Phillips Given Five Year Contract Extension

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University has given head men’s basketball coach Saul Phillips a five-year contract extension.
 
     Phillips will earn a base annual salary of $175,000. He will earn raises of at least 4 percent each year depending upon his performance review. He also will get bonuses for any conference, region and national championships.
 
     The contract is through 2018, and will automatically renew for two more years unless either Phillips or NDSU decides against it.
 
     Phillips has a 108-77 record entering his seventh season as head coach of the Bison. He led NDSU to the NCAA tournament in 2009.
 
     NDSU also has given three-year contract extensions to wrestling coach Roger Kish and softball coach Darren Mueller. Kish will make $70,298 annually and Mueller $76,491. They also are eligible for performance bonuses.