Coaching candidates and DePaul eyeing some arena real estate
Pat Flynn
Issue date: 3/8/10 Section: Sports
The speculation as to who will be DePaul's new head basketball coach is at an all-time high. Since Jerry Wainwright's midseason firing, DePaul has stayed quiet in terms of who they are looking at as a potential coaches.
Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto has simply said that they will explore all available options and determine what is best for them.
With the Blue Demons's horrific 8-23 season now over after being eliminated in the first round of the Big East tournament by South Florida, speculation is sure to hit a fever pitch this week in Lincoln Park.
All names, big and small, have been flying around since Wainwright's firing on January
11.
Here you can find a list of some of the names mentioned over the past two and a half months, and what their current job status is:
Mark Aguirre - Retired NBA All-Star
Steve Alford - New Mexico Head Coach
Tony Barbee - UTEP Head Coach
Chris Collins - Duke Associate Head Coach
Tyrone Corbin - Utah Jazz Assistant Coach
Billy Garrett - DePaul Assistant Coach
Billy Gillispie - Unemployed
Brian Gregory - Dayton Head Coach
Steve Hawkins - Western Michigan Head Coach
Ben Jacobson - Northern Iowa Head Coach
Steve Lavin - ESPN College Basketball Analyst
Chris Lowery - Southern Illinois Head Coach
Craig Robinson - Oregon State Head Coach
Brad Stevens - Butler Head Coach
Rod Strickland - Kentucky Assistant Coach
Isiah Thomas - Florida International Head Coach
Tracy Webster - DePaul Interim Head Coach
Doug Wojcik - Tulsa Head Coach
Near Campus Arena Whispers
DePaul has made it clear in the past that they are always looking for the possibility of an on campus arena. The Chicago Tribune reported that DePaul is "quietly working" to see if the current location of the A. Finkl Steele Company at Clybourn and Cortland is a viable site for a new arena.
The university is also reportedly researching a site at Division and Clybourn as well.
Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto has simply said that they will explore all available options and determine what is best for them.
With the Blue Demons's horrific 8-23 season now over after being eliminated in the first round of the Big East tournament by South Florida, speculation is sure to hit a fever pitch this week in Lincoln Park.
All names, big and small, have been flying around since Wainwright's firing on January
11.
Here you can find a list of some of the names mentioned over the past two and a half months, and what their current job status is:
Mark Aguirre - Retired NBA All-Star
Steve Alford - New Mexico Head Coach
Tony Barbee - UTEP Head Coach
Chris Collins - Duke Associate Head Coach
Tyrone Corbin - Utah Jazz Assistant Coach
Billy Garrett - DePaul Assistant Coach
Billy Gillispie - Unemployed
Brian Gregory - Dayton Head Coach
Steve Hawkins - Western Michigan Head Coach
Ben Jacobson - Northern Iowa Head Coach
Steve Lavin - ESPN College Basketball Analyst
Chris Lowery - Southern Illinois Head Coach
Craig Robinson - Oregon State Head Coach
Brad Stevens - Butler Head Coach
Rod Strickland - Kentucky Assistant Coach
Isiah Thomas - Florida International Head Coach
Tracy Webster - DePaul Interim Head Coach
Doug Wojcik - Tulsa Head Coach
Near Campus Arena Whispers
DePaul has made it clear in the past that they are always looking for the possibility of an on campus arena. The Chicago Tribune reported that DePaul is "quietly working" to see if the current location of the A. Finkl Steele Company at Clybourn and Cortland is a viable site for a new arena.
The university is also reportedly researching a site at Division and Clybourn as well.
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