In the paint

Coaching salaries in mid-major (sorry, guys, that’s what it is) basketball will undoubtedly spike now that George Mason coach Jim Larranaga has turned down big money (5 years, $4.25 million) from Big East Providence. Larranaga now becomes the first CAA coach to average $1 million in salary.
Larranaga made an excellent move by staying put. He can make the NCAA Tournament five or six times in a decade from the Colonial Athletic Association. Providence, meanwhile, is a second tier Big East program that will not see the NCAA’s any time soon.
This also means Hofstra coach Tom Pecora can look for another raise if he can propel Hofstra back into NCAA Tournament contention.