Kevin Ollie does not want to be a distraction for his team. According to the latest report, the Connecticut Huskies head coach is set to remain with the team rather than making the jump to the NBA to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The news comes from Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
UConn’s Kevin Ollie has removed himself from consideration for the OKC head coaching position, sources told @CBSSports. Story coming.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 23, 2015
Conflicting reports surfaced regarding Ollie in the past 24 hours, with Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports saying Ollie had interest in the Thunder’s head coaching vacancy.