AN OFFER HAS BEEN MADE

We "offered the men's basketball job to Witchita State coach Mark Turgeon". He has not accepted yet, but "he is expected to meet with Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne Monday with a possible news conference Tuesday in College Station."


Here are some quick facts about Mark Turegon. In 8 seasons at Wichita State he:

• Won a Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship
• finished with a Top 25 ranking
• has two NCAA Tournament wins
• was awarded the MVC Coach of the Year Award
• had Back-to-back-to-back 20-plus winning seasons
• appeared in Four-straight postseason appearances in (NIT in 2003, 2004, 2005 and NCAA in 2006)

Prior to Witchita Turgeon was:

• a reserve point guard on the Kansas
• an assistant to Larry Brownel at Kansas (1988 National Championship)
• an assistant to Roy Williams at Kansas (Big Eight Conference Championships in 1991 & 1992, NCAA runner-up in 1991, Big Eight Tournament Champion in 1992).
• an assistant to Larry Brown with the Philadelphia 76ers