Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte got testy when asked about Shaka Smart’s job status after the Longhorns were bounced from the Big 12 tournament on Thursday night.
“I won’t comment on Shaka,” Del Conte said. “It’s right in the middle of the season. That’s crazy. Shaka’s our head basketball coach. He’s an awesome coach. We have great kids, but that’s ludicrous talk when you start talking about that stuff right in the middle of the season.”
Smart is signed for four more years and his buyout would be roughly $13 million. But the Longhorns haven’t advanced past the first-round of the NCAA Tournament in Smart’s first three seasons, and are in jeopardy of missing the Big Dance this year.