UConn Coach Hurley's $50M Contract on Line in NCAA Final

0:00It's April 5th from your city to your ears. This is Hartford News Today, powered by AI. Yukon men's basketball faces Michigan in the National Championship Monday night, chasing their seventh title overall and third in four years. That win would vault them past Duke and North Carolina on the all-time list. Stakes are sky high for everyone involved. Coach Dan Hurley stands to pocket $300,000 just for showing up in the title game. A victory nets him another $500,000 on top. These bonuses come from his fresh contract, locked in after last year's second championship. That deals a six-year, $50,000,000 packed, running through the 2029-30 season. Hurley inked it after turning down a Lakers gig this summer, committing fully to the Huskies. He's already cashed in $25,000 for the NCAA Tournament bid, and $200,000 for reaching the final four. He missed $50,000 each for skipping Big East regular season and tournament crowns, but

1:00that's small potatoes now. The Big East Conference has raken it in two, with $2,000,000 per Huskies tournament win, paid out over six years. They banked $10,000,000 already, and $2,000,000 more rise on Monday's outcome. Whatever happens, this runs a payday powerhouse.