ESPNChicago.com – There are still plenty of coaches who would be good fits. Siena’s Fran McCaffery, UTEP’s Tony Barbee, Northern Iowa’s Ben Jacobson, New Mexico’s Steve Alford. Baylor’s Scott Drew, the former Valparaiso coach and player, would certainly do well. Ohio coach John Groce should be getting a call from Lenti Ponsetto ASAP. He’s a nationally known recruiter who helped land Evan Turner at Ohio State and has lured high-major talent to Athens. His teams play defense and hit a lot of 3s. After the Bobcats’ blowout win over Georgetown, he’ll be a hot commodity. Maybe someone can convince Butler’s Brad Stevens to make a huge mistake like his predecessor Todd Lickliter and leave his program for DePaul.
But hey, why waste time on these guys with Tom Izzo out there waiting to be wooed? Someone start a rumor.
Now that Steve Lavin has taken the St. John’s job and Tim Floyd has taken the Auburn job, DePaul seems to have fewer and fewer choices. Might be time to branch out and post the job opening on CareerBuilder.com or Craigslist. Not sure how many applicants that would even get considering no on campus arena and annual finishes towards the basement in the Big East. Better start looking toward junior high basketball, high school, and D3 college coaches to fill the vacancy. Maybe Gene Hackman is available?
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