Less than 24 hours after parting ways with longtime coach John Thompson III, Georgetown officials began their search in earnest for a replacement on Friday morning, with a handful of familiar Division I names under consideration, according to people familiar with the proceedings.
Among the more intriguing candidates are Tommy Amaker, Mike Brey and Shaka Smart, one person with knowledge of the situation confirmed while requesting anonymity because negotiations are in the nascent stages.
Amaker, the coach at Harvard, was born in Falls Church, Virginia, and played high school basketball at W.T. Woodson before attending Duke, where he served an assistant under Mike Krzyzewski.