Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The Coaching Carousel: Skinner Gone, Floyd To UTEP

As we reported, Al Skinner was relieved of his head coaching duties with the Boston College men's basketball team or as athletic director Gene DeFilippo says, "Coach Al Skinner and I agreed it would be mutually beneficial for us to part ways,"

In a statement released by Boston College, DeFilippo added, "We discussed our philosophical differences and our concern for the future of our basketball program."

Skinner wasn't on the same page as DeFilippo and of course his employment was terminated.

As stated earlier, look for Cornell head coach Steve Donohue to be in B.C.'s cross hairs. Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker could also be in the mix.

Meanwhile down in the west Texas town of El Paso, The El Paso Times and the Associated Press is reporting that Tim Floyd will be introduced as UTEP's new head coach. The A.P. cites UTEP spokesman Jeff Darby who says that Floyd is the new Miners men's basketball head coach and will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

Floyd spent 8 years at UTEP on Don Haskins' staff from 1978 - 1986.

Let the coaching carousel keep spinning.

Al Skinner Photo Courtesy: ACC

Tim Floyd Photo Courtesy: El Paso Times

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