As the world is now aware, John Thompson III was fired by Georgetown’s Board of Directors on March 23rd. In the days following this news, we previewed a number of possible candidates for the position, including Shaka Smart, Mike Brey, Danny Hurley, Tommy Amaker and Richard Pitino.
We chose these individuals for these brief blurbs because these are the individuals whose names have been associated with the position, mostly from what the fans want and from media speculation. It is this speculation that I want to touch on here because if there’s one thing you need to know when it comes to coaching searches is that you shouldn’t believe a damn thing you see on the internet.