The Providence Friars announced that Ed Cooley signed a contract extension to remain at Providence.
Staying home. pic.twitter.com/IFB8FbGJmN
— PC Men's Basketball (@PCFriarsmbb) May 21, 2019
Cooley interviewed with Warde Manuel on Monday and was considered a finalist for the Michigan position. Manuel will interview Juwan Howard today and reportedly interviewed Luke Yaklich on Friday. Butler head coach LaVall Jordan and Texas head coach Shaka Smart have also been reported as candidates.
Here’s a run-down of recent college coaching search content:
- Candidate Breakdown: Juwan Howard
- Candidate Breakdown: LaVall Jordan
- Candidate Breakdown: Shaka Smart
- Film Room: The X’s and O’s of Michigan coaching candidates

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Nick
Phew. Good choice Ed.
vanarbor
We survived the Cooley scare. Hopefully no LaVall scare coming up.
umhoops
You guys will never get to my hear my hot takes on Cooley’s fit on the podcast. We were recording during the announcement.
nswan
Damn… please release this…
buckets12
Sounds like a wonderful UMhoops Members-Only Exclusive release if you ask me!! That’s the type of content we pay the big bucks for!!!