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Joel Justus will NOT be the next head coach at UNC Wilmington

Joel Justus will not be taking his talents back to North Carolina.

Earlier this week* Justus was on a short list of candidates to fill the head coaching vacancy at his alma mater, UNC Wilmington. Jeff Goodman and Jon Rothstein report UNC Wilmington will hire N.C. State assistant Takayo Siddle, who previously worked at the school with Kevin Keatts.

The quick move by the Seahawks means John Calipari will retain the recruiter that played a significant role in landing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Ashton Hagans, Devin Askew, and BJ Boston.

* I checked the date on the post and could not believe that was just two days ago.