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Top 10 highest-paid assistant men’s basketball coaches at major schools last season

By Derek Helling

Mar 24, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; The Kentucky Wildcats enter the arena before the first half against the UCLA Bruins during the semifinals of the South Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 24, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; The Kentucky Wildcats enter the arena before the first half against the UCLA Bruins during the semifinals of the South Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 23, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Tyler Ulis (3) walks off the court with assistant coach John Robic after the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt 76-55. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Tyler Ulis (3) walks off the court with assistant coach John Robic after the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Rupp Arena. Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt 76-55. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

3. John Robic, Kentucky

Kentucky athletic’s official web site lists Robic as Calipari’s “right-hand man,” but the fact is that Robic is just the second-highest-paid coach not only among SEC men’s basketball assistants, but Calipari’s staff as well.

Robic has been working with Calipari at Kentucky for eight seasons, seven as an assistant coach and the 2016-17 season as a special assistant. For his duties last season, he made $482,000. $52,000 of that was non-university compensation, and the other $430,000 was his base salary.

The eight years at Kentucky are just the latest of over 20 seasons together with Calipari, spanning UMass and Memphis as well. Robic was also the head coach at Youngstown State from 1999-2005.

Robic’s compensation last season approaches the half-million dollar mark, and he could make over that soon. The top two coaches on this list have already surpassed that.