Fifteen high-major college basketball jobs opened last offseason, and this year could be busy, too.
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Providence was expected to be in the NCAA Tournament mix this season, but began Big East play 2-9.David Butler II / Imagn Images
"Kim English, Providence (11-15, 4-11 Big East)
English’s standout first season replacing Cooley — when the Friars went 21-14 and produced Big East Player of the Year Devin Carter — earned a contract extension that runs through the 2029-30 season. But Providence still wound up on the wrong end of the NCAA Tournament bubble that season, and things have been rough in Rhode Island ever since. English is 23-33 in the past two seasons, with the Friars near the bottom of a down Big East.
His buyout is believed to be in the $9 million-$11 million range. With program morale low, it’s difficult to envision English reversing Providence’s trajectory enough to earn a fourth season, even if that means the Friars lose standout freshman guards Jamier Jones and Stefan Vaaks.
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