A clause in new men's basketball coach Clyde Drexler's
contract with the University of Houston that calls for him
to be paid $10,000 for "certain national TV appearances by
the Cougars" is "one of several unusual facets" of his deal,
according to Danny Robbins of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Under
terms of the pact, Drexler will receive $250,000 a year in
guaranteed income -- his base salary of $150,000 plus
$100,000 from a summer camp and radio/TV shows. But his
contract "also contains several atypical elements,"
including a $10,000 payment each time the Cougars appear on
CBS more than once in a season. In addition, Drexler will
be supplemented if UH averages more than 6,000 per game in
paid attendance, receiving 20% of "a figure computed by
multiplying the average number of tickets above 6,000 by the
average ticket price." Also, Drexler will be paid $20,000
if his program has a graduation rate of "at least" 60% over
a two-year period, and $10,000 if his team wins the
Conference USA tournament "while posting" a GPA of 2.5. The
contract also states that Drexler, who is 43 hours short of
earning his undergraduate degree, must make "reasonable
part-time efforts" to earn his diploma beginning with the
'99-2000 academic year (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 5/11).
