VERMILLION, SD (KELO-AM) Men's basketball Coach Craig Smith at the University of South Dakota is getting a whopper of a pay raise to keep him from leaving for Drake University.
It's a three year deal worth $275,000 a year, well over $75,000 more a year than he's making now.
The 11th hour deal got the bench boss to change his mind about the Drake offer.
Smith just led USD to their best season as a Division I program, including the Summit League regular season title.