Less than a week after Shaka Smart's Texas Longhorns were bounced from the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed, Smart is set to be Marquette's next head coach, according to multiple reports. College Hoops Today's Jon Rothstein was the first to report the hiring.
Smart spent the past six years in Austin, where he led the Longhorns to a 109–86 overall record. However, he only posted a 52–56 record in Big 12 play.
Texas was upset by Abilene Christian in the first round of the NCAA Tournament after winning its first-ever conference tournament championship.