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This week has been lucrative for several of the conference's college basketball coaches.
Both Cal's Cuonzo Martin and Oregon State's Wayne Tinkle have signed contracts that will pay them over $1 million annual to stick to their current roles.
Martin's situation is particularly unique: Though he's been at Cal for two years, http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_29984646/cal-basketball-coach-cuonzo-martin-finally-signs-contract";>his contract is his first with the Golden Bears. He had been working on an offer sheet he originally signed in April 2014.
The San Jose Mercury News reported that Cal and Martin had agreed in principle to a contract with Martin after the Golden Bears reached the NCAA Tournament in March, but the process was held up by an internal investigation into an incident involving assistant Yann Hufnagel. The assistant has since been fired for alledgedly sexually harassing a reporter, but the university concluded there was no wrongdoing on Martin's part.
Martin is 41-26 at Cal, and has drawn in high-level recruits there. Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Jaylen Brown figures to be an NBA Draft lottery pick later this month.
Tinkle is credited with revitalizing Oregon State over the past two years, this spring bringing the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament since 1990. http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2016/06/wayne_tinkle_signs_two-year_co.html";>The Oregonian first reported Tinkle had agreed to an extension back in March, and his new contract will keep him in place through the 2021-22 season.
The former assistant to Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak is 36-27 at Oregon State. The Oregonian also reported he interviewed to coach at Stanford this spring before withdrawing his name from consideration.
Other items of interest from around the Pac-12:
• While the athlete of interest is no longer at Stanfordhttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/us/outrage-in-stanford-rape-case-over-dueling-statements-of-victim-and-attackers-father.html?_r=0";>, former Cardinal swimmer Brock Turner has gotten high-profile attention after he was sentenced to a six-month jail sentence for sexual assault — a punishment many critics have deemed to be too light for a conviction on three counts.. Two statements in particular have been making social media rounds: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/06/a-steep-price-to-pay-for-20-minutes-of-action-dad-defends-stanford-sex-offender/";>Turner's father pleading for leniency, and https://www.buzzfeed.com/katiejmbaker/heres-the-powerful-letter-the-stanford-victim-read-to-her-ra";>the victim's statement she read in court to address Turner.
•http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jun/07/wsu-qb-peyton-bender-academically-ineligible-for-2/";> Washington State quarterback Peyton Bender will be academically ineligible for the upcoming football season. While Luke Falk, a Logan High grad, will be the starter this fall, The Spokesman-Review reflects that it's rare for a Cougar starting quarterback to make it through a whole season healthy.
• The Utah Jazz announced that https://twitter.com/utahjazz/status/740300035951235072";>former Ute Brandon Taylor will work out for the team on Wednesday. He'll be joined by fellow Pac-12 standout Dejounte Murray, a one-and-done from Washington. It's worth noting Murray struggled mightily in two games against Utah — 12 points, 6 for 27, 0 for 8 from deep — and that Taylor had a big hand in defending the 6-foot-5 guard who is a likely first-round pick later this month.
• The San Francisco Chronicle has http://www.sfchronicle.com/collegesports/article/Ivan-Rabb-discusses-return-to-Cal-7968992.php?t=083e2e9ed5&cmpid=twitter-premium";>this story on Ivan Rabb, a probable first-round pick if he had decided to enter the NBA Draft. Instead, the Cal forward is going for a sophomore year leap, not unlike Utah's Jakob Poeltl.
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