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Columbia Missourian

Curators approve contract for Mike Anderson

By Nathan Winters
April 3, 2009 | 1:50 p.m. CDT

The seven-year deal will pay the Missouri basketball coach $1.35 million each season.

ROLLA — The UM System Board of Curators has signed off on a new contract for Missouri basketball coach Mike Anderson.

UM System President Gary Forsee made the announcement at a news conference following the curators' meeting in Rolla that the contract is for seven years and is worth a guaranteed $1.35 million annually.

An additional $200,000 will be deferred each season, and that compensation will be accessible after the fourth and seventh years of the contract.

Forsee said the curators approved the contract unanimously.

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