Texas Tech basketball’s Grant McCasland is among the highest-paid coaches in the country.
According to the updated USA TODAY Sports head coach salary database, McCasland was the 15th-highest-paid coach in the country for the 2025-26 season. McCasland’s contract called for him to make $5 million, before bonuses, which puts him fifth among other coaches in the Big 12 Conference.
Bill Self tops the overall list as the Kansas head coach made over $8.8 million this past season. Houston’s Kelvin Sampson and Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd each snagged $5.5 million while Baylor’s Scott Drew was just behind at $5,474,290.
McCasland earned $100,000 in bonuses for making the NCAA Tournament and advancing to the second round. He earned another $10,000 for being ranked in the final national rankings, putting his total for the 2025-26 season at $5,110,000.
What is Texas Tech basketball coach Grant McCasland’s contract status?
McCasland completed the first year of his restructured contract that was signed last summer. The current deal runs through the 2030-31 season, giving McCasland five more years on his contract.
The contract calls for McCasland to earn raises of $100,000 per year throughout the life of the deal. His salary for the 2026-27 season is slated to be $5.1 million and top out at $5.5 million in 2030-31.
What’s Grant McCasland’s contract buyout?
McCasland’s contract has a clause that stipulates the coach must repay 60% of his remaining contract salary if he takes a position at a school in the state of Texas. That number is 40% is he takes a job outside of the state of Texas.
Should McCasland be fired without cause by the university, McCasland is owed 70% of the remaining value of his contract.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: How much does Texas Tech basketball coach Grant McCasland make? Salary, rank
Reporting by Nathan Giese, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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