No Scott Drew For Memphis: Now What...?

((HT: Memphis Commercial Appeal/Dan Wolken))
Dan Wolken got to spend his weekend sorting through what's left of the early stages of the Memphis coaching search- just as successful as Arizona's.

"There will be no comment until this is over," athletic director R.C. Johnson said on Sunday night. This as it's widely believed that current FSU coach Leonard Hamilton is the leading candidate for the job.

The "Seven Deadly Myths of The Search" were also addressed by Wolken:
1) Scott Drew was not a smoke screen.
2) RC Johnson and his crew are not working on a "Wow" hire anymore...
3) Hiring Billy Gillispie would be a bad idea.
4) Hiring Reggie Theus might be a good hire, but also a risky one.
5) Hiring an NBA guy would be a bad idea.
6) Andy Kennedy's problems in Cincinnati will, probably, keep him from consideration.
7) Derek Kellogg would, probably, not come after only one year at UMass.

Which leaves Memphis open-handed...
For now...

In Memphis Who's Next On The List

Let's see, the University of Memphis was promoting a "wow" hire after John Calipari took the money and headed to Lexington, Kentucky. Well it's become a "wow" situation for Memphis like "wow, no big name wants the job." Reality bites sometimes.

Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson is producing his own economic stimulus plan with college hoop coaches and it's not effecting his bottom line. Mention Bruce Pearl and he gets a raise, Mike Anderson, gets a raise. If you're a coach on Memphis' list, your getting a bump in pay.

Which leads me to the latest list of names that Memphis seems to be targeting. One is Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy. Kennedy is popular with the media and is doing a heck of a job at Ole Miss. At Memphis Kennedy would have the resources he doesn't enjoy at Oxford, Mississippi.

Kennedy's judgement day for his arrest in Cincinnati is coming up. Depending on the outcome of that, he might be looking for work.

The next name that's reportedly emerging is Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton. FSU had a breakout season in the ACC this year making it to the tournament title game. The timing might be right because the Seminoles lost their best player, Toney Douglas.

Those of us at the OSG HQ saw this coming. It's the case of another program talking big and finding out their not so big. By the way, we won't endorse anyone for this gig.

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