Minnesota's Smith finalizes 7-year deal (AP)
Published 12/11/2007 at Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News
Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith finalized a contract Tuesday that will pay him $1.75 million annually. The seven-year contract -- the largest for a university employee -- was signed about nine months after the former Kentucky coach was hired to rebuild a Gophers program that lost a record 22 games last season.
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