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Board of Trustees approved athletic contract extensions, renovations

June 20, 2014

In their approval of next year's $1.2 billion budget, the Board of Trustees voted on four athletic faculty contract extensions and renovations to several venues in their meeting Friday.

The board voted to continue the contract of athletic director Mark Hollis from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. 

Hockey head coach Tom Anastos was voted to receive a contract extension beginning July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.

After a winning season, head basketball coach Tom Izzo also received a unanimous vote for a contract extension, effective July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

The board voted to extend the contract of women's basketball head coach Suzy Merchant from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

The board approved planning for renovations to the concourse and concession areas of Breslin Center. The venue hosts about 100 events per year, including men’s and women’s basketball.

“For the women in the room who have attended any basketball game, you know the fixtures in the restroom are not a similar code they would be today,” Vennie Gore, the vice president for auxiliary enterprises at MSU said.

The administration plans to look into support mechanisms in the building and an energy-efficient upgrade. Gore said they hope to have the planning for renovations completed within the next nine months.

The Berkowitz Basketball Offices were also approved for the administration to begin planning renovations after remaining untouched for 12 years.

The locker and training rooms of the Duffy Daugherty Football Building were also approved for the administration to begin planning renovations. The rooms haven’t seen renovations in about 15 years, and the improvements are meant to help a majority of the 800 student athletes at MSU.

The training room technology and medical area in the Duffy Daugherty Football Building are priorities for renovation, officials said.

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