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New Mexico State University announced Thursday that it reached a new contract with Reggie Theus that will make him the highest paid men's basketball coach in the Western Athletic Conference. Theus has rejuvenated the Aggies program in a short time. He was hired after NMSU finished 6-24 in 2004-05 and has led the school to back-to-back winning records. The Aggies finished 25-9 last season, won the WAC tournament and played in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1999.
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New Mexico State University announced Thursday that it reached a new contract with Reggie Theus that will make him the highest paid men's basketball coach in the Western Athletic Conference. Theus has rejuvenated the Aggies program in a short time. He was hired after NMSU finished 6-24 in 2004-05 and has led the school to back-to-back winning records. The Aggies finished 25-9 last season, won the WAC tournament and played in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1999.
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Here are the '06-'07 season salaries of 10 highest paid NBA players. Some deserve to be paid as much and others... well, you can judge for yourself. --->Note: *Stats are from the player's current team of the '06-'07 season
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Only four of 10 highest-paid teams have winning records: Minnesota, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas and Sacramento. USA TODAY research found that Garnett will make $22.4 million, 1 million more than Shaquille O'Neal. The Knicks will dole out slightly more than $85 million — $19 million for players no longer with the team. The NBA is three seasons into its collective bargaining agreement.




