Indiana will pay new men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson less if the NCAA imposes sanctions against him for recruiting violations at his former school Oklahoma.
Sampson's salary could be reduced by nearly $100,000 for sanctions and there is a $500,000 penalty for leaving before the end of the contract in 2013, The Indianapolis Star reported in Thursday's editions.
The agreement Sampson signed with Indiana on March 29 was obtained by the paper through a public records request and is worth $10.8 million over seven years. A final contract is in the works.
The coach left Oklahoma amid an NCAA investigation into more than 550 impermissible phone calls made to recruits by Sampson and his assistant coaches. Sooners officials are scheduled to appear before the NCAA infractions committee on April 21 in Utah.
Indiana University president Adam Herbert addressed the allegations when he introduced Sampson last month, and Stephen Ferguson, the president of the university's trustees, acknowledged it was something top officials sought to clarify during the interview process.
"That was obviously our No. 1 concern," Ferguson said last month. "We spoke with the attorney and Oklahoma extensively. We reviewed the situation and we were satisfied."
The school protected itself, according to The Star's descripton of the deal. Sampson's guarantee of $1.1 million his first season would drop to $1.01 million if the NCAA upholds a salary freeze Oklahoma had imposed on the coach.
Sampson has a base salary of $500,000, a $50,000 incentive for reaching the Final Four, and a $100,000 incentive for winning the national championship, The Star reported.
The accusations against Oklahoma include "lack of institutional control," one of the NCAA's most serious findings.
Oklahoma has argued for a lesser "failure in monitoring" finding and instituted self-imposed sanctions, including probation and recruiting cutbacks.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Originally Posted by Texas
