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Indiana will hire Mike Davis as interim coach for the 2000-2001 season, but speculation already is rampant on who will take over after that. Here's a look at some of the leading candidates to take the head coaching job at IU in the 2001-2002 season.
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| The Candidate |
Why he's next in line |
Why not |
Steve Alford
Iowa
head coach |
'87 Indiana graduate, Indiana native, favorite among Hoosiers fans, a clear front-runner |
Under contract to Iowa, maybe too young (35)? |
Quinn Buckner
ESPN analyst |
'76 Indiana graduate, member of national championship team |
No experience in college coaching |
Jim Crews
Evansville
head coach |
'76 Indiana graduate, member of national championship team, eight-year IU assistant |
Evansville not big-time enough for many fans |
Dan Dakich
Bowling Green
head coach |
'85 Indiana graduate, 12-year Indiana assistant, big ties to the fired Bob Knight |
May have problems replacing mentor Knight |
Tom Davis
ex-Iowa coach |
Loads of Big-10 experience, three decades as head coach |
No Indiana ties, too old (61)? |
Don DeVoe
Navy
head coach |
Assistant to Bob Knight at Army, 25 years as head coach, more than 450 wins as head coach |
Ohio State grad, main IU tie just got fired |
Rick Majerus
Utah
head coach |
A winner (almost 80 percent at Utah), big motivator and 'cause he's mentioned for every opening |
Because he gets mentioned for every opening |
John Treloar
IU assistant |
Familiarity with program, Indiana players like him and Mike Davis |
No head coaching experience |
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