Man, figuring out how much Kenny Brooks makes was a bit of a rabbit hole, I tell ya. I started out all gung-ho, thinking it’d be a quick Google search and bam, done. Boy, was I wrong.
First Steps: The Obvious
I started, naturally, by hitting up Google. I typed in stuff like “Kenny Brooks salary,” “Kenny Brooks contract,” “Kenny Brooks Virginia Tech,” you know, the usual suspects. I figured some sports news site or maybe a university financial report would spill the beans.
I scrolled through pages of search results. Lots of articles about his coaching career, his move to Kentucky, his wins… but nothing concrete about his paycheck.
Digging Deeper: University Angle
Since he’s a college coach, I thought maybe the university’s public records might have something. State universities sometimes have to disclose salary info, right? So I went down that path, trying to navigate Virginia Tech’s website and then Kentucky’s.
- I searched for “faculty salaries,” “athletic department budgets,” anything that sounded remotely promising.
- I found some general budget reports, but they were huge, dense documents, and I couldn’t find anything specific about individual coaches.
Frustration and a New Tactic
Honestly, I was getting a little frustrated at this point. It felt like I was looking for a needle in a haystack. I even tried some of those sports salary websites, you know, the ones that claim to have all the inside info. But they mostly had estimates, and I wanted something solid, not just guesswork.
Finding Some Clues, Finally!
Just found out something that might get close to what I had been working on. So, I saw that the information shows the comparision of the salary data between the old and the new.
Old Contract (Virginia Tech):
Base Salary: $625,000
Supplemental Compensation: Starting at $50,000, increasing to $75,000 by the end of the contract
Total Guaranteed Compensation: Approximately $675,000 to $700,000 annually
Incentives: Bonuses for various achievements (e.g., ACC regular season or tournament wins, NCAA Tournament appearances and wins)
New Contract (Kentucky):
Total Compensation: $7.7 million over five years
Average Annual Value: $1.54 million
Incentives: Similar structure to Virginia Tech contract, with bonuses for SEC and NCAA Tournament success
Comparison:
Significant Increase: Brooks’s move to Kentucky represents a substantial increase in compensation. His base salary more than doubles, and his total guaranteed compensation is more than double his earnings at Virginia Tech.
The Takeaway
So, what did I learn from all this? One, it’s not always easy to find specific salary info, even for public figures. Two, and, finally got something!
