[NU Sports] Shaka Smart Reported to Have Turned Down Illini JobOffer

[Art Miller]

As happy as I am to see him spurn the Illini, that anecdote (if true) raises serious questions about his judgement.  Illinois may not be in the very top tier of college hoops, but IMO it's clearly in the second tier.  




On Mar 21, 2012, at 4:09 PM, "rstetson at capps-assoc.com"<rstetson at capps-assoc.com> wrote:

> Word on the radio around here is that he's waiting for a Kansas type school.
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
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> -----Original message-----
> From: "Beamsley, Jeff" <Jeff.Beamsley at covisint.com>
> To: neonrye at aol.com, nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Sent: Wed, Mar 21, 2012 19:51:37 GMT+00:00
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Shaka Smart Reported to Have Turned Down Illini    JobOffer
> 
> He appears to have a good situation at VCU.  He obviously can recruit
> players who can get him to the dance.
> 
> He will continue to be on a lot of schools' short lists.  Will be
> interesting to see if there is an opportunity that would cause him to
> leave.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com]
> On Behalf Of neonrye at aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:06 PM
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> Subject: [NU Sports] Shaka Smart Reported to Have Turned Down Illini
> JobOffer
> 
> 
> Boo hoo!  The Illini have apparently been dissed by Shaka (who must be
> very) Smart:
> http://espn.go.com/chicago/ncb/story/_/id/7718478/vcu-coach-shaka-smart-
> reportedly-turns-
> 
> Paul Levinson
> illinois
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