Sytia Messer is out at UCF after four seasons. She went 49-69 leading the Knights women's basketball team. Here's who UCF might call next.
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Blair-Lewis really has won everywhere she’s been. She captured conference titles at Mount St. Mary’s, guided Bethune-Cookman to four seasons of 20 wins or more and took the Wildcats to their first NCAA Tournament, and then last season coached George Mason to its first March Madness appearance. The Patriots went 23-10 this season and won the Atlantic-10 regular season title for the first time in program history. Blair-Lewis has made a career out of winning big at places where it’s difficult to do so and captured her 400th victory earlier this season.
She was in the mix for some Power 4 openings last year, but ultimately decided to stay at George Mason. She also interviewed for the head coach opening at Florida before the Gators ultimately hired Tammi Reiss. She spent 12 seasons coaching at Bethune-Cookman in the previous decade and her connections in Florida could pay off if she were to undertake a rebuilding job at UCF."
