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UConn Huskies
NCAA Division I · Big East
NIL & Pay
UConn is an NCAA program; its players are NOT salaried. The only formal salary on the men's basketball books is head coach Dan Hurley's, while players earn money through NIL (name, image, likeness) deals and, going forward, revenue-sharing. The figures below are Hurley's compensation plus publicly reported third-party NIL VALUATIONS for star players, not wages paid by the school.
Not salaried Player salary status · NCAA athletes are not paid wages by the school; compensation is via NIL deals and (post-House settlement) school revenue-sharing.
~$8-10M Roster NIL budget · Reported 2025-26 range for UConn's full roster across collective + brand deals.
Up to 15 (D-I men's basketball) Scholarships · Athletic scholarships cover tuition, room, board, and cost-of-attendance; separate from NIL.
$4M -> $0 Coach buyout (if leaving) · Declines yearly: ~$4M (to Mar 2026), $3M (to Mar 2027), stepping down to $0 by 2030.
| Player | Pos | Salary | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Hurley (Head Coach) | Head Coach | $8.33M/yr | 6yr/$50M deal (avg ~$8.33M/yr): $400k base salary plus ~$6.375M (2024-25) in supplemental/media/consulting comp that escalates yearly. Among the top 3 highest-paid coaches in college basketball. |
| Silas Demary Jr. (NIL valuation) | G | ~$1.1M≈ | On3 NIL VALUATION (not a salary). Team's highest; All-Big East First Team guard. |
| Braylon Mullins (NIL valuation) | G | ~$803k≈ | On3 NIL VALUATION (not a salary). Returned for sophomore season instead of declaring for the NBA Draft. |
| Alex Karaban (NIL valuation) | F | ~$485k≈ | On3 NIL VALUATION (not a salary). Third-highest on the roster. |
As of 2026-05-31. College athletes are NOT salaried, so no player wage figures exist or are fabricated here. Player numbers are third-party NIL VALUATIONS (On3 estimates of earning potential), which are not disclosed contracts and not money paid by UConn. Only the coach's salary is a true salary; the roster NIL budget is an aggregate news estimate.
Data notes & gaps
- College players are amateurs — no salaries. The advanced layer (T-Rank) depends on one analyst’s public dataset and is shown by courtesy.
Sources
ESPN Schedule, scores, standings, rosters & logos Barttorvik (T-Rank) T-Rank — advanced stats Wikipedia - UConn Huskies men's basketball Franchise history Wikipedia - Huskies of Honor Franchise history UConn Athletics - Huskies of Honor Franchise history UConn Athletics - Official site Franchise history Athletic Business (Hurley contract) News reporting; cited for context. On3 (NIL valuations) Link-out only; NIL valuations are estimates, not cached wholesale. Yahoo Sports News reporting; cited for context.