10 highest-paid NCAA basketball coaches, Coach K on Top List

Top 10 highest-paid NCAA basketball coaches 2019, Mike Krzyzewski on Top List.

With March Madness 2019 just around the corner, fans are gearing up for another exciting NCAA basketball tournament.

Mike Krzyzewski is the highest-paid college basketball coach in the U.S. The Duke University coach reportedly made almost $9 million in 2018, more than double what he earned in 2011, $4,195,519 when he became Division I men's basketball's career wins leader.


Krzyzewski is the only coach from the ACC conference to crack the top 10, and Calipari is the only coach from the SEC.

 USA Today has compiled the compensation information for the top-earning NCAA coaches in 2018, including bonuses and buyouts. Here are the highest-paid NCAA basketball coaches:




10. Archie Miller

School: Indiana University
Conference: Big Ten
Total pay: $3,200,000
School pay: $3,200,000
Max bonus: $1,035,000
Bonuses paid as of 2018: N/A
School buyout as of 2018: $20,477,397


9. John Beilein

School: University of Michigan
Conference: Big Ten
Total pay: $3,370,000
School pay: $3,370,000
Max bonus: $250,000
Bonuses paid as of 2018: $100,000
School buyout as of 2018: $5,000,000


8. Larry Krystkowiak

School: University of Utah
Conference: Pac-12
Total pay: $3,390,000
School pay: $3,390,000
Max bonus: $280,000
Bonuses paid as of 2018: $80,000
School buyout as of 2018: $15,750,000


7. Bob Huggins

School: West Virginia University
Conference: Big 12
Total pay: $3,760,000
School pay: $3,750,000
Max bonus: $640,000
Bonuses paid as of 2018: $175,000
School buyout as of 2018: $11,015,000


6. Sean Miller

School: University of Arizona
Conference: Pac-12
Total pay: $4,054,853
School pay: $3,654,853
Max bonus: $1,260,000
Bonuses paid as of 2018: $290,000
School buyout as of 2018: $5,033,334


5. Tom Izzo

School: Michigan State University
Conference: Big Ten
Total pay: $4,359,979
School pay: $3,652,979
Max bonus: $350,000
Bonuses paid as of 2018: $25,000
School buyout as of 2018: $5,216,388


4. Bill Self

School: University of Kansas
Conference: Big 12
Total pay: $4,954,877
School pay: $4,779,877
Max bonus: $525,000
Bonuses paid as of 2018: $88,333
School buyout as of 2018: $16,156,000


3. Chris Holtmann

School: Ohio State University
Conference: Big Ten
Total pay: $7,149,849
School pay: $7,149,849
Max bonus: $390,000
Bonuses paid as of 2018: N/A
School buyout as of 2018: $19,575,000


2. John Calipari

School: University of Kentucky
Conference: SEC
Total pay: $7,994,147
School pay: $7,450,000
Max bonus: $50,000
Bonuses paid as of 2018: $50,000
School buyout as of 2018: $30,000,000


1. Mike Krzyzewski

School: Duke University
Conference: ACC
Total pay: $8,982,325
School pay: $8,982,325
Max bonus: N/A
Bonuses paid as of 2018: N/A
School buyout as of 2018: N/A