Next up in our award-winning series is current Texas head coach Shaka Smart.
That collective sigh you hear is the sound of Hoya fans remembering the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Smart directed No. 11 seed VCU past Georgetown in the opening round en route to the Final Four.
The thing is, maybe you don’t hear those sighs over sounds of excited gasps.
CasualHoya.com reported Smart’s potential candidacy for the now vacant head coaching job Thursday shortly after breaking the news that school was moving on from John Thompson III after 13 seasons. At least one source maintains the search committee’s strong interest in Smart to the point he is perhaps atop their wish list.