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UMBC coach gets $10,000 for one of greatest upsets in NCAA tournament history

Like nearly every contract, coach Ryan Odom's deal contemplates the prospect of his team winning the national championship.
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Head coach Ryan Odom of the UMBC Retrievers reacts watches on with his team against the Virginia Cavaliers during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

For a priceless victory, UMBC men’s basketball coach Ryan Odom will get a bonus of ... $10,000.

Like nearly every coaching contract, Odom’s deal contemplates the prospect of his team winning the national championship — but you have to start somewhere.

And for Odom, it started Friday night with a victory over top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Virginia — the first win by a No. 16 seed in the history of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Odom got a $7,500 bonus for the Retrievers winning the America East Conference tournament — their ticket into the NCAA field of 68.

The deal calls for another $7,500 for the team participating in the NCAA tournament.

And from there:

—$10,000 if the team advances to the round of 32.

—$10,000 more if it advances to the round of 16.

—$10,000 more if it advance to the round of eight.

—$20,000 more for reaching the Final Four.

—$20,000 more for reaching the championship game.

—$20,000 more for winning the national championship.

That’s a total of $90,000 for winning games in the NCAA tournament.

Or, $10,000 less than North Carolina coach Roy Williams gets if the Tar Heels advance to the round of 32.

Houston’s Kelvin Sampson is also set to receive a $100,000 bonus for the Cougars' first-round win, while Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton's bonus is $50,000. West Virginia's Bob Huggins is due $30,000.

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