Thomas Pieters picked for the Europe Ryder Cup team. Like Small needs more recruiting help!
Fresh off the Illini men’s golf team’s second consecutive national semifinal appearance, coach Mike Small is slated for a hefty raise.
Small would receive a new six-year contract that runs through August 2022 under a proposed contract to be considered by UI trustees on Thursday.
He would receive $308,000 this year, including a $300,000 base salary that would rise by 5 percent a year, and $8,000 a year in lieu of a university vehicle. He currently earns $201,900, according to the UI’s “gray book” of academic and administrative salaries from this past school year.
He will get a $100,000 retention bonus if he remains through August 2019, under the terms of his previous contract, and another $100,000 if he stays through 2022.
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Really impressive. Thought it would take some time for this team to jell, maybe not.
@NoahGillard9
Excited to say that I have committed to play college golf at the University of Illinois! #illini
New golf commit...
Oh, and the talent keeps coming. The Class of 2017 features Hinsdale (Ill.) Central's Brendan O'Reilly, the No. 28 prospect in the Class of 2017, and Champaign native Varun Chopra, the No. 127 recruit. On Tuesday, Illinois received a commitment from Indiana native Noah Gillard, the No. 40 prospect in the Class of 2018 who joins No. 54 overall prospect and Morton (Ill.) native Tommy Kuhl in the class.
If anybody wants any info on his game DM me.The "Champaign native" here goes to Uni High, the high school on campus. Academically gifted school with 60 kids per class, a 2 person golf "team", a budget for a once/week golf coach, and no facilities. To have a D1 athlete from there is incredible, let alone for a top 5 program. Talk about the definition of a buy low guy. Think about what he could do with some Mike Small coaching.