Dwindling Hopes

When Sidney Lowe resigned as head coach at NC State, Wolfpack fans were excited about the possibility of getting a new coach to lead them. That excitement is dwindling by the second as Arizona's Sean Miller, Texas A&M's Mark Turgeon, Memphis's John Pastner, Texas's Rick Barnes, and now VCU's Shaka Smart have all turned down the job. And even though my pick, Brad Stevens, hasn't officially turned down any offers that we know of, you may as well mark him off the list as well.

Who's left? According to Sporting News, some of the only viable candidates left are Wichita State's Gregg Marshall and Cincinatti's Mick Cronin.* Wait what? You've got to be kidding! As one of my friends said on Twitter, "If NCSU hires Marshall/Cronin they will lose recruits and possibly some current guys." I agree. NCSU needs a coach who can attract fans to come out to the games, these two don't cut it. It looks like there may be more disappointment in NC State's future.

*UPDATE: Apparently, both Cronin and Marshall have turned down NCSU as well, according to media sources. Sources also said that NCSU pursued Ben Howland of UCLA but he, once again, turned them down.