Grant McCasland buyout, contract details as Texas Tech Red Raiders coach
One of the hottest names in college basketball is in Lubbock.
Grant McCasland buyout, contract details as Texas Tech Red Raiders coach originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Grant McCasland has worked his way into a steady coaching gig in the stacked Big 12.
After an Elite Eight run last year, he inked a six-year, $31. 5 million extension to make him part of the top-25 highest-paid coaches in the nation. The deal through the 2030-31 season came with a salary increase of over $5 million per year, according to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal .
McCasland was considered one of the top coaching candidates in college basketball during the latest cycle. His immediate success in Lubbock has caught the attention of many schools looking to poach him. One of those has been North Carolina as a possible replacement for Hubert Davis, who was fired after a first-round loss in the NCAA Tournament to VCU.
There's little doubt why McCasland is viewed as a strong option. He's the 19th head coach in Red Raider history and owns the best record for a head coach through his first three seasons. Grant McCasland buyout terms With McCasland's name being floated around right now, any program looking to take a swing would have to pay out an eight-figure sum.