Is Kansas State basketball coach next in line for Arkansas job opening?

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MANHATTAN — It didn’t take long after Eric Musselman departed Arkansas for Southern California on Thursday that Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang’s name surfaced as a candidate for the Razorbacks job.

Now he appears to be at the top of the list.

CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported Friday afternoon that Chris Beard, presumed to be the leading target, is staying put at Mississippi and that Tang is next in the Razorbacks’ sights.

Basketball analyst Jeff Goodman also mentioned Beard and Tang as his top two picks for the Arkansas job.

It is not the first time Tang has been linked to high-profile openings by college basketball experts in his two years as K-State’s head coach. Just this month he also was mentioned as a possible candidate at SMU and USC before those positions were filled.

Tang has a two-year record of 45-25 at K-State, including a 26-10 mark with an NCAA Tournament Elite 8 run his first season in 2023-24. The Wildcats slipped to 19-15 this past season, ending with a first-round loss to Iowa in the National Invitation Tournament.

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Kansas State coach Jerome Tang signals to his team in the final seconds of the Wildcats’ Big 12 game against Cincinnati on April 2 at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati.

On Thursday night, Tang appeared on the Field of 68 After Dark show on YouTube from Phoenix, site of this weekend’s Final Four, but did not shed any light on the situation.

“I’m really thankful that I’m not on Jeff Goodman’s hot seat right now,” he said with a smile. “You’re either doing well and somebody’s putting your name in for a job or you’re not doing well, and Jeff Goodman has got you on the hot seat.”

Tang expressed his excitement over signing Michigan transfer guard Dug McDaniel on Wednesday and also talked up K-State and its fan base.

“We’re thankful,” he…

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2024-04-05 19:55:26

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