Gophers men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino received a $400,000 raise, to get his annual salary bumped to $1.6 million a year, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Pitino, who was contacted by Alabama during its coaching search in April, has a 43-28 overall record, including 14-22 in the Big Ten in two seasons at the University of Minnesota.

The Gophers failed to make the postseason in 2014-15 after finishing 18-15 overall and 6-12 in the conference, but they still signed a seven-player top-40 recruiting class.

With his new contract, Pitino is expected to receive two more years added to the four years left on a six-year contract he signed in April 2013.

Last month, Pitino said he was committed to turning the Gophers program around and developing his young team. But his name also was mentioned with the Florida opening after Billy Donovan left for the NBA.

When asked in April about a potential raise this offseason, Pitino wouldn’t confirm anything was finalized. But he talked about being in constant discussions with Gophers athletics director Norwood Teague about all aspects of the program.

“The thing that I love and probably my favorite thing on a day-to-day basis is working with Norwood Teague,” Pitino said. “There’s no more supportive athletic director in the country. He totally understands that. So we’re always working together to figure out ways to get the commitment level to the highest it could possibly be. That doesn’t happen overnight. We’re definitely working towards it. We’ve got such an open line of communication. He understands what I want. I understand what he wants.”