With the college basektabll season complete and the NBA heading into the playoffs, the rumors are starting to fly for open coaching jobs around the country.
For the Detroit Pistons, they are looking to replace Dwane Casey who is moving to a front office role with the franchise. They could be looking at former North Carolina standout and current Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse.
According to Eric Bossi of 247Sports, Stackhouse’s name continues to pop up in coaching rumors. The latest is the Pistons as they look for the perfect match for their young, talented roster for the future.
Current Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouseis a name that keeps coming up as a possible replacement for the Detroit Pistons job, with Dwane Casey moving from the sideline to the front office in Detroit. There appears to be some legitimate smoke to the fire.
Stackhouse is very well regarded in NBA circles and numerous sources tell 247Sports that he’s indeed very interested in the Pistons opening.
Stackhouse has worked his way up the ranks, serving as an assistant before becoming a head coach in the G League. From there, he took the Vanderbilt job and despite struggles early this season, he turned things around and had them on the NCAA Tournament bubble.
It seems Stackhouse eventually wants to move up to an NBA head coaching job and getting to Detroit, a place he played during his NBA career could be the best option for that.
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