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Lobo basketball coach Richard Pitino gets a new, and much bigger, deal

Start filling up the Pit again and these things happen.

The University of New Mexico on Friday announced a pay raise and extra year for Richard Pitino, who is entering his third season leading the Lobo men’s basketball team. It follows an attendance increased by more than 30% in the Pit for the team’s games this past season, leading to higher-than-projected revenue from ticket sales, parking, concessions and men’s basketball-specific donations,

Over the life of the new contract, which UNM and Pitino began to negotiate last fall, his annual salary and compensation before bonuses will average about $1.