Kentucky's John Calipari Tops Mike Krzyzewski on College Basketball Coaches Salaries List

A list of the highest paid college basketball coaches.
Kentucky's John Calipari Tops Mike Krzyzewski on College Basketball Coaches Salaries List
Kentucky's John Calipari Tops Mike Krzyzewski on College Basketball Coaches Salaries List /

John Calipari is the highest-paid coach in college basketball, according to USA Today. Kentucky's head coach will reportedly earn $9.2 million in 2019, which is over $2 million more than the second-highest paid coach in Duke's Mike Krzyzewski. 

Four of the top ten coaches come come from the ACC. Krzyzewski checks in behind Calipari at just over $7 million per year, while Virginia's Tony Bennett, Louisville's Chris Mack and North Carolina's Roy Williams all earn over $3.9 million per year.

69 Division I coaches will earn over $1 million in 2019. Florida State's Leonard Hamilton boasts the highest maximum bonus at $2.67 million.

The top 20 list of coaches and their respective salaries can be found below:

Highest Paid College Basketball Coaches

1. John Calipari (Kentucky), $9.28 million

2. Mike Krzyewski (Duke), $7.05 million

3. Tom Izzo (Michigan State) $4.16 million

4. Tony Bennett (Virginia), $4.15 million

5. Bill Self (Kansas), $4.07 million

6. Chris Mack (Louisville) $4 million

7. Roy Williams (North Carolina), $3.93 million

8. Jay Wright (Villanova), $3.88 million

9. Bob Huggins (West Virginia), $3.85 million

10. John Beilein (Michigan), $3.8 million

11. Larry Krystowiak (Utah), $3.57 million

12. Gregg Marshall (Wichita State), $3.5 million

13. Archie Miller (Indiana), $3.25 million

14. Tennessee (Rick Barnes), $3.2 million

15. Shaka Smart (Texas), $3.2 million

16. Tom Crean (Georgia), $3.2 million

17. Tom Crean (Oklahoma), $3.2 million

18. Scott Drew (Baylor), $3.05 million

19. Avery Johnson (Alabama), $3.06 million

20. Chris Holtmann (Ohio State), $3.01 million


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Michael Shapiro
MICHAEL SHAPIRO

Michael Shapiro is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated. He is a Denver native and 2018 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin.