Monday, April 27, 2015

HU extends Joyner's contract

HAMPTON, Virginia -- Hampton University extended the contract of men's basketball coach Ed Joyner Jr., the school announced Monday.

oyner received a multi-year extension after guiding the Pirates to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament championship in March and the program's second NCAA tournament win.

"I'm happy that the university wants to keep me around for a little while longer," Joyner said. "We've accomplished some good things and we have more time to build on that."

Hampton University revealed that the new deal is for multiple years, but per its status as a private school, did not provide details.

Joyner declined to offer specifics, but said that he received a pay raise, as well as incentives for performance and an annual rollover clause that will be determined at the end of each season. He said that he just concluded the final year of his previous deal.

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