Highest Paid Big Ten Coaches-Men's Basketball

After the somewhat puzzling news that Penn State Basketball head coach Ed DeChellis announced he was leaving Penn State to coach Navy, I wondered why in the world would he want that job.  He is coming off the school's first NCAA Tournament appearance in a decade and Navy isn't exactly a program on the rise.  While it will be a pay cut for DeChellis, it is interesting to note that he was the lowest paid Men's basketball coach in the Big Ten. 

2010-2011 Big Ten Men's Basketball Coaches Salaries

1. Tom Izzo, Michigan State $3 million               

2. Thad Matta, Ohio State $2.4 million

3. Tom Crean, Indiana $2.16 million

4. Tubby Smith, Minnesota $1.8 million

5. John Beilein, Michigan $1.6 million

6. Bruce Weber, Illinois $1.5 million

6. Bo Ryan, Wisconsin $1.5 million

*8. Matt Painter, Purdue $1.325 million

9. Fran McCaffery, Iowa $1.1 million

9. Bill Carmody, Northwestern $1.1 million

11. Ed DeChellis, Penn State $642 thousand
 *Matt Painter signed a new contract in the 2011 off-season with Purdue

Tom Izzo is the highest paid Men's Basketbal coach in the Big Ten

Nothing too surprising on this list other then the fact that Penn State pays almost half of what Iowa and Northwestern pay.  How is Penn State going to hire a replacement if they continue to pay such a lower salary compared to every other Big Ten team?  It will be a challenge for sure. 

Most overpaid head coach: Tom Crean, Indiana

Holy crap, does Indiana pay half a million dollars for every Big Ten victory that Crean gets?  I do believe that Crean has potential to turn things around, but so far Indiana is not getting their $2.3 million dollars worth.

Most underpaid head coach: Bo Ryan, Wisconsin

Deal with it Bo, you are under-paid!  For Bo Ryan to make less then Beilein and the same as Weber is just funny.  I thought about putting Ed DeChellis here, but he bolted. 

In my next post, I will rank the Big Ten Basketball coaches and look at who might be candidates for Penn State.