At a Monday afternoon press conference, Director of Athletics David Williams noted that over 100 potential applicants had already been in contact with university officials regarding the job. Williams suggested that the search would be narrowed down to “five or six” possibilities, so let’s take a look at a few coaches who could become serious candidates.
Gregg Marshall, Wichita State
Arguably a pipe dream for Vanderbilt, Marshall has been regarded as one of the best coaches in college basketball since leading the Shockers to the Final Four as a No. 9 seed in 2013. After arriving in Wichita from Winthrop in 2007, Marshall began to build what has become a dynasty of sorts in the Missouri Valley Conference as the Shockers have lost just three conference games in the past three seasons.