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Alcorn St.

Samuel West

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Van Holt

George Ivory

Arkansas St

Dickey Nutt

John Brady – former LSU coach

Brown

Craig Robinson

Jesse Agel – Brown assistant

Others considered: Tim O’Shea – Ohio University coach, Paul Fortier – Washington assistant, Mike Brennan – American assistant

Bucknell

Pat Flannery

Dave Paulsen – Williams coach

Others considered: Tim O’Shea – Ohio coach, Bill Courtney – UVA assistant, Nathan Davis – Bucknell assistant

Others: Carl Danzig – Scranton coach, Tom Herrion – Pitt assistant, Brett Gunning – Villanova assistant, Sean Kearney – Notre Dame assistant, Robert Burke – Georgetown assistant, Gary Close – Wisconsin assistant, Dave Paulsen – Williams coach, Tim Welsh – former Providence coach,

Bryant

Max Good

Tim O’Shea – former Ohio coach

Others considered: Deshon Gaither – Bryant assistant, Dwayne Pina – Bryant Assistant

Mike Montgomery

Others Considered, Mentioned, Rejected Offers: Mike Dunlap – NBA assistant, Randy Bennett – St. Marys coach, Mark Fox – Nevada coach, Tony Bennett – Washington St. coach, Jaime Dixon – Pitt coach

Centenary

Rob Flaska

Greg Gary – Duquesne Assistant

Others considered: Steve Payne – Tennessee Tech assistant, Charlie Schaef – Ouachita Baptist, Larry Bagley – former Centenary assistant, Mark Slessinger – Northwestern St. assistant

No Longer Candidates: Happy Osborne – Georgetown College, Chad McDowell – LSU-Shreveport

Detroit

Perry Watson

Ray McCallum – former Indiana assistant

Other: Brad Soderberg – former SLU coach, Mike Jackson – Michigan assistant, Kevin Mondro – Detroit interim coach Others: Barry Hinson – former Missouri St. coach, Gene Cross – Notre Dame assistant

Drake

Keno Davis

Mark Phelps – Arizona St assistant

Runner-up: Gary Close – Wisconsin assistant

One-time Potential Candidates: Chris Davis – Drake assistant, Matt Woodley – Wash St. assistant, Greg Lansing – Indiana assistant, Steve Forbes – Tennessee assistant,, John Groce – Ohio St. assistant Others: Dan Monson – former Minnesota coach, Sean Sutton – former OSU coach

Florida Atlantic

Rex Walters

Mike Jarvis – former St. Johns coach

Former Candidates: , Mike Balado – FAU assistant, Brad Soderberg – former SLU coach, Dan Hipsher – South Florida assistant, Mike Jaskulski – UCF assistant, Lewis Preston – Florida assistant

Others: Jorge Fernandez – Miami assistant, Jeff Price – Georgia Southern coach, Perry Clark – Tx A&M; – CC coach, Tom Schuberth – TX Pan American, Stan Jones – FSU assistant

Grambling St.

Larry Wright

Rick Duckett – former South Carolina assistant

Other Candidates: Cameron Dollar – Washington assistant, Robert Kirby – Mississippi St. assistant, Roman Banks – Southeastern Louisiana assistant

Others: Michael Lyons – Grambling HS coach, Dale Zimmerman – Wossman HS coach

No longer candidate: Tic Price – North Texas assistant

Indiana

Kelvin Sampson /Dan Dakich

Tom Crean – Marquette coach

Others Considered, Mentioned, Rejected Offers: Tony Bennett – Washington St., Dan Dakich – Indiana interim coach

Jacksonville St.

Mike LaPlante

James Green – Mississippi Valley State coach

Others considered: Philip Pearson – Alabama assistant, Timothy Maloney – UMass assistant, Charles Burkett – Hoover High coach

James Madison

Dean Keener

Matt Brady – Marist coach

Kent State

Jim Christian

Geno Ford – Kent assistant

Loyola Marymount

Rodney Te
ntion

Bill Bayno – Portland (NBA) assistant

Others Considered, Mentioned, Rejected Offers: Gib Arnold – USC assistant, Bob Burton – Cal-Fullerton coach, Mike Dunlap – NBA assistant, Brett Gunning – Villanova assistant, Brad Soderberg – former SLU coach

LSU

John Brady

Trent Johnson – Stanford coach

Others Considered, Mentioned, Rejected Offers: Tavis Ford – UMass coach, Tony Bennett – Washington St. coach, Oliver Purnell – Clemson coach, Paul Hewitt – GA Tech coach, Mike Brey – Notre Dame coach, Andy Kennedy – Ole Miss coach, Butch Pierre – current interim coach, Johnny Jones – N. Texas , Anthony Grant – VCU coach

Marist

Matt Brady

Chucky Martin – Memphis assistant

Others considered: Pat Sellers – UConn assistant, Joe Jones – Columbia head coach, Steve Masiello – Louisville assistant , Fred Quartlebaum – St. John’s assistant Longshots: Paul Lee – Northwestern assistant, Garland Mance – Detroit assistant, Brian Nash – St. Francis coach

No Longer Candidate: Brett Gunning – Villanova assistant, Danny Hurley – Newark’s St. Benedict’s Prep, Robert Burke – Georgetown assistant, Tom Herrion – Pitt assistant

Marquette

Tom Crean

Buzz Williams – Marquette assistant

Others considered: Chris Lowry – SIU coach, Brad Brownell – Wright St. coach, Bob McKillop – Davidson coach

