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KNOXVILLE — Donnie Tyndall’s 339th day as the men’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee began with an early-morning meeting with athletic director Dave Hart.
Tyndall soon learned he would not be back for a second season in charge of the program.
An NCAA investigation into academic misconduct and impermissible financial aid allegedly occurred under Tyndall’s watch the previous two seasons at Southern Mississippi. With things now coming to a head, it ultimately forced Tennessee’s hand, and Tyndall had his contract terminated by the university Friday morning.
“One of the things we have strived for is to get stability, and we had hoped when we hired Donnie we would have that element in our men’s basketball program,” Hart said at his news conference late Friday morning. “That is not how it has panned out as we stand here today. Having said that, this decision was the right decision for the University of Tennessee.”