Basketball
Where could Texas MBB look after Shaka Smart? Dream, Realistic and Wildcard options
Where could Texas look? Chris Beard? Grant McCasland? We suggest some names that could pop up.
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Multiple reports indicate that Texas men’s basketball head coach Shaka Smart will be hired as Marquette’s next men's basketball coach.
Smart went 109-86 in six seasons in Austin and won a Big 12 Conference Tournament title this past season but went 0-3 in the NCAA Tournament. With the 43-year-old reportedly leaving the Forty Acres, Texas becomes one of two marquee jobs open this off-season along with Indiana. The breakup seems mutually beneficial when you look at the disappointing end to the 2020-21 season and the bleak future the Longhorns have with their anticipated roster depletion and lack of recruiting momentum.
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