LSU’s Kim Mulkey set to sign richest contract in women’s basketball history at $32 million

LSU’s Kim Mulkey set to sign richest contract in women’s basketball history at $32 million

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey is parlaying the Tigers’ NCAA title into a record-setting, 10-year contract worth $32 million, The Advocate is reporting.

The report, citing sources, said the deal must be approved by the LSU board of supervisors on Friday. The $32 million deal will be the richest total contract in women’s college basketball history. She initially signed an eight-year deal that would pay $22.5 million before incentives.

The Advocate obtained the information through a public records request.

April’s title was the fourth championship for Mulkey, 61, as a head coach. She won three with the Baylor Bears before returning to her native Louisiana in the spring of 2021 to take over at LSU.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.