LSU set to hire Arizona coach Jay Johnson as its next baseball coach: sources. NMSU also plays at Arizona (Nov. 17), Washington St. (Dec. 7) and Mississippi St. (Dec. 22). The 2021 season will be Johnson's sixth leading the Wildcats. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Johnson, 44, went 208-114 with two College World Series appearances in six years. Arizona's Jay Johnson is the second-highest paid coach at slightly more than $855,000. ), Demetrice Martin, assistant coach: $260,000, DeMarco Murray, assistant coach: $235,000, Iona Uiagalelei, assistant coach: $215,000, Taylor Mazzone, assistant coach: $200,000, Dennis Polian, associate athletic director, football operations: $200,000, Jeremy Springer, assistant coach: $185,000, Brian Johnson, director of strength and condition: $175,000, Brian DeSpain, director of football operations: $95,000, Justin Springer, strength and conditioning assistant coach: $75,000, Barry Boyd, assistant athletic director, football equipment operations: $70,000, Timothy Cummings, director of football video operations: $70,000, Wesley Moss, associate athletic trainer: $62,000, Cassie Petty, assistant director of football operations: $55,000, Brian Riden, assistant coordinator of football video operations: $50,000, Thomas Boesel, assistant equipment manager: $45,000, Zachary Cook, assistant equipment manager: $40,000, Caitlin Lowe, associate head coach: $75,000, Stacy Iveson, director of operations: $50,000, Nate Yeskie, associate head coach: $260,000, Jim Krumpos, associate director of performance enhancement: $120,000*, Isaac Trujillo, assistant athletic trainer: $53,040, Greg Bordes, director of operations: $40,000, Tara Barrett, director of operations: $42,500*, Nicholas Mata, director of operations: $40,000*, Maciej Sykut, associate head coach: $60,000, Denise Ingua Dy, assistant coach: $60,000, Christopher Nallen, assistant coach: $50,000, Sheldon Blockburger, assistant coach: $65,000, Francesca Green, assistant coach: $52,500, Dawn Boxley, director of operations: $48,613, Peter Richardson, assistant coach: $70,000, Clifton Robbins, associate head coach: $66,000, Jessica Litvack, director of operations: $49,500. He also receives an $800 per month vehicle allowance and a $25,000 relocation incentive. 0:40. UC Santa Barbara coach Andrew Checketts has a career record of 330-200-4, and was a candidate for the UA job in 2015. A day after Mike Candrea had his contract extended through 2022, Arizona Wildcats baseball coach Jay Johnson received a similar reward. Under Johnson's watch, 14 Wildcat players had been picked in the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft before this season. Jay Beagle signed a 4 year, $12,000,000 contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Jul. Though terms of the agreement were not immediately known, Johnson reportedly earned $856,687 this season, suggesting LSU could top his current salary. The UA's College World Series finalist baseball coach is the Star's top sports figure of 2016. That makes Johnson the second-highest paid coach in the CWS field, not including Stanfords David Esquer, whose salary information is not public record. Baseball coach Jay Johnson led the Wildcats to the College World Series in 2016, his first year at the UA. The 2021 UA team went 45-18 and was Pac-12 champions, the programs first outright conference title since 1992, before reaching the CWS and going 0-2. Aaron Kinsey was elected to serve District 15 of the State Board of Education in November 2022. football@msu.edu. However, Rogers has reported that Yeskie is likely to become Texas A&Ms pitching coach. 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Johnson can earn a cumulative maximum of $260,000 a year in bonus moneyfor the Tigers' accomplishments on the field - $100,00 for winning a national title, $50,000 for reaching a College World Series championship series, $50,000 for making the CWS, $40,000 for hosting an NCAA super regional, $25,000 for a road super regional, $20,000 for reaching an NCAA regional, $20,000 for winning the SEC Tournament, $20,000 for winning the SEC regular season and $15,000 for winning the SEC West. "Jay Johnson has done a tremendous job as our head baseball coach and we are committed to having him in Tucson for a long time," Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke said in a statement. "I am honored to be the coach at Arizona because this is a special place," Johnson said in a statement. The retention plan is similar to deals put in place between an anonymous UA donor and football coach Rich Rodriguez and mens basketball coach Sean Miller. Which means Dave Heeke is officially on the clock to find Johnsons replacement at Arizona. ), (The Daily Star is reporting Jason Terry will make $280K in 2020-21), *Also works with volleyball, soccer and diving programs. Career Head Coaching Record (entering 2023 season) Overall: 357-194 . https://t.co/ktqGhZa4IP. But Corbin was not interested, according to sources. Gambling problem? The Wildcats finished fourth in the nation this season in batting average at .325. After taking UC-Irvine to the CWS in 2007 and Cal State Fullerton in 2009 along with a pair of super regionals, he went to Tennessee in 2012 at age 48. Godwin, a former LSU assistant under Mainieri from 2007-08, had led East Carolina to three super regionals in seven seasons. Its important that we continue to invest in our baseball program, from ongoing improvements at Hi Corbett Field to competitive coaches salaries, and retaining Jay Johnson is a great way to start.. