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Sean Miller contract details revealed: Where Miller's deal stacks up compared to other SEC coaches

Joe Cookby: Joe Cook05/04/25josephcook89
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Sean Miller (Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

The University of Texas board of regents are set to approve new head men’s basketball coach Sean Miller‘s contract at the board’s upcoming meeting, and Miller is slated to become one one of the highest-paid coaches in both the Southeastern Conference.

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Miller’s contract is for six years and starts at $4.8 million for the 2025-26 season, increasing by $200,000 every year according to the board of regents agenda. His deal runs through the 2030-31 season.

The salary puts Miller in the upper half of the conference as far as salaries go and among the top 15 coaches in the nation, according to USA Today data.

Buyout data was not included on the board of regents agenda.

Miller can receive up to $850,000 in bonuses on his contract. A conference regular season title nets him $100,000, as does a conference tournament championship. He’ll also get a $100,000 bonus for making the NCAA tournament. That bonus increases by $50,000 for every step the Longhorns take in the postseason. But if Texas wins the National Championship, his bonus will rise to $500,000. Miller also will net $100,000 if he wins a national coach of the year honor and $50,000 if he takes home conference coach of the year.

Miller’s contract will feature other perks typically seen in University of Texas head coaching contracts. He’ll have access to two dealer cars and club memberships “in accordance with the athletic department’s policies and procedures.” He’ll also have access to 20 tickets for all home basketball games, eight tickets for all away basketball games, 12 tickets to all postseason basketball games, and six tickets to home games for all other UT sports.

Miller will have the ability to use a private airplane for 20 hours of personal use. He’ll also receive a “Nike Elite Allowance” totaling $5,000 a year, plus a one-time relocation payment of $250,000.

Former Texas head coach Rodney Terry was paid around $3 million in 2024-25 before his dismissal following Texas’ loss to Miller’s Xavier in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.

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2024-25 SEC men’s basketball coaching salaries via USA Today

  1. John Calipari – Arkansas – $8 million
  2. Bruce Pearl – Auburn – $5.96 million
  3. Rick Barnes – Tennessee – $5.8 million
  4. Nate Oats – Alabama – $5.02 million
  5. Mark Pope – Kentucky – $5 million
  6. Chris Beard – Ole Miss – $5 million
  7. Buzz Williams – Texas A&M – $4.6 million
  8. Chris Jans – Mississippi State – $4.2 million
  9. Dennis Gates – Missouri – $4.1 million
  10. Lamont Paris – South Carolina – $3.75 million
  11. Mike White – Georgia – $3.61 million
  12. Todd Golden – Florida – $3.6 million
  13. Porter Moser – Oklahoma – $3.2 million
  14. Rodney Terry – Texas – $3.0 million
  15. Matt McMahon – LSU – $2.81 million

Data for Mark Byington is not available due to Vanderbilt’s status as a private institution

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