(Photo: Frank Franklin II, Associated Press)
Michigan’s coaching search can scratch one candidate off the list: Providence’s Ed Cooley.
One day after meeting with athletic director Warde Manuel and interviewing for the vacant head coaching position, Cooley agreed to a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday to remain at Providence.
The Providence men’s basketball team announced the news on Twitter with an image of Cooley and the words “Staying Home.”
Cooley, who has spent the last eight seasons at Providence and is a product of the city, also celebrated the news by tweeting: “IT’S AN EXCITING TIME IN FRIARTOWN!