The Arizona Board of Regents approved a five-year contract on Tuesday for Dave Heeke, the new athletic director at the University of Arizona, which will pay him $500,000 with automatic raises of $75,000 in the second and third years.
Heeke starts April 1 and comes to Arizona from Central Michigan University where he has overseen the school's athletic department for 11 years. Before that, he was at the University of Oregon's athletic department for 18 years.
Contract details include:
- $75,000 signing bonus.
- Country club membership, use of two automobiles.