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OldTimer · March 23, 2004

SMU to interview four coaches Monday

01:02 AM CST on Monday, March 22, 2004

By CALVIN WATKINS / The Dallas Morning News

SMU plans to interview four candidates Monday for the men's basketball head coaching position, according to university sources.

A 10-person search committee led by athletic director Jim Copeland will meet with assistant coaches Jimmy Tubbs (Oklahoma), Doug Wojcik (Michigan State), Norm Roberts (Kansas) and John Treloar (Indiana). SMU officials plan to interview an undetermined number of candidates Tuesday and bring two finalists to the university by Thursday, according to sources.

Copeland said last week there was no timetable to hire someone because of scheduling conflicts with candidates whose teams are in the NCAA Tournament or NIT.

Copeland declined comment. Tubbs, reached at an AAU tournament in Lancaster, refused comment. After Kansas beat Pacific in the second round Sunday, Roberts said to refer all questions to SMU.

Wojcik did not return phone calls; Treloar could not be reached.

After Mike Dement was fired Feb. 27, Copeland said he received numerous calls and resumes from across the country. Locally, Lincoln boys coach Leonard Bishop said he applied last week.

SMU's other official candidates are Frank Haith (Texas), Jeff Jones (American University), James Dickey (Oklahoma State) and Eric Reveno (Stanford).

Dickey said he would not interview for any position until the Cowboys' season ended. On Sunday, OSU won and advanced to the Sweet 16. Jones, whom Copeland hired to coach at Virginia, is the only head coach in the group.

E-mail cwatkins@dallasnews.com