FAYETTEVILLE -- The University of Arkansas men's basketball assistant coaches and assistant baseball coaches have received raises for the fiscal year 2018-19 -- which began July 1, 2018 -- according to documents obtained through a freedom of information request.
Melvin Watkins, the Razorbacks' basketball associate head coach, has a new salary of $391,635. That's a raise of $8,000 from the previous fiscal year after Arkansas played in the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four seasons and finished 23-12.
Assistant coach T.J. Cleveland's salary is $250,838 [a raise of $44,000], and assistant coach Scotty Thurman's salary is $200,938 [a raise of $25,000].