This article in the Post Dispatch is attracting some attention, especially for the focus on the downturn the SIUC basketball program has taken under Chris Lowrey, which has gone from NCAA Tournament appearances in the early years of his coaching career at SIUC to a record 22 losses so far this year. Of not is Lowrey's salary, $762,500 per year, almost double that of SIUC Chancellor Rita Cheng, who makes about half that, $368,000 per year.
Unfortunately, to buy Lowrey out of the remaining two years of his contract would cost the university over $1.4 million dollars, which, while some in the administration would probably love to do, as the performance of the sports programs reflects badly on the $70 million spent for the new sports facilities. However, the university can ill afford to buy him out, given its current financial difficulties.
Unfortunately, to buy Lowrey out of the remaining two years of his contract would cost the university over $1.4 million dollars, which, while some in the administration would probably love to do, as the performance of the sports programs reflects badly on the $70 million spent for the new sports facilities. However, the university can ill afford to buy him out, given its current financial difficulties.
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