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POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR TENNESSEE
It's coaching search time in Tennessee. Again.
The Volunteers are back in the market for a basketball coach after firing Donnie Tyndall, whom the university hired last April, on Friday amid an NCAA investigation into his former program at Southern Mississippi.
Here are some potential candidates for the Vols:
Gregg Marshall, Wichita State
Record: 204-76 with four straight NCAA tournament appearances, a Final Four run in 2013 and a Sweet 16 trip this year. Marshall took Winthrop to seven NCAA tournaments in nine years there.
Salary: Marshall made $1.8 million this year, but that's probably going to change.
Coaching capsule: This would be a swing-for-the-fences move. Alabama reportedly is going to throw a massive offer in Marshall's direction, and if the Crimson Tide are willing to do it, why can't the Vols? Of course, Marshall may not want to move, unless it's a truly elite job. He's turned the Shockers into perennial winners -- the Gonzaga of the Midwest, if you will.
Chris Mack, Xavier
Record: 134-71 with five NCAA tournament trips, including three Sweet 16 runs, and two Atlantic 10 titles in six seasons.
Salary: As a private university, Xavier does not have to disclose salary information.
Coaching capsule: Mack's sixth season at his alma mater ended Thursday night when Xavier lost to Arizona in the Sweet 16. He would come with a higher price tag given what he's done with the Musketeers, continuing the success of predecessors Thad Matta and Sean Miller. Like Marshall, Mack has been linked to the Tennessee job in previous years.
Archie Miller, Dayton
Record: 90-47 with two NCAA tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight run in 2014, in four seasons.
Salary: Miller's Flyers contract was extended through 2022 earlier this week, but no financial terms were disclosed.
Coaching capsule: The younger brother of Arizona's Sean Miller had stints as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky, North Carolina State, Arizona State, Ohio State and Arizona before taking the Dayton job in 2011. His recent success with the Flyers made him a hot name in multiple coaching searches. There's some thought, though, he could be waiting for Ohio State to open up.
Richard Pitino, Minnesota
Record: 43-28, with an NIT championship last season, in two seasons.
Salary: The original deal with the Golden Gophers pays the 32-year-old Pitino $1.2 million annually.
Coaching capsule: The son of Louisville coach Rick Pitino was linked to Tennessee's vacancy a year ago, and ESPN already linked him to the Vols this go-round. After assistant coaching stints at Louisville and Florida, Pitino coached for one season at Florida International before Minnesota came calling. The Gophers are just 14-22 in the daunting Big Ten under Pitino.
Steve Prohm, Murray State
Record: 104-29 with one NCAA tournament appearance and two Ohio Valley Conference titles in four seasons.
Salary: Prohm and the Racers agreed to a new deal on Friday, one that extended his contract through the 2018-19 season and bumped his salary to $500,000.
Coaching capsule: A former student assistant coach and manager at Alabama, Prohm has turned Murray State into one of the OVC's top programs following stints as an assistant at Southeastern Louisiana, Tulane and Murray State. The Racers were 31-2 in his first season and 29-6 this year. Prohm has been linked to the coaching vacancy at Alabama as well.
Brad Underwood, Stephen F. Austin
Record: 61-8 with two NCAA tournament appearances and two Southland Conference crowns in two seasons.
Salary: After the Lumberjacks upset VCU in last season's NCAA tournament, Underwood reportedly received an eight-year deal that increased his salary to $400,000.
Coaching capsule: Underwood was a longtime assistant under current South Carolina coach Frank Martin both at Kansas State and with the Gamecocks. SFA was ninth in the country this season in scoring at 79.5 points per game. His only previous head coaching experience prior to joining Martin's staff in 2006 came at a couple of junior colleges.
Michael White, Louisiana Tech
Record: 101-40 with three NIT appearances and three Conference USA titles in four seasons.
Salary: White received a contract extension and raise to $600,000 last April.
Coaching capsule: Might the Vols go back down a road they traveled last year? Tennessee tried to woo White before moving on to Tyndall. The former Jacksonville State and Ole Miss assistant had another strong year as the Bulldogs won 27 games, but Louisiana Tech lost to UAB in the C-USA tournament.
Bobby Hurley, Buffalo
Record: 42-20 in two years with an NCAA tournament appearance this season.
Salary: According to a report from the Buffalo News, Hurley agreed in principle to a new deal that would make him the highest-paid coach in the Mid-American Conference. Ohio's Saul Phillips, at $550,000, currently holds that distinction, according to the report. Hurley's salary was $300,000 this year.
Coaching capsule: There are other reports that Hurley has interviewed for the vacancy at DePaul. The former Duke standout was an assistant at Wagner and Rhode Island before taking the Buffalo job and leading the Bulls to their first NCAA tournament this season. His brother, Dan, is the coach at Rhode Island.
Will Wade, UT-Chattanooga
Record: 40-25 in two seasons with the Mocs.
Salary: UTC handed Wade a one-year extension through the 2018-19 season and bumped his salary to $187,000 last June.
Coaching capsule: The former assistant to Shaka Smart at VCU is two years into his first head-coaching job with the Mocs. Though a pair of second-place regular-season finishes turned into early exits in the Southern Conference tournament, Wade is viewed as an impressive up-and-comer. The "Havoc" style made famous at VCU would fit well in Knoxville.
Rick Byrd, Belmont
Record: 619-312 in 29 seasons, with seven NCAA tournament appearances in the last 10 seasons.
Salary: Belmont is a private school, but the 61-year-old Byrd reportedly made more than $700,000 in 2012.
Coaching capsule: The Knoxville native and Tennessee alum once was a student assistant coach under Ray Mears. Byrd has turned Belmont into a consistent contender for NCAA tournament bids and a scary team to face when they get there. With more than 600 career victories, Byrd is a proven winner, but Tennessee's window to hire him may have come and gone.