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Neighbors, UA agree to contract extension that could last 7 years

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas has extended the contract of women’s basketball coach Mike Neighbors through at least the 2025-26 season.

Neighbors, 52, who this year completed his fourth season as the Razorbacks’ head coach, could earn up to two one-year extensions that would push his agreement through the 2027-28 season.

Those one-year extensions would be earned for each of the program’s next two NCAA Tournament appearances.

Neighbors’ new agreement, which was finalized Wednesday, includes an annual salary of $600,000 that will increase to $700,000 on May 1, 2023.

Neighbors could earn two $50,000 annual pay raises for NCAA Tournament appearances beginning with the 2023-24 season.