Extension Announced for Big 12 Coach of the Year Bruce Weber
I am very pleased with the forward trajectory of our men’s basketball program under Coach Weber and his staff, and earlier today we announced a contract extension for the reigning Big 12 Coach of the Year. His annual salary will be $1.75 million for the 2013-14 season, which represents a $250,000 raise, and will increase by $100,000 for each remaining year per his original 5-year contract ($1.85 million in 2014-15, $1.95 million in 2015-16, $2.05 million in 2016-17 and $2.15 million in 2017-18). From our first conference championship in over 36 years to recording the highest number of Big 12 academic honor roll selections in program history this fall, I am extremely excited about the direction of our program under his leadership. Did you know that K-State led the Big 12 in five statistical categories, including scoring defense (60.4 ppg.), turnover margin (+2.6), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) and offensive rebounds (13.4) this past year? The team also tied or set three K-State single-season records in 2012-13, including wins in Bramlage Coliseum (16), assists (557) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4), and drew the second-most fans to its home schedule with 225,503 filtering through the turnstiles at Bramlage Coliseum and the Sprint Center.
I wonder how long he will actually stay.
