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K-State signs Martin to contract extension

Manhattan, KS (Sports Network) - Kansas State signed head men's basketball coach Frank Martin to a three-year extension on Sunday.

Martin, who had two years remaining on his original deal, is signed through the 2014-15 season.

"Coach Martin is a tremendous fit for Kansas State," said school athletic director John Currie. "With this contract in place, Coach Martin has made a long-term commitment to K-State and K-State has made a long-term commitment to him. We are confident that under his leadership K-State basketball will continue to elevate its national presence."

Martin's new deal will pay a base salary of $1.2 million for 2010-11, and will increase yearly to $1.6 million in 2014-15.

The 43-year-old Martin was named the Big 12 coach of the year after guiding the Wildcats to a 24-6 record this season, including an 11-5 mark in conference play. K-State also clinched the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament.

"I told John (Currie) from day one that I want to be the guy that grows old with you here," Martin said. "I told him that I did not want him to offer me a contract because it is in vogue. I want to do it because you believe in me."

Martin was named head coach at K-State in the summer of 2007, when Bob Huggins left after just one season in Manhattan to take over at West Virginia.

He has posted a 67-30 record in his three years at the helm.


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Lute Olson coached Arizona during the two-year period that the violations took place.
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NCAA penalizes Arizona basketball program

Lute Olson coached Arizona during the two-year period that the violations took place.
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - The NCAA has penalized the University of Arizona for major violations involving the men's basketball program.

The NCAA said in its release that the violations, which include impermissible recruiting activities and inducements, occurred on multiple occasions over a two-year period.

Sanctions against the program include the vacation of 19 wins from the 2007-08 season, two years probation running through July 28, 2012, and a loss of one men's basketball scholarship for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years. ... Continue

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