
Titles: 0
Got a sweet to deal to jump from Texas A&M this year to replace the retired Gary Williams. Turgeon took the Aggies to four straight tourneys but never past the second round.
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