NC State’s Kevin Keatts is now the 5th Highest Paid Coach in the ACC

Yesterday it was announced that NC State had approved a new 6-year contract for Wolfpack Men’s Basketball Coach Kevin Keatts through the 2023-24 season, that includes a $400,000 annual increase.

His new annual salary of $2.7 million ranks 5th in the ACC according to USAToday. Prior to the raise, Keatts’ salary ranked 8th.

1) Mike Krzyzewski – Duke – $8,982,325
2) Chris Mack – Louisville- $4,000,000
3) Tony Bennett – Virginia – $3,000,000
4) Buzz Williams – Virginia Tech – $2,750,000
5) Kevin Keatts – NC State – $2,700,000
6) Mike Brey – Notre Dame – $2,377,910
7) Leonard Hamilton – Florida St – $2,250,000
8) Roy Williams – UNC – $2,182,986*
9) Jim Boeheim – Syracuse – $2,151,736
10) Brad Brownell – Clemson – $1,800,000
11) Danny Manning – Wake Forest – $1,748,878
12) Josh Pastner – Georgia Tech – $1,700,000
13) Jim Larranaga – Miami – $1,526,735
14) Jim Christian – Boston College – $1,463,235

*Roy Williams get’s paid $2,182,986 from UNC, but that is not his total salary. Williams also has personal contracts with Nike and Learfield for clothing/apparel and multi-media obligations, respectively, as well as permission from the school to receive pay for operating a camp and making speaking appearances.

**This doesn’t include Jeff Capel’s salary as the head coach of Pittsburgh. He signed a 7-year contract, but I was unable to find the details.