A U of O source has apparently told KEZI that Tubby Smith is not a candidate and has not been contacted. kohd.com/page/167831
If the reports are all true, it has to make you wonder about what is going on with the search.
Donovan is reportedly out. Few is reportedly out. Turgeon is reportedly out. Smith is reportedly not being looked at. Kilkenny has stated that he believes we will have a coach hired before the Final Four, which would mean that Scott Drew and Brad Stevens are not in the running (they are both still playing). The options would appear to be getting more limited by the day.
Of course we don't know who is truly on their short list. But the short list of "name" coaches we might be after doesn't go much further than those mentioned above, plus Jamie Dixon, who most would consider a long shot.
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It is possible that Kilkenny didn't think Drew or Stevens would be coaching still. Watching an interview with Stevens he planned a charity event for this Friday night, so not even he thought he would be coaching still.
ReplyDeleteI'd rather have Stevens than most names still out there, including Jamie Dixon.
ReplyDeleteYou might be right that he didn't expect him to be coaching past this weekend. Still, its always a possibility, and as a #5 seed, they weren't a complete longshot to make it. To me, saying that he expected a hire before the final four suggests he wasn't looking at anybody that could reach the Final Four.
Also, though he's done a great job there, this year was even his first Sweet Sixteen. He'd only ever won 1 tournament game in his 3 year coaching career. Given that, it isn't unreasonable that he wouldn't have been much of a candidate before this weekend's games anyway.
Hopefully he gets a look now, if we've struck out with our first couple choices.