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Who's next? Kansas begins search for next head basketball coachPosted: Monday April 14, 2003 11:40 PMLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- The University of Kansas began searching Monday night for a replacement for Roy Williams, vowing to move quickly and aggressively to find the school's next basketball coach. "We intend to talk to the very best coaches in the country about this opportunity, and we will make a decision quickly," Chancellor Robert Hemenway said in a statement. Interim athletic director Drue Jennings announced that he will have a press conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday to further discuss the coaching search. "Our foremost concern right now are the players, both the ones returning and the ones joining the team next season," Jennings said in a statement. "We are committed to moving as quickly as possible in finding the right person to provide great leadership for our basketball program." Hemenway also focused on Kansas' basketball players and recruits. "We are preparing for the next era of leadership in a heritage that goes back to James Naismith and Phog Allen," Hemenway said. "KU has a long and successful men's basketball tradition and we want you to be part of that under our new head coach." Jennings was named interim athletic director Wednesday after Kansas fired Al Bohl. He will lead the search for the Jayhawks' new coach. Likely candidates include Illinois coach Bill Self, Gonzaga's Mark Few, Marquette's Tom Crean, Notre Dame's Mike Brey and Joe Holladay, one of Williams' assistant coaches. Kansas has had only seven full-time head coaches in its 105 years of basketball. |
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