Men’s basketball coach Eran Ganot is close to receiving a two-year contract extension at the University of Hawaii, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

The deal, which could be concluded as soon as next week, would extend Ganot’s contract through the 2019-20 season, according to sources, and make it a five-year agreement, including the recently completed 2015-16 campaign.

Ganot, 34, signed a three-year contract last year before coaching the Rainbow Warriors to a school-record 28-6 finish in his rookie season as a head coach. The planned extension includes the framework of his original deal.

He was named the Conference Coach of the Year in the Big West, where UH won the regular season and conference tournament titles, and guided the school to its first NCAA Tournament victory.

UH policy requires approval from the Board of Regents or its leadership for any term beyond three years and that has reportedly been granted, multiple sources said.

Ganot, reached via text message while on a recruiting trip to Australia, said: “Our conversations have and always will continue to be positive. Nothing has changed on my end or our family’s end. Our hearts are here. This is a special place with special people. We have challenges ahead, and those present great opportunities. Hope to talk more when we finalize which we will. As always, if there was any delay it was more due to a commitment to other areas first. We take care of ourselves last.”

He elaborated the “other areas” referred to aspects like current players, recruiting new players, fundraising and scheduling.

Athletic director David Matlin confirmed he has been in negotiations with Ganot’s agent but said, “We’re not done yet, so it would be inappropriate for me to comment.”

Ganot’s base salaries in his original contract are $225,000 for 2015-16, $232,500 for 2016-17 and $240,000 for 2017-18, but indications are the extension, when completed, will provide additional hikes, although the amount and timing of those increases were still being worked out.

The longest agreement given a UH head coach has been six years and eight months, granted to Rainbow Wahine volleyball coach Dave Shoji in 2008, his 34th season at the school.

Ganot’s extension comes as UH awaits word from the NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee on its request to have a postseason ban for the 2016-17 season vacated. In addition, UH was docked two scholarships by the NCAA Committee on Infractions for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons for seven violations of NCAA rules.

Since the 2015-16 season six scholarship players with eligibility remaining have left UH, two of them to seek professional careers.