Before the NCAA Tournament kicks back into action, take a tour around the carousel and see the latest movement in college hoops
Wednesday brought a welcomed end to an elongated search for Louisville. The Cardinals have plucked Pat Kelsey from Charleston to fill their vacancy, sources told CBS Sports. For more on Kelsey, you can read our story on how he got there right here.
That’s the latest big development on college basketball’s hot stove. It’s also one more big job off the board. We also had a hiring Wednesday night at Florida Atlantic. The Owls opted to hire Baylor assistant John Jakus, who worked under Scott Drew the past seven seasons. Jakus takes over at a place where the reputation is drastically different from the gig Dusty May walked into six years ago.
Previously this week …
Everything started with Dusty May. On Saturday night, his decision came in; May is off to Michigan. He chose the Wolverines over Louisville and Vanderbilt, accepting a five-year deal that will pay him $3.75 million on average over the life of the contract. And as expected, the domino effect of May’s pick led to a cascade on the carousel that sparked many remaining power-conference jobs to fill over the next two days.
The next was West Virginia, which on Sunday landed Darian DeVries, its top target for weeks. DeVries left Drake after six seasons and three NCAA Tournament appearances. After more than a week of diligence and interviews, Mountaineers AD Wren Baker hired his top man and got DeVries to Morgantown on a five-year deal.
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