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Mike Anderson, former Arkansas and Mizzou coach, reportedly out at St. John’s
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St. John’s reportedly fired coach Mike Anderson on Friday, 1 day after the Red Storm’s quarterfinal loss to Marquette in the Big East Tournament.
College basketball insider Jeff Goodman was 1st to report the news:
St. John’s has parted ways with Mike Anderson, source told @Stadium.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 10, 2023
Anderson, a familiar name to SEC basketball fans from his days coaching at Missouri and Arkansas, went 18-15 this season at St. John’s.
He has been a head coach for 21 seasons and has still never finished below .500. Anderson finished his 4-year tenure at St. John’s with a 68-56 record, but he failed to lead the Red Storm to the NCAA Tournament during his tenure.
Meanwhile, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein has reported that Rick Pitino is expected to be a primary candidate to replace Anderson.
Sources: St. John's has parted ways with Mike Anderson.
Iona's Rick Pitino is expected to be a primary candidate to be his replacement.
The school has spent the last few weeks vetting Pitino's potential candidacy for the job.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 10, 2023
According to Rothstein, St. John’s has spent the past few weeks vetting Pitino’s potential candidacy for the job. Pitino’s name has also been linked to the opening at Georgetown, which fired Patrick Ewing as coach earlier this week.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
