The Daily Cougar · May 20, 2020
Kelvin Sampson officially inks 6-year, $18M contract
Head coach Kelvin Sampson will receive incentive bonuses for the 2019-20 season. | Kathryn Lenihan/The CougarKelvin Sampson officially signed his six-year, $18 million contract to remain Houston’s head coach on Tuesday, according to the Houston Chronicle.
The deal will pay the 64-year old head coach $3 million annually, which can increase due to the plethora of incentives that are included.
In the 2018-19 season, the men’s basketball team finished with a perfect Academic Progress Rate score of 1000, which would meet a $10,000 incentive under Sampson’s new contract.