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Dana Altman's salary ranked 20th among his peers in 2012, and will remain unchanged at $1.8 million each year through 2020.

(Associated Press)

EUGENE -- Though his year salary remains at $1.8 million, Oregon basketball coach Dana Altman's three-year contract extension rewards him more generously for national success but adds explicit standards for NCAA rules compliance, indications of the expectations after last season's run to the NCAA Tournament's round of 16 and suspension of two players for selling team-issued apparel.

Altman's amended contract, released through a public records request, adds three years to his deal initially signed in February 2011 but maintains a base salary of $450,000 and a guarantee of an additional $1.35 million per year for duties pertaining to his media obligations and duties with Nike. That salary ranked 20th among his peers in 2012, according to a USA Today salary database.

Besides the job security that Altman said last week will aid in recruiting, the amended contract allows Altman to earn $525,000 for an NCAA title, up from the $295,000 the first contract would have awarded him.

Though the bonuses in his extension will pay Altman more handsomely, they are fewer and harder to reach. A middle-of-the-road Pac-12 finish -- in the original deal a fifth-place conference finish garnered $5,000 -- isn't good enough anymore. Now, Altman will only earn a bonus if Oregon is second or first, with a title worth $40,000.

After the pages detailing Altman's potential earnings is a new section requiring him to meet annually with the university president, athletic director and compliance director to discuss his team's progress in sticking with the rules. Altman also must "create written procedures to ensure that the men's basketball staff, including assistant coaches, is monitoring" compliance.

The amended contract was signed Nov. 22, 17 days after sophomores Dominic Artis and Ben Carter were suspended for selling team-issued gear. They are still serving nine-game suspensions.

Altman earned $100,000 for simply signing the extension, which expires April 25, 2020. For sticking around each year he'll earn substantially more in retention bonuses. Altman stands to earn $100,000 upon the expiration of his first and second contract years and retention bonuses increase to $200,000 for years three through five and $250,000 the final two seasons.

Retention bonuses in his original contract hit $100,000 only after year six of the initial seven-year deal.

Though some payouts are larger than ever, the university's exposure should it decide to buy out or fire Altman not for cause is less severe, with a cap of $8 million. Before, he was to be owed his $1.8 million yearly salary for each year left on his contract.

Bonuses for meeting Academic Progress Rate benchmarks remain unchanged. Oregon scored a 952 out of 1,000 in the latest report from June, which rates the 2011-12 academic year. UO's four-year rolling average was 918 -- due to a large dip to 870 in the transition from former coach Ernie Kent to Altman -- which was below the cutoff of 930 for the second consecutive year. For a score between 950 and 960, Altman earned $10,000.

Other fringe benefits remain unchanged, too. He will still receive a 15 percent cut of season ticket receipts above $4 million, 12 tickets to each game -- home or away -- memberships at the Eugene Country Club and Downtown Athletic Club, one courtesy car and a stipend of $500 per month for a second car.

-- Andrew Greif,