Trey Kalina sits and waits. So does Austin Donaldson.
Same with Zaqwaun Matthews and LaMarcus Lee, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga other men’s basketball signees for the 2015-16 season. With former head coach Will Wade off to Virginia Commonwealth, the only thing the four can do is sit back and wait to see who becomes the new leader of a Mocs program expected to contend for big things next season.
It shouldn’t be hard. Players are supposed to “sign with the school,” although in this day and age, that’s not the case. Athletes sign because the coach recruiting them sells them on the school, and if that coach leaves, what does that mean?
A lot of sitting and waiting. Then possibly asking for a release from the scholarship.
The Kalina family has been monitoring the situation closely from their home in Marietta, Ga. Richard Kalina said Friday that he had spoken with UTC athletic director David Blackburn and they’re currently “in a holding pattern.”