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USA Today
04-05-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Contract details for Iowa basketball head coach Ben McCollum revealed
Contract details for Iowa basketball head coach Ben McCollum revealed As Ben McCollum continues to reform the Iowa basketball program with multiple transfer portal additions and a new coaching staff ahead of his first season with the Hawkeyes, contract details about his employment with Iowa have been revealed. According to a term sheet acquired by the Des Moines Register from an open-records request, McCollum inked a six-year deal, including a total compensation of $3,350,000 in the first year. The rest of McCollum's scheduled compensation is as follows: May 1, 2026-April 30, 2027: $3.6 million May 1, 2027-April 30, 2028: $3.8 million May 1, 2028-April 30, 2029: $3.9 million May 1, 2029-April 30, 2030: $4 million May 1, 2030-April 30, 2031: $4.1 million While the Hawkeyes have not yet released McCollum's finalized contract, the term sheet information shown above was included in an offer letter sent by Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz to McCollum on March 24. For reference, former Hawkeyes head coach Fran McCaffery made $3.4 million last season at Iowa and had been scheduled to make $3.5 million in 2025-26 before his dismissal in March. The offer letter also details the following additional compensation McCollum could receive if certain incentives are met: Academic Progress Rate (APR) Bonus: $25,000 if the APR is greater than or equal to 940 $50,000 if the APR is greater than or equal to 960 $75,000 if the APR is greater than or equal to 980 Team Regular-season Performance: $75,000 Big Ten Regular Season Champions or Co-Champions $50,000 Big Ten Tournament Championship Win NCAA Tournament Success: $50,000 for NCAA Tournament Invitation or First Four Win $75,000 for NCAA Tournament Advance to Round of 32 $100,000 for NCAA Tournament Advance to Sweet 16 $150,000 for NCAA Tournament Advance to Elite 8 $200,000 for NCAA Tournament Advance to Final Four $300,000 for NCAA Tournament Advance to National Championship $400,000 for NCAA Tournament Championship win Coach of the Year: $25,000 for Big Ten Coach of the Year $50,000 for National Coach of the Year (can be either the Naismith College Coach of the Year Award, NABC, the Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year, or the USA Today College Basketball Coach of the Year, with a maximum of $50,000 for this national category in any one season) Coach Voluntary Terminaton: If McCollum were to voluntarily resign or accept another employment during the otherwise unexpired contract term, he would be required to pay the following total amount of liquidated damages to Iowa: Resignation or acceptance of other employment on or before April 1, 2026: $5 million owed Resignation or acceptance of other employment on or before April 1, 2027: $4 million owed Resignation or acceptance of other employment on or before April 1, 2028: $3 million owed Resignation or acceptance of other employment on or before April 1, 2029: $2 million owed Resignation or acceptance of other employment on or before April 1, 2030: $1 million owed Resignation or acceptance of other employment on or before April 1, 2031: $0 owed Termination Without Cause If Iowa terminates McCollum's employment without cause, it will pay him liquidated damages in equal monthly installments for the remainder of the contract term, according to the following schedule: Termination notice provided on or before April 30, 2026: 80% of the remaining scheduled compensation Termination notice provided on or before April 30, 2027: 80% of the remaining scheduled compensation Termination notice provided on or before April 30, 2028: 80% of the remaining scheduled compensation Termination notice provided on or before April 30, 2029: 60% of the remaining scheduled compensation Termination notice provided on or before April 30, 2030: 60% of the remaining scheduled compensation Termination notice provided on or before April 30, 2031: 60% of the remaining scheduled compensation If Iowa were to fire McCollum in this scenario, he would be required to find another job, and Iowa's buyout would be offset by his compensation at the new job. Assistant coaches and support staff salaries: A minimum annual salary pool of $2,095,000 for four assistant coaches and other men's basketball-specific staff members. The salary pool is subject to potential annual increases based upon conference/national trends and athletics department resources. It is worth noting that Iowa agreed to pay the buyout McCollum owed for leaving Drake to take the job with the Hawkeyes. The term sheet acquired by the Register did not specify the buyout amount but stated that Iowa also agreed to pay any taxes that McCollum may owe on the buyout amount. However, if McCollum were to leave the program on or before April 30, 2026, he would be required to reimburse Iowa for the buyout covered from leaving Drake. That would be an additional cost on top of the buyout that he would have to pay Iowa. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNews.
