UNM IS SHOWING ITS APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK LOBO BASKETBALL COACH CRAIG NEAL HAS DONE. THE UNIVERSITY IS GIVING NEAL A HEFTY RAISE, PUTTING HIS BASE SALARY AT 950-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. THAT MAKES NEAL THE HIGHEST PAID BASKETBALL COACH IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST. -J BUCK WITH KNML THE SPORTS ANIMAL SAYS IT ALSO INCREASES THE PRESSURE TO PRODUCE.
NEAL LED THE LOBOS TO A 27-7 RECORD LAST YEAR…MAKING HIM THE WINNINGEST FIRST YEAR COACH IN LOBO HOOPS HISTORY.
