claim: the highest paid employee of the state of rhode island is a basketball coach.
author: deadspin
evidence_1: aug 16, 2018 ... the highest-paid public employee in most states is a college football or  basketball coach, .... job: basketball coach, university of rhode island.
evidence_2: may 30, 2013 ... second highest is the men's basketball head coach at the school, ... to see the  50 highest paid state employees in rhode island, go here.
evidence_3: sep 11, 2015 ... university of rhode island head basketball coach dan hurley earns $627,500  annually, more than any rhode island state employee.
evidence_4: mar 30, 2017 ... of the 50 u.s. states, a college football or men's basketball coach was the  highest-paid employee in 39 of them in 2016. if you're wondering ...
evidence_5: sep 20, 2016 ... oklahoma > highest paid employee: robert stoops > position: ... head coach of  the university of rhode island men's basketball team dan ...