USA Today
01-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UNC to face successful Big 10 program in 2025 CBS Sports Classic
UNC to face successful Big 10 program in 2025 CBS Sports Classic UNC will face a familiar foe in the 2025 CBS Sports Classic. As the 2025 college basketball offseason continues to progress, excitement continues to build in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. UNC head coach Hubert Davis finally aced the transfer portal, highlighted by incoming center Henri Veesaar and point guard Kyan Evans. The Tar Heels will welcome a trio of Top-100 Class of 2025 recruits, headlined by 5-star power forward Caleb Wilson, while Drake Powell and Ven-Allen Lubin are open to returns. We don't know North Carolina's entire 2025-2026 schedule yet, but we recently learned one of North Carolina's first opponents for its upcoming season. On Tuesday, May 1, On3 Sports' Grant Grubbs announced UNC will face Ohio State, in the CBS Sports Classic on December 20 from Atlanta, Ga. The two programs last faced off in the 2022 edition of this popular in-season event, with UNC winning 89-84. The Buckeyes experienced another disappointing season last year, missing the NCAA Tournament for a third-consecutive campaign. 2024-2025 was OSU's first season under new head coach Jake Diebler, a longtime assistant under Chris Holtmann. The Tar Heels squeaked into the NCAA Tournament, much to the dismay of college basketball "experts," but quickly proved they belonged by stomping San Diego State in the First Four. North Carolina nearly completed a comeback of the ages against Ole Miss in the Round of 64, but fell behind by too many points, just as we witnessed all year. I expect Ohio State to reload and get back to being a Big 10 contender, while UNC has no excuse to not improve from last season. The Buckeyes aren't exactly a blue blood, but they are a consistently successful program that won the 1960 NCAA Tournament Championship. Follow us @TarHeelsWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Caitlin Clark's Major WNBA Problem Finally Gets a Solution
Not much went wrong for Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark during her rookie year last season. She made the WNBA All-Star team, was named All-WNBA first team and seemingly broke records every night. However, if there was one thing she struggled with as a rookie, it'd have to be how frequently she was assessed a technical. On the year she was hit with six techs, which was one short of a one-game suspension. Advertisement Being that she is the catalyst of the team, the Fever simply cannot afford to have her take herself out of games or help out opponents. Something that her new head coach, Stephanie White, touched on when making an appearance on the "Good Follow Show." White expressed that there is a time and place for Clark's passion to be on display and that she is doing her best to help her stay out of trouble in those situations. "The ones that happen in the heat of the moment competitive whatever, okay," White said. "Like yeah, we live with those. It's the nagging ones right? Like getting on the official and continuing to my job. That's my job. So I think for me, it's helping her navigate when to do it and when not to. Helping her maintain a constructive channel for a lot of that competitive spirit." Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts to a J. Rebilas-Imagn Images White also revealed that she has urged Clark to use Indiana Fever and WNBA legend Tamika Catchings as a resource, as she, too, played with a lot of fire. White explained that, ultimately, her goal is not to "stifle" what helps Clark thrive but to channel it into something that won't hurt the team. Advertisement Clark isn't oblivious to her technical problems, as she confirmed on the NCAA Tournament Championship broadcast with Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird she plans to cut down on them this year. Clark even went as far as to predict a maximum of two in the year. Only time will tell if Clark is able to stay on the good side of the officials, but clearly, it has been a point of emphasis for both her and White. Related: Hailey Van Lith Facing Backlash for New Caitlin Clark Comments Related: Fans Are Worried About Major Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers Announcement
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Week of April 7 Evening News Ratings: All 3 Networks See Week-to-Week Ratings Drops
ABCNBCCBS• Total Viewers:7,484,0006,089,000 3,739,000• A25-54:1,020,000849,000 491,000 The volatility of the stock market and the latest tariff news were not enough to draw viewers to the evening news broadcasts. All three newcasts experienced declines in total viewers and Adults 25-54 for the week of April 7. CBS News saw the biggest week-to-week declines as its reimagined flagship evening news broadcast posted a double-digit drop in the advertiser-coveted demo. Note: The weekly average of CBS Evening News is based on four days (Tuesday – Friday). Monday's (04/07/2025) broadcast was retitled to CBS Evening Nws due to the Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Championship game. This broadcast is excluded from the weekly and season averages. According to live-plus-same-day data from Nielsen, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir averaged 7.484 million total viewers and 1.020 A25-54 viewers. That translates to declines of -1% in the former category and -2% in the latter compared to the previous week. Looking at its performance alongside the same week in 2024 (the week of April 8), WNT was up +1% in total viewers, but dipped -2% in the demo. NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt finished as the No. 2 evening newscast in total viewers and the demo, averaging 6.089 million viewers and 849,000 viewers, respectively. Week-to-week Nightly News was down a respective -1% and -6% in those measured categories. Year-to-year, the newscast was flat in total viewers, but up +2% in the demo-the largest increase of any of the networks in either viewership category. Tom Llamas-Holt's successor on Nightly News-anchored the broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday. CBS Evening News saw 3.739 million total viewers and 491,000 A25-54 viewers for respective declines of -5% and -12% in those measured categories. Compared to 2024, the newscast declined -17% in total viewers and -26% in the demo. ABC NBC CBS • Total Viewers: 7,484,000 6,089,000 3,739,000 • A25-54: 1,020,000 849,000 491,000 Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 4/7/25), Previous Week (w/o 3/31/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 4/8/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 4/13/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 4/14/24). Nielsen ratings for ABC, NBC and CBS include additional airings in select markets. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.
USA Today
07-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Florida basketball fans light up social media ahead of National Championship vs. Houston
Florida basketball fans light up social media ahead of National Championship vs. Houston The Florida Gators are just moments away from their biggest moment in years: a shot at the men's college basketball national championship against the Houston Cougars. And while the players are locked in, Gator Nation is loud and proud across social media–with former Florida legends, coaches and staff all chiming in ahead of the massive showdown. Former Florida basketball stars Bradley Beal and Corey Brewer posted on social media ahead of the big game as well as Florida football general manager Jacob LaFrance. Even former Gators basketball head coach Billy Donovan joined in with a message wishing the best of luck to the Orange and Blue tonight. Take a look at what Florida basketball fans are saying prior to the 2025 NCAA Tournament Championship on X, also known as Twitter. Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
