Report: Kevin Stallings Accepts Pitt Head Coach Offer
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Former Vanderbilt University coach Kevin Stallings reportedly accepted the position of men's basketball head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette sports reporter Paul Zeise confirmed Sunday morning that Kevin Stallings, who was the head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team, has accepted the offer to become head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.
Can confirm now that Stallings accepted the job. He told his players via phone that he has accepted Pitt job.
— Paul Zeise (@PaulZeise) March 27, 2016
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The search for a new coach began Monday when former head coach Jamie Dixon announced that he had taken a position at his alma mater, Texas Christian University.
Sources told Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports that contract details were already being negotiated Saturday afternoon, and an official announcement could happen Monday.
CBS Sports says Stallings would transfer to Pitt after spending 17 years at Vanderbilt with an overall 332-220 record.
Rothstein joined Rob Rossi on 93.7 The Fan Sunday morning to discuss the news.
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