SAN ANTONIO, April 2 (UPI) -- Georgia Tech Coach Paul Hewitt agreed to stay put for another six years for about $1 million annually, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday.
The deal comes on the eve of the Yellow Jackets' second Final Four appearance in school history and after recent speculation about the 40-year-old Hewitt's future.
"It really wasn't a pressing issue in my mind because I have a pretty good situation here," Hewitt said Thursday. "I have two people, in Dave Braine and Dr. Clough, who understand what it takes to be successful in the classroom and on the playing field."
Hewitt, who is in his fourth year at Tech, was in the first year of a new rollover deal he signed last summer that bumped his total package up to $750,000 with bonuses.
Hewitt enters Saturday's national semifinal against Oklahoma State with a career 141-80 mark in six-plus seasons as a head coach, and has led three teams to at least 20 victories, including this year's edition of the Jackets.
The 2001 ACC coach of the Year, Hewitt is 75-53 during his tenure at Tech.
