Gators release salaries of basketball assistants

Having to hire his fourth new assistant over the last two seasons, Florida Gators head basketball coach Billy Donovan brought in an unfamiliar face with a lot of potential and promoted a current assistant to the second position on the bench.

On Tuesday, Florida released the assistants’ 2012-13 salaries in compliance with a records requests obtained and published The Gainesville Sun’s Kevin Brockway.

A look at the coaching staff’s 2012-13 salaries:

Pelphrey’s salary will help offset the $1.8 million Arkansas owes him for firing him with three years remaining on his head coaching contract. The school was set to pay him $600,000 annually for three years but will instead contribute just $420,000 per season.

Contract notes:
– Donovan will earn a loyalty bonus of $500,000 this season.
– Donovan receives a $60,000 expense account.
– All coaches receive a $10,000 bonus from Florida’s contract with Nike
– All coaches receive a car and other tangible incentives.
– All coaches are eligible for multiple performance-based bonuses.