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GMU basketball by the numbers

Jim Larranaga
Base annual salary of GMU men's basketball coach Jim Larranaga: $200,000
Bonus earned for making it to the final four: $70,000
Bonus earned for topping 19 wins (the team is 27-7): $25,000
Longevity bonus: $25,000

Additional bonus if he wins the NCAA Championship: $30,000
Total earned to date for 2005-2006: $320,000

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Billy Donovan
Total base salary package of University of Florida men's basketball coach Billy Donovan:
$1.7 MILLION
Bonus earned for making the Final Four: $100,000
Additional bonus if he wins the championship: $50,000
Additional bonus if the Gators finish in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll: $50,000
Additional bonis if he is named AP coach of the year: $50,000

More fun figures:

Final Four T-shirts sold by GMU Bookstore this week:  8,000. At $19 apiece, that's $152,000

Value of media exposure to GMU: $4 million

Potential value by winning it all: $10-12 million

GMU athletic department operating budget for 2005-2006 season: $1.37 million (that's the ENTIRE department for all sports!)

GMU men's basketball budget: $237,000

Sources: Bloomberg, AP

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