Northwestern St Manages Multi-Year Deal for Coach

[TexasTerror]

Would not typically post this, but I think it ties into all the discussion in recent weeks about universities/states that do not allow multi-year contracts for employees, including coaches. Somehow or another, Northwestern St was able to pull it for their mens' basketball coach.

NSU gets approval for McConathy contract
June 23, 2006

NATCHITOCHES – After leading Northwestern State basketball to unprecedented success over seven seasons highlighted by a spectacular 2005-06 campaign, Coach Mike McConathy will receive the first multi-year contract in the school’s history.

The Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System, meeting this morning in Baton Rouge, approved a four-year contract with a base salary of $99,000 plus incentives for McConathy, 51, whose Demons won a school-record 26 games last season, culminated by a first-round NCAA Tournament victory over 15th-ranked Iowa. The total package is estimated at approximately $110,000.

”Our program is at high a level as it’s ever been,” said NSU director of athletics Greg Burke. “It’s important that we do everything we can do to position ourselves to keep moving forward. This is an opportunity for the university to make a commitment to Mike the way he has made a commitment to us.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060623/BREAKINGNEWS/60623014

[Mr. C]

I think it is rather short-sighted for states like Montana and Georgia to not allow multi-year contracts. You can get around that by raising money through your alumni club, but you know that coaches like Bobby Hauck of Montana and Mike Kramer of Montana State are gone as soon as they get a quality offer with more security from somewhere else.

[dbackjon]

Arizona had that same issue for years, until they finally got smart enough to allow multi-year contracts.