Fo those clamoring for Will Wade to get a big raise

I'm actually a bigger basketball fan than a football fan, so I want everything done that's possible and within reason to keep Wade at LSU. However, there seems to be some perception that he is underpaid and underappreciated by LSU. There was a thread a few weeks back that I will link that included the salaries of the SEC basketball coaches and his pay is not out of whack at all:

Note: The previous thread still included Mark Fox and Andy Kennedy. I have removed them and added Crean and Davis.

Thread discussing salaries


John Calipari, Kentucky $7,435,376
Rick Barnes, Tennessee 3,250,000
Tom Crean, Georgia 3,200,000
Cuonzo Martin, Missouri 3,000,000
Avery Johnson, Alabama 2,800,000
Frank Martin, South Carolina 2,800,000
Mike White, Florida 2,710,000
Bryce Drew, Vanderbilt 2,700,000
Will Wade, LSU 2,500,000
Kermit Davis, Ole Miss 2,500,000
Mike Anderson, Arkansas 2,450,800
Bruce Pearl, Auburn 2,400,000
Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M 2,300,000
Ben Howland, Mississippi. St. 2,050,000

Edited to correct Rick Barnes


Outside of Calipari, the salaries are bunched up fairly close. With a $500,000 raise Wade could be the third highest paid coach in the conference. For $700,000 he could be tied for second.

So, yes, he likely deserves a raise and a contract extension, but any salary inequities are relatively minor.