Louisville men's basketball has formally introduced eight members of new head coach Pat Kelsey's staff. Another is still waiting on his hiring to be made official.

We now know how much money all of them are going to make.

A response Tuesday to an open records request from The Courier Journal included the signed offer letters of Michael Cassidy (assistant coach), Jermaine Ukaegbu (director of player personnel/assistant coach), former Cardinals great Peyton Siva (director of player development and alumni relations) and Braden Connor (video coordinator).

Their base salaries are:

• Cassidy: $225,000

• Ukaegbu: $100,000

• Siva: $85,000

• Connor: $80,000

Offer letters are not formal contracts. Those will be finalized after they complete their pre-employment states and background checks.

Previous open records requests revealed the base salaries of three assistants — Brian Kloman, Thomas Carr and Ronnie Hamilton — as well as strength and conditioning coach/chief of staff Eli Foy and director of basketball operations Mitch Johnson. They are:

• Kloman: $400,000

• Hamilton: $400,000

• Carr: $300,000

• Foy: $300,000

• Johnson: $100,000

For comparison's sake, former Louisville head coach Kenny Payne's top three assistants — Danny Manning, Nolan Smith and Josh Jamieson — earned base salaries of $600,000, $400,000 and $350,000, respectively.

Two other staffers who were promoted to on-court roles last October, Gabe Snider and Milt Wagner, had $100,000 and $85,000 base salaries, respectively.

During Chris Mack's final season at the helm, Mike Pegues was the highest-paid assistant with a $340,000 base salary; while Ross McMains and Kahil Fennell had base salaries of $270,000 and $210,000, respectively.

Kelsey has been allocated $2.1 million to build his staff, according to a signed copy of his Memorandum of Understanding with the U of L Athletic Association obtained by The Courier Journal via open records request.

The 48-year-old Cincinnati native's five-year contract pays a base salary of $2.3 million.

Cassidy, who is heading into his fourth season working with Kelsey, is the only staffer whose hiring has not been formally announced. His signed offer letter is dated April 3.

Two days later, during an April 5 appearance on WLCL 93.9 FM, Kelsey said there are "hoops to jump through from an HR standpoint" in bringing Cassidy into the fold, because he is from Australia.

Cassidy's bio on Charleston Athletics' official website says he was "instrumental in designing" an offense that had the Cougars ranked among the top 100 on KenPom.com in terms of adjusted efficiency from 2022-24.

Before linking up with Kelsey, Cassidy worked for five years as a staffer at the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence, which has produced NBA players such as Andrew Bogut, Joe Ingles and Patty Mills. He also has ties to the NBA Global Academy, the National Basketball League and the Australian Basketball Development Camp.

"Michael is one of the brightest young minds in the game, in my opinion," Kelsey said in a statement for Charleston Athletics. "He brings unique elements to our staff both from a recruiting and basketball standpoint."

Ukaegbu and Connor are also following Kelsey to the 502 from his old regime.

As a player, the former was a captain for the head coach at his first stop, Winthrop, and joined his Eagles staff as a graduate assistant. On the court, Kelsey said Ukaegbu's primary role will be serving as an assistant defensive coordinator under Kloman.

"His understanding of our system and his ability to teach it is excellent," Kelsey said in a statement for U of L Athletics when Ukaegbu's hiring was made official. "He pours into the lives of players and connects with them on all levels like few I've ever been around."

Connor, a Cincinnati native, was promoted to Charleston's video coordinator ahead of the 2023-24 season after spending two years as a graduate assistant with the Cougars.

He will be responsible for all of the Cards' video efforts, including practice and game film breakdown, scouting and recruiting.

"Braden is so much more than what his title states," Kelsey said in a statement. "He lives and breathes our culture and has a positive impact on everyone he comes in contact with. He is beloved by everyone in our program from players to coaches to staff."

Siva, of course, is beloved around the city for helping Louisville reach back-to-back Final Fours and win the 2013 national championship. Across four years of playing for Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, he totaled 1,215 career points and the second-most assists (677) and steals (254) in program history.

"He will be an invaluable resource of basketball knowledge and expertise while also being a terrific confidant/mentor to our players on and off the court," Kelsey said in a statement. "His relationships with our basketball alumni, donors and administration will be of huge value as we build our organization together with these essential groups.

"If he decides to pursue the coaching route, he is a sure-fire head coach down the road."

Reach Louisville men's basketball reporter Brooks Holton at [email protected] and follow him on X at @brooksHolton.

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