Hot hoops? More like hot seats. Pac-12 basketball has a number of coaching situations which could get very toasty. As we settle into late autumn and move toward December, Pac-12 coaching dramas could provide enough warmth to get you through the coming winter.
The foremost example of a hot seat in Pac-12 basketball is Jerod Haase at Stanford. He has been on the job for more than half a decade and still hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament. If he can’t break through this year, he will have even less leverage than he does now … and right now, he is not in a position of strength.
Jon Wilner of the Wilner Hotline has more details on Pac-12 basketball hot seats:
“The Pac-12 basketball coaching carousel was quiet last spring. That might not be the case in ’23,” Wilner began.
“We count five coaches with some level of job insecurity: Arizona State’s Bobby Hurley, Cal’s Mark Fox, Oregon State’s Wayne Tinkle, Stanford’s Jerod Haase and Washington’s Mike Hopkins.
“Don’t presume in each case that missing the NCAA Tournament will result in termination.
“The situations (and contract terms) are unique to each campus. But it could be a busy spring.”
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