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Greeson: Tyndall reaches Hart-to-heart talk

Tennessee head coach Donnie Tyndall calls a play against Arkansas during their game in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday, March 13, 2015, in Nashville.
Tennessee head coach Donnie Tyndall calls a play against Arkansas during their game in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday, March 13, 2015, in Nashville. Tennessee head coach Donnie Tyndall calls a play against Arkansas during their game in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday, March 13, 2015, in Nashville.

By Jay Greeson 4 min read

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Report: Tennessee, NCAA talk about Tyndall

Thursday night was apparently the witching hour for Donnie Tyndall.

The embattled University of Tennessee men’s basketball coach and athletic director Dave Hart reportedly were scheduled to meet to discuss the looming NCAA announcement of Tyndall’s punishment for misdeeds done at Southern Mississippi.

The storyline of Tyndall’s previous NCAA indiscretions has been the elephant in Knoxville since two of Tyndall’s assistants stepped down before this season started.

He proved through the season that his merits on the floor — both in practice and in the games — proved that he was capable of handling the job in the Southeastern Conference. He took a Tennessee team that was picked next to last in the league and competed and finished seventh in the standings. He exceeded expectations with one fringe NBA player in Josh Richardson and an overachieving, undersized power forward in Armani Moore.