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NCAA Basketball

Sean Sutton Out at Oklahoma State

Posted Apr 01, 2008 1:31PM By Shiloh Carder (RSS feed)

Filed Under: Oklahoma State Basketball, Big 12 Basketball, NCAA Basketball Coaches

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A source told ESPN's Doug Gottlieb that Sean Sutton is out as the head coach of Oklahoma State.

Sutton was just in his 2nd year as the head coach. He took over in February of 2006 when the coach at the time ... his father Eddie Sutton ... took a leave of absence following an arrest for drunk driving. Eddie never coached at the school again and Sean took over permanently.

In his two full seasons, Sean Sutton was 39-29 with both campaigns ending in first round losses in the N.I.T.

Sean Sutton was groomed for the job by his dad, which makes this a very interesting case. With "succession plans" being the rage around sports nowadays (Pat Knight at Texas Tech; Mike Hopkins at Syracuse; Jim Mora for the Seahawks, etc.), the fact that Sean got just two years means those plans can be cancelled rather quickly. Many people feel that since these legendary coaches hand pick their successors, those newbies will be given some slack.

Apparently not.

Tags: Eddie+Sutton, EddieSutton, Sean+Sutton, SeanSutton

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-01-2008 @ 2:49PM

nevblue1 said...

He is an Aggie. Who cares?

4-01-2008 @ 4:28PM

Sheryl said...

O-State, please leave Bill Self alone. We are tired of losing good coaches to their almater. Rock Chalk Jayhawks!

4-01-2008 @ 5:31PM

JAlper said...

Will he take over San Francisco in a selfish quest for 40 career victories?

4-01-2008 @ 8:49PM

Gilliland said...

As of this moment I do not intend to renew my tickets. I will have to know a lot more than I know now. I have this university for over 60 years but today they have broken my heart--this is not what this university stands for. We believe in loyalty and consideration; not the everlasting "buck"

4-01-2008 @ 10:12PM

pkb said...

It is a sad day for Oklahoma State. Sean did a good job with what he had to work with this year.

Best wishes to him and his family.

4-03-2008 @ 11:43AM

Carpenter said...

I think this a very sad day when I heard Sean Sutton was let go as OSU basketball coach. You did not give him a fair chance. He needed to build on the program.
Is money the name of the game?

I'm sorry but I will no longer support OSU basketball no matter who they hire. My husband and I never missed watching a game. We had two sons who attended OSU.

Good Luck To Sean Sutton and his Family