Here’s how a football school like Texas landed Shaka Smart when all the basketball schools failed

Everyone wanted Shaka Smart.UCLA, with its unparalleled pedigree and absurdly beautiful weather. North Carolina State and Wake Forest, where the chance to build an ACC powerhouse in a basketball-mad part of the world is alluring. Maryland, which has a national title in recent memory and the backing of a growing athletic-apparel powerhouse in Under Armour. Illinois, which has Big Ten riches at its disposal. And Marquette, which is right down the road from his home town of Madison, Wis., and a major draw in Milwaukee.Read full article >>

















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