Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State athletic director Bob Grant believes he has a gem in basketball coach Scott Nagy and wants to make sure the school keeps him around for the long haul.
Nagy, who turns 54 in June, originally signed a five-year contract in 2016, but Grant added more years to that deal in 2018 and additional incentives in 2019 without making formal announcements.
Nagy is signed through 2022-23 while keeping his annual salary of $501,250, plus perks.
“We’ve quietly done things the last few years,” Grant said. “My strategy is I’ll always look to do something every year. We don’t publicize it. But when you have a coach like him — like many of our coaches — we do things proactively, incrementally, to make sure they know how much we appreciate what they’re doing.”
Nagy is 87-41 in his four years, including 21-5 this season. The Raiders won one Horizon League regular-season title and one conference tourney crown in his first three seasons.
Landing Nagy, who was 410-240 in 21 years at South Dakota State, took more of a financial commitment from Wright State. Previous coach Billy Donlon made $225,000, and his predecessor, Brad Brownell, was paid $385,000.
