Brooklyn Nets assistant Royal Ivey interviewed for the Texas Longhorns head coaching job on Sunday, according to reports from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Texas outlets.
The news comes two days after Shaka Smart left to take the job at Marquette and former Texas star Kevin Durant, who plays for Ivey in Brooklyn, endorsed Ivey for the job. But there’s also institutional support for the idea of hiring Ivey, too.
Royal Ivey is a serious candidate for the Texas job, said a source with knowledge of the search for a successor to Shaka Smart.