Capel and Grant didn’t have great success at their next destinations, and both were eventually fired. It’s too early to judge Smart, though the Longhorns went 11-22 this season in his second year at the helm.
Wade, 34, will start his third new job in five years. He coached two seasons at Chattanooga before moving to VCU. He led the Rams to a share of the A-10 title in 2016 with Dayton and St. Bonaventure. This season, VCU finished second behind Dayton. It lost both seasons in the A-10 tournament final.
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Meanwhile, Massachusetts and Duquesne are looking for new coaches. UMass fired Derek Kellogg on March 9 after nine seasons. Duquesne fired Jim Ferry on March 13 after five seasons.
Dayton coach Archie Miller's name is being thrown about as people debate who Indiana will hire to replace Tom Crean. Gary Parrish, of CBS Sports, wrote he bets Indiana will hire UCLA's Steve Alford, Baylor's Scott Drew, Butler's Chris Holtmann, Xavier's Chris Mack, Wichita State's Gregg Marshall or Miller.
Miller was asked about the Indiana job on Friday after Dayton lost 64-58 to Wichita State in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
“No thoughts,” Miller said.
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