Although teams from two private schools played for the NCAA men’s basketball championship Monday night, head coaches at some public schools will be coming away from this season with sizable bonuses for their teams’ on-court achievements this season.
Tuesday’s release of the final Ferris Mowers Men's Basketball Coaches Poll brought particularly good news for Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton. The Seminoles’ No. 10 ranking means he will receive $200,000 for that accomplishment and come away with a total of $875,000, the largest bonus total for a public school coach whose team played in the NCAA Tournament.
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