Bennett: “I am not going to pursue the Indiana job”

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

According to a report by Vince Grippi of the Spokesman Review, Washington State head coach had preliminary talks with Indiana and has decided not to take it any further. In other words, he’s not coming to IU.
Indiana University called. Tony Bennett answered. He listened. Then he decided to stay put.
“I had an exploratory conversation with […]

Rumors, rumors everywhere

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

There’s been no shortage of reports today regarding Tony Bennett and the Indiana job. First, it was Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports reporting that IU offered the job to Bennett. Then, you had Andy Katz of ESPN come back with a contradicting story that IU had not contacted him with a quote from Bennett that […]

Goodman: IU offers job to Bennett

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

According to Jeff Goodman of Foxsports.com, IU has offered its head coaching position to Washington State head coach Tony Bennett. Here are the details:
Indiana offered its men’s basketball coaching job to Tony Bennett one day after his Washington State team was knocked out of the NCAA tournament, a pair of sources told FOXSports.com.
The names that […]

ITH Super Happy Fun Time Coaching Search: Tony Bennett

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Kelvin is out the door and Dan is not our man, so that can only mean one thing: It’s coaching search time! Here’s a look at the candidates that could land in Bloomington. We’ll give you the pros, the cons and the bottom line. This afternoon: Washington State’s Tony Bennett.
Pros: After his father Dick […]

Two potential coaching targets in action today

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Two names that figure to be right at the top of the wish list for the “blue ribbon” search committee as well as Indiana fans will be in action this afternoon in the NCAA Tournament.
Sean Miller will lead the Xavier Musketeers against IU’s biggest rival Purdue in the East Region. Meanwhile, in the West Region, […]

Is Tony Bennett a viable candidate for IU?

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Since there is still a lot of basketball left to be played, we’ll try our best to keep the inevitable coaching search talk to a minimum. However, one trend I’ve noticed since Sampson’s resignation on Friday is the amount of media attention being given to Tony Bennett of Washington State. Pat Forde of ESPN.com called […]