San Diego State Secures Basketball Coach Dutcher’s Future

Brian Dutcher’s new deal, which runs through the 2027-28 season, will reportedly pay him $2.3 million to $2.7 million annually.

San Diego State head coach Brian Dutcher calls out instructions during the first half of a first-round college basketball game against Charleston in the NCAA Tournament in Orlando, Fla., on March 16, 2023. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Photo

Following up a Cinderella journey to the NCAA Tournament’s championship game would be a tall order for any college basketball program, let alone a mid-major with no history of traveling in such rarefied air.

While this season’s San Diego State sequel hasn’t been perfect, at least to this point, multiple chapters remain to be written.