It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That’s right folks, the NCAA Tournament is right around the corner. The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament bracket was released Sunday night and Mizzou is not dancing after a 14-18 (3-13 SEC) season.
That doesn’t mean that Tiger fans should tune out of the tournament completely, however. After Athletic Director Laird Veatch’s press conference last week, the rumor mill has been abuzz with the next potential coaching hire after the departure from Robin Pingeton. Rock M compiled a list of 15 potential candidates, which has since been cut down to five in the last week (including someone who wasn’t even on the list):
Tier 1
Jeff Mittie (Kansas State)
Jacie Hoyt (Oklahoma State)
Kellie Harper (former Tennessee coach)
Tier 2
Charmin Smith (Cal)
Beth Cunningham (Missouri State)
While Molly Miller was originally under consideration, recent developments have pointed to Mizzou dropping out of the sweepstakes and the potential candidates left as Arizona State and Arkansas (or staying put at GCU).