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Pitt Coaching Candidates: Former Duquesne coach Ron Everhart would be interested in Pitt job

Pitt already has its sights set on several candidates for its men's basketball head coaching vacancy but a former coach says he wouldn't mind being considered, either.

Former Duquesne coach Ron Everhart said recently that while he isn't a candidate right now, he would absolutely welcome the chance to interview for the Pitt job:

“I would be very interested,” said Everhart, 54. “Without hesitation. I would like to be a head coach again one day.

“Any job, especially a BCS job in a major metropolitan area like Pittsburgh where you have a great following and tremendous fan base, that's a real destination job that any coach would look at and say, ‘Wow.