Kansas State Wildcats announce new contract for women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie

Kansas State has rewarded women’s basketball coach Jeff Mittie with a contract extension that will put him in a position to continue leading the Wildcats until 2026.

The new deal features a base salary of $645,000 for the 2022-23 basketball season. That number will increase to $670,000 the following year and then to $700,000 before Mittie will earn $730,000 in the final season of his new contract.

Mittie can earn up to an extra 32% of his base salary each season in a variety of performance-based bonuses. His buyout has been raised to $850,000. That number will drop to $650,000 on May 1, 2023 and then $450,000 a year later.

K-State and Mittie agreed on the new deal a few months after the Wildcats finished an encouraging season at Bramlage Coliseum. Behind the stellar play of star center Ayoka Lee, K-State is coming off a year in which it won 20 games and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

It was the sixth time Mittie had guided the Wildcats to the postseason.

“Under Coach Mittie’s leadership, we have achieved sustained success with six postseason berths while seeing the excitement level and support for K-State women’s basketball continue to grow,” K-State athletics director Gene Taylor said. “He has done a tremendous job as head coach while being a great mentor for our student-athletes, and we look forward to continued success with him leading our women’s basketball program.”

Mittie’s overall record at K-State is 145-110.

“I appreciate the continued confidence of our administration to lead this program,” Mittie said. “We are fortunate to have such an outstanding staff and group of players to work with every day. (My wife) and I are appreciative of both the K-State community and the city of Manhattan for their continued enthusiasm for our program.”

Mittie is entering his ninth season in Manhattan.