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Jays combination of program vision, preparation, leadership, in-game coaching and ability to recruit have made him one of the most sought coaches in college baseball, and were ecstatic hell remain a Wildcat. And just like that, Johnson's life changed dramatically and will move 1,331 miles east from Tucson to LSU. It was important to me at that time to build his package here at Arizona, so he wants to stay here for a long time. quote: A decade later, she's Nevada's top compliance officer with the lofty title of "Associate Athletic Director, Compliance, Special Assistant to the President" and the person who Wolf Pack football . Arizona and new athletic director Dave Heeke showed just how serious they are about sustaining a successful baseball program Tuesday. LSU HIRES COACH: Source: LSU baseball hiring Arizona's Jay Johnson as new coach. Glenn Guilbeau of the Lafayette Daily Advertiser is reporting that UA coach Jay Johnson is among those that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward is considering for his vacant baseball position. Aaron Kinsey (R) P.O. 6-2 , 210lb (188cm, 95kg) Born: December 21, 1989 (Age: 33-060d) in Sussex Corner, Canada ca. His base salary was $1.2 million that year. The skinny: Hale, a star player for the Wildcats in the 1980s, is in his first season in Detroit. Number of employees at University of Arizona (Tucson) in year 2021 was 12,721. Both houses of the . Still, that was an impressive accomplishment as the Wildcats reached the championship series before falling to Coastal Carolina. Others: Louis Boyd (former UA player; current minor-league manager for Seattle Mariners); Tod Brown (former UA pitcher and Tucsonan; current head coach at New Mexico); Shelley Duncan (former UA player and Tucsonan; current analytics coordinator for Chicago White Sox); Ben Orloff (former Houston Astros minor-leaguer; current head coach at UC Irvine). Jay Bradley Johnson in 2021 was employed in University of Arizona (Tucson) and had annual salary of $424,000 according to public records. The skinny: Stankiewicz just completed his 10th season as the coach at GCU, where he has a 300-218-2 career record. Contact reporter Michael Lev at mlev@tucson.com. 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A review of the tour's tax return filed for 2020 shows Monahan is actually credited with earning $14.1 million, by far the largest package he has received in his tenure Dustin Johnson was . Pac-12 coaches had picked the Wildcats to finish ninth in the conference. Not as much as it is paying Kim Mulkey, Two days later, Woodward interviewed Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco and East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin, It could have been a perfect marriage for a former LSU player and assistant coach like Bianco, three-time Baylor national champion women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey at LSU, Source: LSU baseball hiring Arizona's Jay Johnson as new coach, Johnson is six years younger than Louisville coach Dan McDonnell, Ask Dave Serrano about his move from the West Coast to the SEC, 5 things to know about baseball coach and LSU target Jay Johnson, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. With the coronavirus crisis affecting the financials of every athletic department in the country, I went ahead and compiled the salaries of all the coaches (and some key staffers) at the UA. In his second season, the Wolfpack went 41-15. It's likely that. Andy Lopez won a national championship at Pepperdine in 1992 and reached four NCAA regionals, but he was pedestrian at Florida in his final three seasons in 1999-2001 after reaching Omaha in 1996 and '98. McDonnell took a program that had virtually no postseason history in a colder environment and vaulted it to Omaha five times 2007, '13, '14, '17 and '19. Johnson and his wife Maureen, a former . Current Arizona coach Jay Johnson is reportedly the frontrunner for the job, according to TigerDetails. But this hire is more of a single or a double than a home run at the moment. Video by Doug Kreutz, Arizona Daily Star. The UA was eliminated from the tournament Monday. The license expiration date is January, 2026. The team had only 13 players available during its 3-1 loss to the Commodores on Friday.