Grading college basketball鈥檚 10 biggest coaching hires
Providence: Kim English
How do you replace someone that has as much of an impact as coach Cooley? While the program had a dry spell prior to Cooley, this is a school that has had success with coaching hires. Whether it was Dave Gavitt, Rick Pitino or Rick Barnes, they have historically made good decisions.聽
Now the question will be if English can add his name to that list. The 35-year-old head coach likely heard plenty about the Friars while serving as an assistant under Barnes at Tennessee before taking the head coaching gig at George Mason. After turning around the Patriots program in just two seasons, he will now have the task of keeping Providence amongst the Big East鈥檚 best.
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