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So who exactly is Lon Kruger? He's had about 35 years of coaching experience - 6 as an assistant and 29 as a head coach. He's taken a team to the Final Four, and he has Midwest connections.

We have one guy who has voiced an interest in the job, and he just happens to be an OU alum - Terry Evans. I was a little apprehensive at first because I don't think there's a vast history of coaches making successful jumps immediately from Division II to Division I.

Lon Kruger Joins The Growing List Of People That Have Shot OU Down

Right now it feels like we're the last kid on the playground to get picked and we're worried if we're going to get in the game at all. However, silence doesn't necessarily mean that nobody wants the OU men's basketball job, it just means that Joe Castiglione is keeping a tight lid on the search.

It appears OU is interviewing someone for the coaching position today. Exactly who, is a mystery, but it's probably not Josh Pastner, Buzz Williams, or Dave Rose.

As the search for the new OU men's basketball coach carries on (some may say "drags on"), there are a couple of names that have been making the rounds on the internet and in the papers.