While Kentucky was busy serving his way into Sweet 16, head coach Mark Pope adds another year to his Wildcat contract, as well as earning a huge bonus at the same time.
The Pope has turned his first season on Kentucky into a successful by moving on to the second week of the NCAA tournament after a victory 84-75 over Illinois on Sunday.
Wildcats’ Sweet 16 place has been hired to replace John Calipari on a five-year, $ 27.5 million contract.
He also earned a bonus of $ 50,000 after the team won their first two matches in this NCAA tournament.
No. 3 Frö Kentucky will now meet No. 2 Frö Tennessee on Friday at Indianapolis.
The Pope is in line to earn a bonus of $ 100,000 with a victory over Tennessee, a $ 250,000 bonus for a Final Four location and another $ 500,000 to win the national championship.
The former Utah Valley and the BYU coach have guided Kentucky to a record of 24-11 this season.
Wildcats was ranked as high as No. 4 in this season’s Associated Press Top 25 survey, finished bound for sixth in Sec’s regular season and advanced to the quarter finals in the SEC tournament.
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