Wins mean more money for Kent.

Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard

ST. LOUIS - Consistent with the trend in college coaching, Oregon men's basketball coach Ernie Kent receives something extra in his paycheck for each victory by the Ducks in the postseason.

"It's to reward them for success," said Bill Moos, the outgoing UO athletic director who negotiated Kent's current contract. "It soars and swoops with what success they have."

So far, for Oregon's third-place tie in the Pac-10, for the Ducks' victory in the Pac-10 tournament and for reaching the Sweet 16 to play Nevada-Las Vegas tonight in the semifinals of the Midwest Regional, Kent is already entitled to receive supplemental bonuses totaling $54,500.

He'd earn another $67,000 if the Ducks reach the national title game, and $100,000 on top of all that if the Ducks are holding up the trophy on April 2.

Based on a June 2003 amendment to his contract, which provides a guaranteed package of $450,000 per year - a base salary of $150,000, plus a supplement of $145,000 and $155,000 through his contract with Oregon Sports Network - Kent is already entitled to receive the following bonuses:

For Oregon's third-place finish in the Pac-10, $10,000.

For winning the Pac-10 tournament, $17,500.

For reaching the NCAA Tournament, $12,000.

For winning a first-round game, $6,000.

For winning a second-round game, $9,000.

Kent's contract also entitles him to receive 8 percent of gross receipts for Oregon's sale of annual season reserved tickets, estimated at $148,000, and he can receive bonuses based on the graduation rates of his players.

Bonuses based on attendance and graduation rates also figure in the contracts of football coach Mike Bellotti and director of track and field Vin Lananna, who holds the title of associate athletic director.

If the Ducks win today, Kent would earn an additional $12,000, with the following bonuses still possible: $20,000 for winning in the Elite Eight, $35,000 for winning in the national semifinal and $100,000 for winning the national championship.

On Wednesday, USA Today reported that Memphis coach John Calipari will receive bonuses totaling $400,000 if the Tigers win the national championship, including $100,000 for winning the title game.

The newspaper reported that the top bonus for a coach to win the title game is $150,000, for Tennessee's Bruce Pearl, with $100,000 for winning that game the bonus for Thad Matta of Ohio State, Bill Self of Kansas and Ben Howland of UCLA.

USA Today did not obtain the bonuses for private school coaches; furthermore, it reported incorrect figures for Kent.

Bellotti's contract provides a base package of $475,000 - salary of $150,000, a supplement of $170,000 and an Oregon Sports Network payment of $155,000, plus unspecified deferred compensation. According to the university, Bellotti's season-ticket bonus and other bonuses for the 2005 football season, when the Ducks won 10 games and reached the Holiday Bowl, pushed his earnings over $1 million for the contract year ending last June.

Bellotti's contract provides for a bonus of $100,000 for winning the national championship, and $25,000 for winning the Pac-10 title.

Oregon's appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl entitled the football coach to a bonus of $25,000, and $5,000 for winning seven games.

Bellotti's contract also includes bonus provisions for Oregon's place in the final national rankings ($25,000 for top 10, $10,000 for 11 through 25) and for network telecasts.

Lananna's $400,000 package - base salary of $150,000 , supplement of $150,000 and $100,000 through the Oregon Sports Network, in addition to non-specified deferred compensation - also includes a variety of performance bonuses based on how the UO men's and women's teams place in cross country and track and field.

Those bonuses range from $1,500 for a fifth-place team finish in the Pac-10, in track or cross country, to $10,000 for the championship, and from $7,500 for fifth place in the NCAA meets in indoor track, outdoor track or cross country to $20,000 for a championship.

Lananna also receives bonuses of $10,000 in years that Oregon hosts the Olympic Trials or NCAA meet, and $5,000 if the Ducks host the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.