The Penn State Board of Trusteesโ Subcommittee on Compensation has scheduled a meeting for 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, in case a new basketball coachโs contract has been submitted for the BOTโs approval by then.
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There have also been meetings scheduledย for Thursday, March 30, at 5:30, and Friday, March 31, at 3, in case a submission doesnโt happen before Wednesday but does happen later this week.
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Penn State, of course, is looking for a coach to succeed Micah Shrewsberry, who became Notre Dameโs headman last week.
The feeling right now is that VCU head coach Mike Rhoades is the front runner, as long as he wants to come to Penn State. David Jones of PennLive and the Harrisburg-Patriot News, among others, have reported that Rhoades has been offered.
Penn State associate head coach Adam Fisher js another option. Fisher was Shrewsberryโs right-hand man and also worked for coaches such as Miamiโs Jim Larranaga and Villanovaโs Jay Wright.
Fisher is also reportedly being strongly considered for the Temple job.
Penn State was also reported to be interested in Texas interim coach Rodney Terry. But Terry became the full-time head coach earlier this week after leading the team to the Elite 8, where it fell to Larranaga and Miami.
These scheduled meetings donโt necessarily mean that Penn State has hired a coach of that it will this week. But itโs certainly worth keeping an eye on.
Even without a hiring, itโs been an eventful two days for Penn State menโs basketball, and not for positive reasons. On Monday, Evan Mahaffey, part of Penn Stateโs celebrated โ22 recruiting class that was the highest-rated in school history, entered the transfer portal. The next day, โ23 signee Logan Imes requested to be released from his national letter of intent, joining four-star Carey Booth. The only one of the three โ23 signees to not request a release so far is Braeden Shrewsberry, Micahโs son.
