Andy Katz of ESPN.com is reporting that Washington State coach Tony Bennett has decided not to take the Indiana head coaching job after having a conversation with Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan."I thought about it, but I'm not going to pursue it," Bennett told Katz, adding that he wouldn't consider the vacant Cal job either.
A Fox Sports report on Saturday said Bennett had been offered the Indiana job. Bennett has said that he didn't receive a formal offer from Indiana, although most indications are that Bennett was, in fact, Indiana's first choice.
For Indiana, the other names that have been mentioned -- Xavier's Sean Miller, Pittsburgh's Jamie Dixon, Vanderbilt's Kevin Stallings,Tennessee's Bruce Pearl -- may all take a back seat to former Golden State Warriors and Stanford coach Mike Montgomery, Katz reported.
And for Washington State, the fact that Bennett has said no to Indiana and Cal doesn't mean he'll be back. His wife is from Louisiana, and he might consider the vacant LSU job.
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3-30-2008 @ 11:49PM
§ said...
has Dane Fife been contacted yet?
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3-31-2008 @ 12:33AM
George B Vieto said...
Tony Bennett to coach the LSU Tigers? After Daddy Dale Brown and John Brady's Bunch we will have another marquee name to fill up the seats at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
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3-31-2008 @ 10:12AM
A Realist said...
Proof #1 why saying Indiana is a top 5 job is not realistic.....
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3-31-2008 @ 6:41PM
ADMan said...
Bennett has his reasons for not accepting the Indiana job; he would owe WSU $500thousand if he left before April 30 and his wife is from Baton Rouge, LA. He wants the LSU job!!
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