The Purdue basketball program is making a deep commitment to their head coach, Matt Painter. Painter is getting a massive pay increase to stay with the Boilermakers.

“Sources: Matt Painter’s amended contract includes a salary raise to $7 million for this upcoming season, up from $5.2 million. The deal escalates by $50,000 each year. He’ll be among the country’s Top 10 coaches in pay and projects as No. 2 in the Big Ten behind Tom Izzo,” ESPN's Pete Thamel posted to X, formerly Twitter.

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