Depaul looking for a new coach

[Nukem2]

I hope DePaul does get both Hurley and Drew in, but am I the only one that found it hilarious that "Ben Howland, who this week took the Mississippi State job, wasn’t interested in the Big East school." Again, Howland trying to put out PR spin to make it look like he was the best candidate for every job ever and that any job that didn't hire him was apparently beneath him. If DPU had been interested, Howland would have walked over hot coals to Chicago in a tutu to get that job. To get any HM job. He took Mississippi State because they were the first job to actually show reciprocal interest.

Yeah. Starkville, MS is a long stretch going from LA ( or to Chicago ).

[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

Arizona State has reached out to Bobby Hurley. WTF is DePaul waiting for? This feels like one of those situations where they will wait and wait to settle on a candidate and by the time they decide, the best, most experienced guy on the market will be Oliver Purnell. Just a sad state of affairs down there.

[79warrior]

Arizona State has reached out to Bobby Hurley. WTF is DePaul waiting for? This feels like one of those situations where they will wait and wait to settle on a candidate and by the time they decide, the best, most experienced guy on the market will be Oliver Purnell. Just a sad state of affairs down there.

How do you know thay have not spoken? You know how it works. nobody talks till it's over. That's how it goes, ours was the same last year.

[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

Spoken yes but no actual interviews yet. The longer they wait to actually get people in the more time they give to other programs to swoop in. The same thing led to them settling on Purnell the last time. I'm not going to believe DePaul is handling things well until they prove they are capable of it, and the more smoke of mismanagement, the more it looks like there's fire. Like a dumpster fire.

[Litehouse]

I hope DePaul does get both Hurley and Drew in, but am I the only one that found it hilarious that "Ben Howland, who this week took the Mississippi State job, wasn’t interested in the Big East school." Again, Howland trying to put out PR spin to make it look like he was the best candidate for every job ever and that any job that didn't hire him was apparently beneath him. If DPU had been interested, Howland would have walked over hot coals to Chicago in a tutu to get that job. To get any HM job. He took Mississippi State because they were the first job to actually show reciprocal interest.

Yeah, I thought that was funny too. Their "source" for that info must have been Ben Howland.

[Markedman]

So am I the only 1 who finds this bizarre?.....@phillipshoops: Marcus LoVett is planning to unofficially visit DePaul and UIC in the next few days, per Nick Irvin.

[TheSultan]

That Lovett news makes me think Jerrance Howard.

[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

Guessing either LoVett knows who they expect to hire, or maybe JLP is hoping that putting LoVett on the search committee will help them land a top-100 recruit.

[Markedman]

I read someplace that Billy Garrett Sr. is still on staff and handling his recruitment. Not sure if that means Garrett has been promised a job on the new staff? IF I was Lovett(or his dad) no way I'm spending time on a visit until anew coach is officially in place.....although it is pretty easy for him to make the drive.......

[TedBaxter]

That Lovett news makes me think Jerrance Howard.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...rijuana-charge