University of Hawai'i men's basketball coach Bob Nash can increase his annual salary by about 10 percent if he takes the Rainbow Warriors to an NCAA Tournament berth and upwards of 15 percent with a first-round win, according to new incentive terms of his just-released contract.

UH announced an extension of Nash's original three-year contract through April 30, 2011, seven months ago, but did not release a copy of its complete terms until yesterday.

The pay range for the position is listed at $185,000 to $400,000. Nash, in his third year as head coach, is believed to make nearly $240,000 annually.

Under a provision new to UH coaching contracts meant to "incentivize" performance, Nash would receive "an annual salary increase" of $25,000 if the team goes to the NCAA Tournament and $40,000 if it wins a first-round game. Nash could receive $8,000 if the team appears "in any postseason tournament other than the NCAA."

The provisions are separate from the clause that would pay a one-time $30,000 bonus for participation in "each NCAA Tournament game."

Athletic director Jim Donovan said earlier in the year that new contracts would be "goal-aligned" so that "when we (the athletic department) win, they (the coaches) win."

For example, under Western Athletic Conference policy a school that reaches the NCAA Tournament receives a $200,000 bonus. In addition, it receives a portion of a rolling, six-year payoff that the appearance generates from the NCAA. The deeper into the tournament a team goes the more it and its conference benefit.

For Nash, an NCAA Tournament appearance could trigger an extension "to April 30, 2013," pending Board of Regents approval.

UH has not made an appearance in the NCAA Men's Tournament since 2001-02. In four NCAA appearances it has yet to reach the second round.

When Nash's extension was announced on April 1, it was widely interpreted that he had to win a minimum of 18 games or go to a postseason tournament this season to be extended beyond this season.

But the contract released yesterday specifies that "coach will be entitled to an automatic one-year extension to April 30, 2012 should coach accomplish one of the two performance benchmarks:

"... wins 18 regular season games (including the WAC tournament) in any of the two seasons (2009-10 or 2010-11);

Or, the team "participates in any postseason tournament."