Details of Tommy Lloyd’s revised UA contract
Guaranteed compensation:
2026-27: $7.19 million ($5 million base, $750,000 additional duties, $1.44 million Arizona Sports Enterprises)
2027-28: $7.22 million ($5 million base, $775,000 additional duties, $1.445 million Arizona Sports Enterprises)
2028-29: $7.5 million ($5.25 million base, $800,000 additional duties, $1.45 million Arizona Sports Enterprises)
2029-30: $7.78 million ($5.5 million base, $825,000 additional duties, $1.45 million Arizona Sports Enterprises)
2030-31: $7.81 million ($5.5 million base, $850,000 additional duties, $1.46 million Arizona Sports Enterprises)
NOTE: If Arizona wins the NCAA championship over the term of the contract, ASE compensation will be increased $500,000 for each remaining year.
Academic bonuses
Grade-point average
3.0-3.29: $175,000
3.3-3.68: $225,000
3.69 or above: $250,000
NOTES: These bonuses ranged from $125,000 to $200,000 under Lloyd’s previous contract. In fall 2025, UA said team had 3.175 GPA.
Academic Progress Rate
971-999: $75,000
1000 (max): $100,000
NOTE: These figures were $25,000 and $50,000 in Lloyd’s previous contract.
Performance bonuses
NCAA Tournament
Second round: $25,000
Sweet 16: $50,000
Elite Eight: $50,000
Final Four: $500,000
NCAA title: $1,000,000
NOTE: These bonuses were applied for the 2025-26 season. The Final Four bonus was $175,000 in Lloyd’s previous contract and the NCAA title bonus was $500,000.
Conference play
Regular-season champions: $50,000
Tournament champions: $50,000
Postseason AP or coaches poll ranking (highest payment only)
11-15: $20,000
Ranked 1-10: $30,000
Regular-season wins (highest payment only)
20-24: $20,000
25 or more: $40,000
Coach of the year (highest payment only)
Big 12: $20,000
National (AP, NABC, Naismith): $40,000
Retention bonus: $2 million if employed on April 1, 2028
School buyout (without cause): All base salary, additional duties pay and ASE pay for the remainder of contract years, minus any amount Lloyd makes in an athletic or media job).
Lloyd buyout:
Until March 31, 2027: $11 million ($12 million if Lloyd becomes head coach elsewhere in the Big 12)
April 1, 2027-March 31, 2028: $9 million ($10 million Big 12)
April 1, 2028-March 31, 2029: $6 million ($8 million Big 12)
April 1, 2029-March 31, 2020: $3 million ($5 million Big 12)
After April 1, 2030: No buyout
Assistant contracts
Lloyd can offer up to three assistant coaches and a special assistant three-year contracts that will guarantee their salaries them if Lloyd is fired during the length of their contracts.
Staff salary pool:Â $2.9 million
Details of Randy Bennett’s ASU contract
Guaranteed compensation
2026-27: $3.5 million
2027-28: $3.6 million
2028-29: $3.7 million
2029-30: $3.8 million
2030-31: $3,9 million
Retention bonus: $750,000 if employed through 2028-29 season, $750,000 additional if employed through 2030-31 season.
Academic bonuses
Grade point average (highest payment only)
3.0-3.09: $15,000
3.10-3.24: $20,000
3.25 or above: $30,000
Graduation Success Rate
80%: $15,000
90%: $20,000
100%: $30,000
Honors college enrollees
1-2 new enrollees: $25,000
3-4 new enrollees: $50,000
5 or more new enrollees: $75,000
Performance bonuses
Conference play
Regular-season championship: $100,000
tournament championship: $50,000 ($25,000 if runner up)
NCAA Tournament
First round: $50,000
Second round: $75,000
Sweet Sixteen: $150,000
Elite Eight: $200,000
Final Four: $250,000
Runner up: $350,000
NCAA championship: $600,000
Coach of Year
Conference or district: 4% of annual salary ($140,000 in 2026-27)
National (any): 6% of annual salary ($210,000 in 2026-27)
School buyout (without cause): All remaining salary, minus 50% if Bennett takes another Division I head coaching job.
Bennett buyout:
Before March 31, 2027: $8 million
Between April 1, 2027-March 31, 2028: $5 million
Between April 1, 2028-March 31, 2029: $3 million
Between April 1, 2029-March 31, 2030: $2 million
After April 1, 2023: No buyout
Staff salary budget:Â $2.3 million
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