Reports: Clemson finalizing extension for Brad Brownell

Field Level Media|published: 03/19/2025, 1:02pm EDT

Mar 14, 2025; Charlotte, NC, USA; Clemson Tigers head coach Brad Brownell reacts in the first half at Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

Clemson is finalizing a six-year contract extension for head coach Brad Brownell, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.

Financial terms were not disclosed about the deal that will keep Brownell with the program through the 2030-31 season.

Per reports, the extension is pending approval from the Clemson board of trustees.

After taking the program to the Elite Eight last season, Brownell was rewarded in July with a contract extension through the 2028-29 season. This extension will replace that one.

Brownell, 56, made $3.5 million this past season, with the number to grow $250,000 every year thereafter.

USA Today's coaches salaries database put Brownell as the 37th-highest paid coach in the nation and fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Bill Self of Kansas and John Calipari of Arkansas each make more than $8 million per season.

He is the program's winningest coach with a 292-195 record in 15 seasons on the job. This season's team set program records for overall wins (27) and ACC regular-season victories (18).

The Tigers made their fifth NCAA Tournament under Brownell's guidance. The fifth-seeded club will face 12th-seeded McNeese on Thursday in an opening-round clash in the Midwest Region in Providence, R.I.

--Field Level Media