Others: Jim Boylan – Chicago Bulls coach, , Sean Miller – Xavier coach, Brian Gregory – Dayton coach, Lon Kruger – UNLV coach, Kevin Stallings – Vanderbilt coach, Brad Stevens – Butler coach, Rob Jeter – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee coach, Larry Krystkowiak – Milwaukee Bucks coach

Others: Steve Lavin – former UCLA coach

Claims not to be a candidate: Rick Majerus – SLU coach

Maryland – Eastern Shore

Meredith Smith

Frankie Allen – UMBC assistant

Massachusetts

Travis Ford

Derek Kellogg – Memphis assistant

Others interviewd: Tim O’Shea – Ohio coach Tim Maloney – UMass assistant Pat Sellers – UConn assistant

Longshots: Bob McKillop – Davidson coach Tom Moore – Quinnipiac coach Fran McCaffery – Siena coach Mike Rice – Robert Morris coach Brett Gunning – Villanova assistant Steve Masiello – Louisville assistant Kevin Willard – Iona coach

Claim to no longer be a candidate: Tony Barbee – UTEP coach

Mercer

Mark Slonaker

Bob Hoffman

Mississippi Valley St.

James Green

Missouri State

Barry Hinson

Counzo Martin – Purdue assistant

Norfolk State

Dwight Freeman

Anthony Evans

Ohio University

Tim O’Shea

Oklahoma St.

Sean Sutton

Travis Ford – Umass coach

No Longer Candidates: Bill Self – Kansas coach, Chris Lowry – SIU coach, Billy Gillespie – Kentucky coach

Oregon St.

Jay John

Craig Robinson – Brown coach

Others Considered, Mentioned, Rejected Offers: Bill Grier – San Diego coach, Randy Bennett – St. Marys coach

Pepperdine

Vance Walberg

Tom Asbury

Providence

Tim Welsh

Keno Davis – Drake coach

Others considered: Tim O’Shea – Ohio coach, Fran Frashilla – former Providence assistant, Will Browne – Albany coach, Kevin O’Neill – former Arizona assistant, Larry Shyatt – Florida assistant

Longshots: Larry Brown – former Knicks coach, Dave Leitao – UVA coach, Jim O’Brien – former Ohio St. coach, Longshot: Phil Martelli – St. Josephs coach, Bob McKillop – Davidson

No longer Candidate: Jim Larannaga – George Mason Coach, Craig Robinson – Brown coach, Travis Ford – UMass coach

Ben Braun – former Cal coach

Others Considered, Mentioned, Rejected Offers: Kevin O’Neil – former Arizona assistant, Gene Cross – Notre Dame assistant, Steve Hensen -UNLV coach, Bob McKillop – Davidson coach, Ben Braun – former Cal coach, Rick Byrd – Belmont coach

Sacramento State

Jerome Jenkins

Brian Katz – San Joaquin Delta College

Others Considered: Cameron Dollar – Washington assistant, Tony Marcopulos – Cabrillo College coach

San Francisco

Jessie Evans / Eddie Sutton

Bob Burton – Cal-Fullerton coach

Bill Carr – San Diego assistant, David Carter – Nevada assistant Others: Steve Lavin – former UCLA coach, Rodney Tention – former LMU coach, Longshot: Sean Sutton – former Oklahoma St. coach

Stanford

Trent Johnson

Johnny Dawkins – Duke assistant coach

Others considered or mentioned: Larry Krystkowiak – former NBA coach, Blaine Taylor – ODU coach, Doug Oliver – Stanford assistant, Eric Reveno – Portland coach, Doug Wojcik – Tulsa coach,

Others: Randy Bennett – St. Marys coach, Mike Dunlap – NBA Denver assistant, Mark Fox – Nevada coach, Ken Bone – Portland St. coach, Bill Grier – San Diego coach Not a candidate: Mike Montgomery – Cal coach, Keno Davis – Drake coach, Larry Brown – former NBA coach

St. Francis (PA)

Bobby Jones

Don Friday – Lycoming College coach

Others considered: Matthew Driscoll – Baylor assistant, Mark Bass – St. Joseph’s assistant Others: John Mahoney – Michigan assistant, Kurt Kanaskie – Penn St. assistant, Bob Rukavina – Pittsburgh@Johnstown

TCU

Neil Dougherty

Jim Christian – Kent coach

Toledo

Stan Joplin

Gene Cross – Notre Dame assistant

Others Considered: Brad Soderberg – former SLU coach, Ray McCallum – former Indiana assistant, Tim Welsh – former Providence coach,, Dan Peters – Ohio St. assistant, Will Browne – Albany coach

No longer candidates: Buzz Peterson – former Coastal Carolina coach, Ben Braun – former Cal coach

Texas Southern

Ronnie Courtney/Robert Moreland

Tony Harvey

Texas Tech

Bob Knight

Pat Knight – Texas tech assistant

Western Illinois

Derek Thomas

Jim Molinari – former Bradley coach

Others Considered: Ray Harper – Oklahoma City coach, Barry Hinson – former Missouri St. coach, Matt Margenthaler – Minnesota State-Mankato coach , Joe O’Brien – Idaho State coach, Brad Underwood – Kansas State assistant

Western Kentucky

Darin Horn

Ken McDonald Texas assistant

Others Considered, Mentioned, Rejected Offers: Leonard Hamilton – Florida St. coach, Kurtis Townsend – Kansas assistant