[Posted 03.29.03]

Coaches' contract changes okayed by BOT

Bonesville.net staff

East Carolina men’s basketball coach Bill Herrion and women’s basketball coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener each had pay raises and contract extensions approved by the school's board of trustees on Friday. The contract modifications had been proposed by ECU athletics director Mike Hamrick.

Chancellor William Muse said the board discussed Hamrick’s job performance in closed session but no extension or other changes were made in his contract, which runs to July 1, 2005 at an annual salary of $180,000 plus bonuses.

Hamrick's contract was also not extended when it came up for review a year ago.

The trustees met in Harvey Hall of the Murphy Center and approved one-year contract extensions for both Pirates basketball coaches. Herrion’s contract now runs through April 1, 2007, and Baldwin-Tener’s through April 1, 2006.

Herrion’s base salary of $150,000 annually will be maintained but his compensation for radio and television production will increase from $10,000 to $50,000 each year.

Herrion also had a buyout clause added which requires him to pay ECU $300,000 if he leaves to accept another coaching position before the first regular season game of the 2004-05 season. In addition, a provision was added to Herrion’s contract that should he be terminated the amount of salary remaining on his contract from ECU would be reduced by the amount he earned elsewhere.

Baldwin-Tener received a $5,000 raise in base salary, putting her at $90,000 annually.

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