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Larranaga says no to Providence

3:15 PM Wed, Apr 02, 2008 |
Mike McDermott    Email

Jim Larranaga has decided to remain as coach at George Mason and not accept an offer to come to Providence College.

PC athletic director Bob Driscoll just issued a press release. Here's what it says:

"Over the last several days it became public knowledge that we were in discussions with George Mason head coach Jim Larranaga about becoming our men's basketball coach. We offered him a very substantial package but he was too comfortable in his current situation and opted to stay at George mason. As a result, I will continue to have ongoing discussions with the other finalists in this search. I remain very optimistic that we will find a head coach who will embrace the rich tradition of Friar basketball and move the program forward."

Who's next for the Friars? Certainly not clear at this point but they're likely to look at Davidson's Bob McKillop (who won't be interested), Brown's Craig Robinson, UMass Travis Ford, Arizona's Kevin O'Neill and Ohio U's Tim O'Shea. But this race is now wide open.

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Comments

Bill said:

Well, now we're screwed.



friar fanatic said:

how about Sean Mooney @ Richmond. Princeton guy, Pete Carill guy, young and good!



B-Mac98 said:

You lose!




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